Who’s Who on the Maryland Horse Industry Board Maryland Horse Industry Board • 410-841-5861 •
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In January of 1998 the Maryland Horse Council created proposed legislation for the formation of a Maryland Horse Industry Board to work with the Department of Agriculture, to function as a commodity board for the development of the industry. In April of 1998, the proposed legislation was passed into law. T e purpose of the Maryland Horse Industry Board is to help develop and promote the state’s horse industry. In 2002 we published an article explaining what a horse industry board can and cannot do. If you would like a copy of that article, please call 1-800-244-9580. In the Who’s Who issue of T e Equiery, we provide profi les on the board members. T e Maryland Department of Agriculture and other interested parties can make recommendations to the Governor’s offi ce, but ultimately the appointments are at the Governor’s discretion.
For the Maryland Department of Agriculture Patrick McMillan, Secretary
Pat serves as the Assistant Secretary for Marketing, Animal Industries and Consumer Services at the Maryland Department of Agriculture. Previous to this appointment, he was Special Assistant to the Secretary and Director of the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Intergovernmental Relations Offi ce. He began working for the Department in 1986 as an
Agricultural Marketing Specialist.
While a Marketing Specialist, Pat was instrumental in starting the Department’s farmers’ market development program, and helped to organize community-sponsored farmers’ markets throughout the state. He spearheaded the development of the Maryland Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program which provides dietary education and local fruits and vegetables to more than 21,000 Maryland families, while increasing customers and direct sales for nearly 400 farmers. He served as president of the National Association of Farmers’ Market Nutrition Programs and helped successfully lobby Congress to make the WIC FMNP a permanent federal program.
While Director of Intergovernmental Relations, he worked closely with many Maryland commodity organizations to advance policies and programs to support the Maryland agriculture industry. He coordinated a successful project, in partnership with the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension, to provide crop insurance information and improved crop insurance products to Maryland farmers. T is initiative has contributed to dramatic increases in the amount of insurance coverage in force to protect Maryland farmers against adverse weather and market conditions. T e Maryland Grain Producers Association honored him with their 2003 Man of the Year award for his eff orts on behalf of grain producers. T e Marketing, Animal Industries, and Consumer Services Unit that Pat currently oversees includes a wide range of programs including Agricultural Market Development, Weights and Measures, Food Quality Assurance, Animal Health, and various Boards and Commissions.
A native of the New River Valley in Southwest Virginia, Pat studied Horticulture and Agricultural Economics at Virginia Tech. Prior to moving to Maryland, his wide-ranging experiences included three years as an oil rig worker in the Gulf of Mexico, and two years on the West Indian island of Montserrat assisting small farmers with the establishment of tropical fruit orchards.
Pat resides in Arnold, Maryland with his wife Linda, and their two children, Katie Jo and Ryland
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For the T oroughbred Industry James B. Steele, Chairman A T oroughbred owner and breeder for over 30 years, Jim has managed the multibreed stallion station Shamrock Farm since 1977. Jim is currently the second vice-president of the Maryland Farm Bureau. He is a past president of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association, chairman of the Maryland Agricultural Commission and the Carroll County Agriculture Commission, past president of the Carroll County Farm Bureau, a former member of the Committee to Review Ag Land Preservation and a former member of the governor’s special commission to study slots and gaming in the state of Maryland. In the mid-1990s, he served on the governor’s special commission that recommended that the state and the Maryland Department of Agriculture formally recognize horses, as well as other nontraditional forms of agriculture such as turf farms and nurseries, as part of Maryland agriculture. Jim is married to Christie and has fi ve sons.
For Trails and Recreational Riding: Ronald MacNab
Ron retired in 2007 from the Graduate School of USDA where he was dean of Curriculum Development and director of Evening Programs and Distance Education. Prior to that, he was director of the Information Technology Training Center at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Like many recreational riders, he was introduced to horses in his youth and returned to riding later in life. Ronald has been a horse owner and active trail rider for the past 25 years and is currently president of Trail Riders of Today (TROT), where he has been a member for over 20 years. He is chairman of the Maryland Horse Council’s Trails and Greenways Committee, Montgomery County Coordinator for TROT, and a volunteer Mounted Patrol and Trail Ranger with Montgomery County Parks as well as a member of the Maryland Horse Council Executive Board. He is an appointed member of the Montgomery County Countywide Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee as well as a former TROT representative to the Southeastern Trails Conference and a long-time member of the League of Maryland Horsemen. He is currently mapping the equestrian trails in central Maryland and works with state and local offi cials to maintain and increase the number of multi-use natural surface trails in Maryland. He currently is working with Steve Carr, trails coordinator for the State of Maryland, on establishing GPS mapping for all Maryland horse trails and developing a list of state facilities with overnight camping accommodations for horses.
Ron lives in Colesville where he and his wife Janet enjoy retirement with their two Rocky Mountain horses and their two Jack Russell Terriers.
For Licensed Boarding and Riding Stables Karen Fulton
Karen and her husband Stephen, a professional farrier, have owned and operated Full Moon Farm LLC from its Finksburg location since 1994. Full Moon Farm is a full-service lesson and boarding
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