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to the legendary Baltimore “A-rabbers” (an unusual but legitimate term for the ponies used to pull vendor carts loaded with fruits and vegetables). Beverly played a critical role in the development of the Professional Animal Workers Society, specifi cally improving the equine education of animal control offi cers in all of Maryland’s counties.


In her spare time, she is a leading advocate for setting standards for equine welfare, rescue, and adoption programs. Beverly helped to spearhead the equine


industry’s formal interpretation of Maryland’s Code for the “Minimum Standards of Care for Equine.” Frequently called upon to testify in cases of neglect or cruelty, Beverly discovered that judges frequently had diffi culty interpreting Maryland code as it applied to these minimum standards of care. T e judges wanted to know how the industry interpreted these codes: what were the industry standards? Frequently, both sides would bring in their own so-called horse experts to testify, often with confl icting opinions.


Beverly brought


the issue before the Maryland Horse Council, and after a year’s worth of debate, over 30 horse organizations representing almost every conceivable sport and breed agreed and ratifi ed an industry interpretation of the State Code.


T e judicial community has been very grateful, as the MHC interpretation is now used as the basis for determining cases of neglect or abuse.


3) Increased awareness, generated interest, and raised the visibility of the horse industry through educational programs and related events. For more than three decades, Beverly has


been a tireless advocate for the Horse Council, raising awareness of the Council on each of her farm visits. She has participated in every promotional


event or booth organized by MHC or MHIB, such as the booth at the 11-day State Fair, located in an unusual spot to catch the attention of non-horse people and get them interested in getting involved with horses. Beverly has singlehandedly set up booths at county fairs, for both MHC and MHIB. Over the course of MHC’s 30 years, she has taken on key roles in helping to organize various equine demonstrations that were part of the now defunct (but perhaps some day revitalized) Maryland Horse Month (developed and promoted by the Maryland Offi ce of Tourism). Beverly was an enthusiastic participant in the


Black Stallion Literacy Program when it came to Maryland and was partially sponsored by the Maryland Horse Council.


Although this list of items for “increasing


the awareness…raising the visibility of the horse industry through education…” may seem short, it is critical to note that Beverly has been fulfi lling this criteria every day for the last 35 years, since the day she became the State Stable Inspector. When the State Board of Inspection of Horse Riding Stables (now the Maryland Horse Industry Board) was created, it was intended to be an outreach program, to help educate those who were not in compliance and to support their eff orts to bring their facilities and husbandry into accepted standard practices. It was never the intention of the Board that inspections and licensing be a punitive process. For almost forty years, Beverly Raymond has been the embodiment of education and outreach, working with stable owners to better improve their understanding, and help coach them into compliance. Beverly Raymond is one of these rare individuals who has vision and as such was committed not just to her job as State Stable Inspector but also to helping foster, grow and improve the horse industry in Maryland. We also believe that it is critical to note that


the State Board of Inspection of Horse Riding Stables became the Maryland Horse Industry Board in 1998, but a professional Executive Director was not hired until January of 2003.


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