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Maryland Million Day Sylvia E. Heft’s Eighttofasttocatch led from
start to fi nish and won the $150,000 Maryland Million Classic for the second time in the past three years. Richard F. Blue’s Tooth and Claw was the last one on the scene, rallying from last to win the $50,000 Maryland Million Starter Handicap at Laurel Park. Ellendale Racing’s Roadhog caught even
money favorite Ben’s Cat in the fi nal jumps to repeat as winner of the $125,000 Maryland Million Turf. If you missed the action, you can read all about these and the other race winners at www.
marylandmillion.com.
Anne Arundel Trail to Honor Phil & Alice Dibben
On October 14, 2013, Anne Arundel
Recreation and Parks will offi cially name a trail system in honor of Phil and Alice Dibben with the unveiling of a new trailhead sign at the Lake Shore Athletic Complex. Phil Dibbens passed away in 2008. T e Dibbens, owners of Sandhill T oroughbred Farm, established the Pasadena Horse and
Pony Association in 1995 in order to create and promote interest in horses, horsemanship and trail riding. A 501(c) (4) organization, PHPA organizes activities such as Horse Appreciation Day (an annual event open to the public which draws 600-800 visitors), clinics,
trail
documentary fi lm is receiving regular airings on Maryland Public Television and the 2013 Kingston Film Festival has named “T e Bayou: DC’s
Alice Dibben with the new Phil Dibben trailhead sign at the Lake Shore Athletic Complex
rides, contests, horse shows, camps, fundraisers and speakers at regular meetings. Trail rides are primarily at the Lake Shore Athletic Complex, on trails maintained by the county.
Freestate Race Writer Now Film Writer
T e recipient of Maryland’s Tesio and Eclipse
award, race writer Vinnie Perrone, has been quite busy since leaving the Washington Post in 1997, continuing to write for publications such as the MidAtlantic T oroughbred, as well as working on fi ction and fi lm projects. His fi rst
Getting social with The Equiery! Join us on Facebook and Twitter. Did you know...
As of press time... • We’ve added over 260 new Facebook followers in the last month (more than double what we added in September)! We have over 2,600 followers as of press time. • Our biggest one day gain of new “likes:” October 9 • October 24, WIHS Barn Night, was our busiest day of organic reach. Of everything T e Equiery had posted to Facebook as of press time about WIHS, the most popular posting had nothing to do with horse showing: the WIHS Shetland Pony International Steeplechase Race video had over 9,600 views within just a few hours of posting.
EQ Facebookers Win Big! In October, we gave away, via Facebook contests, tickets to, T e
T oroughbred Makeover & Symposium, Dutta Corp Fair Hill International and the Washington International Horse Show! Join us on Facebook today for a chance to score Cavalia tickets!
Did you know…
…you can now share Equiery ads via Facebook? Visit
equiery.com, click on Buying & Selling in the navigation bar, and when you see an ad you like, click on the Facebook link to share the ad on your Facebook page! Great way to ask your friends about a horse you like or what they think of a certain product or stable.
…if you purchase an Equiery eblast, we will include a Facebook mention? Last month, Toni Koerber boosted her print advertising with an eblast and Facebook link for her ad “If you are looking to buy property in Montgomery County…,” boosting her reach to an additional 2,300, on top of print and eblast reach.
Popular Posts Last month, we list the most popular posts by those that were viewed
by more than 1,000 people. Can’t do that this month! Too many! But the most popular post after the Shetland Ponies was the October 16 WIHS Ticket Giveaway, featuring DC equestrian statue trivia question, with over 3,400 views!
Re-Tweets Our Twitter stats jumped this past month as well with over 60 new
followers and lots of twittering among followers. T ank you to the following people for re-tweeting some October @equiery tweets! • MD Horse Industry Bd. @MdEquines • Morven Park @morvenpark • Tori @vtsowell • Cavalia @Cavalia • Jillian Kaufman @jillybeanman • Laura Cardon @LauraCardon23 • Washington HorseShow @WIHS • Hannah @dothehanhan • Katherine @KORizzo
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winner of the 2013 Kingston Film Festival’s Best Music Documentary! Watch the MPTV schedule for upcoming airings.
Phosphorus Regulations Redrafted
by Valerie Connelly for the Maryland Farm Bureau After signifi cant unrest last month among
farmers, rural legislators and state regulators, the Maryland Department of Agriculture agreed to redraft regulations on the Phosphorus Management Tool (PMT) to address farmer concerns. Under the reissued proposal, the PMT would be phased in over time, giving farmers until January 1, 2015, to fertilize according to
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