A Message from the President
At a recent meeting of my county’s Farm Bureau, there was a discussion about lack of meeting attendance. Somebody commented that all organizations are struggling with poor turnout. I spoke up and told them that Maryland Horse Council regularly pulls 80 to 100 to its quarterly meetings and just had over 150 to its annual barbecue. I also pointed out that our county horse council drew 65 when we met about building and grading permit abuse by our county government.
I told them our secret. I said that we have identified issues that affect our members and our industry, and we have strategically selected battles that we can win. People want to be a part of an organization that is ambitious and effective. If it isn’t growing, it’s dying.
In case you are one of those horse people who has for some reason failed to join the Maryland Horse Council and does not receive our emails, or has not been to our meetings, or has not “liked” us on Facebook, here are a few of the things you’ve been missing.
Celebration, the Annual Barbecue, the Trails and Greenways Committee, the Committee to Support Racing, and our participation in the Coalition of State Horse Councils through the American Horse Council.
We are lucky to have people willing to give up their time and take on leadership responsibilities to grow this organization. We are also lucky to have a contract with Margaret Rizzo’s company Mythic Landing Enterprises to handle our event planning, administrative duties, web site, bookkeeping, and social media.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
11 Bladen Street | Annapolis MD, 21041
your horses, or the organization that oversees the sport you ride in, we cannot require you to join. MHC membership is voluntary. For most of you it is also affordable. Forty dollars per year for an individual, $75 for a farm, or $100 for a business is an investment that I can’t imagine not making. political organization, and our community association. Please, click through at www.
mdhorsecouncil.org/join.htm and get signed up now.
Stewardship Committee under the leadership of efforts to promote good environmental stewardship and influence environmental laws and regulations. We have made our friends at MDA uncomfortable at times, but they are listening to us. building laws to encourage horse farms in some counties, and we are about to publish a compilation of these laws in all counties that has been written by Kathleen Tabor, author of Maryland Equine Law. Gelding Clinic. marketing campaign, the first part of which is the comprehensive new Stable Directory. MHIB’s ability to expand its work is a direct result of the successful lobbying by Maryland Horse Council to triple its funding and separate its budget from the state’s general fund.
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www.mdhorsecouncil.org
We look forward to seeing you at the next Quarterly meeting in Annapolis on November 13.
- Steuart Pittman
Legislative and Regulatory Update - Jane Seigler
that it is making final its proposed changes to the manure management for horse farm owners primarily affect the timing of manure spreading and control of stream access and runoff into streams, went into effect Asked Questions document are available on MDA’s website: www.
mda.md.gov. For more information and analysis, see the Legislative page on MHC’s website:
www.mdhorsecouncil.org/legislative.htm
the Legislative Committee’s broad reach, the Business Network’s
It’s almost time for the next session of the Maryland Legislature to bills introduced throughout the session, to track anything of interest to
Maryland Horse Council membership is open to all associations, farms, businesses and individuals. To join, please visit
mdhorsecouncil.org, contact
admin@mdhorsecouncil.org, or call 301-502-8929. The Maryland Horse Council is sponsored by B & D Builders, The Equiery, Farm Credit and Southern States.
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