Valerie Ormond
November 2016 was not only the U.S. Presidential election, but also the MHC officers’ election. Congratula- tions to the new slate of officers for 2017 – 2019, which includes the following: President: Neil Agate Vice President: Steuart Pittman Treasurer: Clarissa Coughlin Secretary: Ahesahmahk Dahn
Per the Council’s standard policies and procedures: “The President shall establish an Officer Nomination Committee and appoint its Chair from [Executive Committee] EX- COM members. The Chair will invite members to serve on the Nomination
President Neil Agate
Neil Agate is the founder of Four Gate, LLC a business and technology services firm
that works with early stage compa- nies. He is a board member of the British-American Business Associa- tion and is a co-chair of the Associa- tion’s Communications Committee. He has served as Maryland Horse Council’s Vice President for the past two years. While Neil enjoys all horse activities he is an avid polo player and a co-founder of Capitol Polo Club in Montgomery County and in addition to playing polo has announced many polo matches up and down the East Coast. Originally from England, Neil has lived with his wife Kathy and two daughters in Darnestown for the last 25 years.
Vice President Steuart Pittman
Steuart and his sib- lings are the eighth generation of his family to own their 550-acre Dodon Farm in Davidson- ville. Steuart was
Maryland’s first eventing instructor to be certified by the United States Eventing Association and he con- ducts clinics throughout the country
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Committee from the MHC member- ship. The Nomination Committee will examine potential candidates from MHC membership for nominees as MHC Officers and will nominate candidates.”
Current Treasurer Dale Clabaugh chaired the Nomination Committee, assisted by two Committee mem- bers—Secretary Valerie Ormond and Executive Committee member Judy Smith. Clabaugh announced the nominated slate of candidates at the November 15th MHC Annual Mem- bership Board of Directors Meeting and opened the floor to additional nominees. The Board of Directors
at both private facilities and expos. He graduated from the University of Chicago and then spent eight years as a political and community organiz- er in Chicago, Des Moines, Iowa and Washington, D.C. before returning to the farm and horses. He has served as the Maryland Horse Council’s Presi- dent for two terms. His most recent undertaking is the creation of the Retired Racehorse Project, an edu- cational organization that seeks to increase demand for Thoroughbred ex-racehorses.
Treasurer Clarissa Coughlin
Clarissa Cough- lin works as the Graduate Coordi- nator for the Col- lege of Education at the University of Maryland, Col- lege Park. She is the founder and director of Friends of Maryland Standardbreds (FOMS) a non-profit organization that promotes harness racing, the versatility of the Standard- bred and advocates for the Standard- bred industry. She has owned and raced Standardbreds since 1989. Cla- rissa has been actively involved with the Harness Horse Youth Foundation, the Maryland Horse Council and co-hosted the unveiling of the first Maryland Historic Horse Trail with the Maryland Horse Industry Board in 2014. She introduced the first racing under saddle (RUS) event in Maryland
unanimously approved the proposed slate.
MHC elects its officers in November, although the officers’ terms offi- cially begin in July of the following year. During the transition period, newly elected officers are invited to participate in leadership meetings so they are ready to assume their duties their first day in office. Per the MHC bylaws, officers may not serve more than two consecutive two-year terms.
Please welcome MHC’s new offi- cers, and find out more about them below.
and is a board member of RUS Amer- ica and the Maryland Standardbred Breeders Association. She resides in Lothian, Maryland, with her husband Jim, a long time Standardbred trainer and owner, her mother, Ursula Ayd, and retired Standardbred, Game Day.
Secretary Ahesahmahk Dahn
Ahesahmahk Dahn founded City Ranch, Inc. in Baltimore to teach children about horses. He and Jean Dahn have spent over thirty years working with children in the greater Baltimore area. Their experience, combined with city living condi- tions, led them to want to do more to help refocus and inspire youth and reduce crime. City Ranch and its Board of Directors felt children needed to be challenged, and they developed a comprehensive eques- trian program in an urban setting to provide that challenge. The City Ranch teaches students how to groom, tack, and ride horses and offers a way to help young people appreciate Baltimore’s long tradi- tions of horsemanship. Ahesahmahk is a Charity and Foundation Member of the Maryland Horse Council and has been a stalwart in the Maryland State Fair’s Horseland exhibit for the past two years.
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