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even more important in our efforts to protect and promote the interests of the equestrian community. Legisla- tors respond to PAC contributions and pay attention to organizations with robust PACs. So we must build up our PAC’s war chest now! By law, we must make our PAC disbursements to legislators before the Legislature opens its session in January. Legislators ramp up their fundraising in December, ahead of the legal deadline. So we need your PAC contribution NOW. So - please donate today. Every dol-
lar helps, but, we need your contribution ASAP. THANK YOU!
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Moving & Shaking with METS
By Emily Stakem, METS Program Coordinator Te Maryland Equine Transition Service is
proud to announce its new partnership with Fur- nace Hill Coffee, a Maryland-owned, Westmin- ster-based company, to offer four delicious blends, shipped straight to you for all of your caffeinating and gift-giving needs! A portion of all proceeds will go to METS to support our mission to provide assistance to Mary- land horses and their owners. Te new blends include: Sunrise Hack, a light breakfast blend; Bomb-
proof, a medium roast; Firebreather, a dark roast; and Hit the Trails, a fall medium roast. Tis new METS coffee can be purchased at www.
metscoffee.com. In addition, METS is introducing a new fundraising effort called Dine
for Equines! METS is looking to partner with local restaurants to help bring the community together and spread awareness of the METS mis- sion. Tis initiative will help fundraise for our program as we prepare for the end of our grant in June 2021. By working together with our local businesses, we know we can develop meaningful ties within the commu- nity that benefit everyone involved! If you would like to host a Dine for Equines day, please contact METS at
info@mdequinetransition.org
Happy 30th to The Equiery By Tracy McKenna, Associate Publisher I began to get nostalgic as the 30th anniversary issue of Te Equiery
neared, since I have been at Te Equiery since August 1992, when found- ing publisher Crystal Brumme Pickett took a chance and hired me at the suggestion of two advertisers. For over 28 years, my life has revolved around the publication schedule of this magazine. One dear friend even planned her wedding around the production schedule. Over the years, there have been so many things that have had an impact on me that they remain unforgettable; the grand horse shows, the local schooling shows, movie premieres, Cavalia, the stallions, the foals, and the extraordinary people who have come into my life. As we started scanning covers and going through issues, so many memories returned. With over 330 issues behind me, it would be easy for everything to be
a blur, but one ad stands out among the thousands I have shepherded through the issues–the ad we created for Joe Carter, which ran in August,
1995. A group of Mr. Carter’s friends got together to create this ad for Joe because he was dying of cancer and they wanted to let him know how much he meant to them. Sadly, Joe died before the issue came out, but we were told he had been shown the proof of the ad in his hospital bed and was deeply touched by his friends’ devotion. I still can’t think of or look at this ad without crying. We had so hoped that he would live to see it in print. Te horse community is filled with so many people who remain relatively unknown, who work long hours for little pay or reward, because they love it so much. Joe adored his horses and racing. He would never win the Kentucky Derby, but that didn’t take away from the joy of standing in the winner’s circle with one of his horses. It’s been 25 years since he died. I hope his friends still think of him occasionally, because whenever I do, I cry, and I never met him, but he had that much of an impact on me. Working at Te Equiery has taught me that, like every job in the horse industry, this isn’t a job where you go home at the end of the day to your life, leaving work behind. So many of our clients have be- come friends. I have cheered for them and their successes, and comforted them during the difficult times. We’ve shared their joy at marriages and births, and mourned with them over divorce and death. We’ve cried with them when they’ve lost a beloved pet or their heart horse. For many, we’ve watched their children grow up. Te Equiery started as a way for people to find information about the horse community, but it has become so much more. Te Equi- ery wants our clients to succeed, because we aren’t successful if they are not successful. Although we have grown well beyond being the
portable bulletin board for information, the core function has remained the same - to give people the information they need. By being a central source, it is so much easier to see how large and diverse the horse com- munity really is, and over the years, Te Equiery has played, and continues to play, an important part. Joining forces with the Maryland Horse Council has only strength- ened our ability to speak for the horse community. Working with the Maryland Horse Industry Board, we help the horse industry grow by bringing in newcomers and welcoming them to the world of horses.
Crystal Brumme Pickett’s original vision was for Te Equiery to be a place where an international trainer or competitor, as well as the pleasure horse owner, could find the goods and services they needed, as could the person looking to start taking lessons. Going forward, I see Te Equiery continuing its mission, expanding its opportunities, and helping to grow the horse community. Here’s to 30 more years!
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