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T e fi ve corticosteroids are dexamethasone, betamethasone,
isofl upredone
and triamcinolone. T e current 14-day stand- down period for intra-articular injections will remain in place under 2019 model rules ap- proved by the Association of Racing Commis- sioners International and Racing Medication and Testing Consortium. T e Equine Health, Safety and Welfare Ad-
Kudos to 16-year-old Bryson Butterfl y, who earned his fi rst win in Maryland as an ap- prentice jockey on October 8 riding Alpha Queue at Laurel Park in the season opener.
Equine Welfare Award for its eff orts in pro- ducing the annual T oroughbred Makeover and National Symposium in Lexington, KY. T is event is the world’s largest competition for retired racehorses. Dogtor Loki, a Rottweiler owned by Bal-
timore resident Caroline Benzel, was named Dog of the Year. Loki is a therapy dog and sup- porter of health care heroes at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Loki and Benzel have delivered more than 7,000 “Hero Heal- ing Kits” to local medical professionals as well as raising more than $100,000 to deliver more kits and other resources to fi rst responders and health care workers.
MRC Moves to Remove Testing Thresholds for Corticosteroids
From the Maryland T oroughbred Horsemen’s Association T e Maryland Racing Commission, on the
recommendation of its Equine Safety, Health and Welfare Advisory Committee, has approved a motion to modify a regulation on fi ve cortico- steroids to eliminate testing threshold levels and employ level of detection for the substances. T e MRC took the action at its September 23 meeting at Laurel Park. T e change will be fi led with emergency status and there will be public comment period. Taking into account the regulatory process involved in rule-making, it is anticipated the update regulation will be implemented by November 1.
visory Committee discussed the proposal at a September 8 meeting as a result of several dexa- methasone positives and reports the corticoste- roid was being regularly administered by some veterinarians at 48 hours before a race at a lower dose rather than the RMTC-recommended 72- hour withdrawal time at the regular dose. T e committee also recommended that Mary- land regulators, in an eff ort to educate vets and trainers, provide information on how long corticosteroids can linger in a horse’s system; advise against deviation from recommended administration times; and point out potential risks to the racehorse.
Coolers for Charity U.S. Olympic show jumper McLain Ward of
New York and his team at Castle Hill Farm have donated coolers and ribbons from his various wins this summer on the European circuit to six charities around the U.S. One such recipient was Maryland’s Goucher College Equestrian Team. Jennifer Smith, director of Goucher’s riding
program, told T e Chronicle of the Horse, that “it’s obviously incredibly exciting for our students, many of whom would love to go into the indus- try in some capacity. Seeing these beautiful cool- ers on our horses and knowing who they were on last … just so cool and so inspiring!” Smith said the program plans to put several of the coolers in the school’s alumni weekend silent auction to raise money for the program. T e school may keep a few as special mementos.
Days End Earns EQUUS Grant
On September 22, the EQUUS Foundation announced over $631,000 in grant awards to in- dividuals and charitable organizations through- out the U.S. T e grants are part of the EQUUS Foundation’s Horse Whisperers program, which is EQUUS’s “named awards program for a spe- cial group of people and organizations who are inspired by the magical and powerful impact horses have on our lives.” T e recipients are in- dividuals and organizations “that are committed to ensuring that American horses are safe and live with dignity throughout their lives.” Days End Farm Horse Rescue in Lisbon was awarded the Jackson Family Horse Whisperer
Award. T e grant was established in 2020 in honor of the Jackson Family’s commitment to horse welfare.
Brenda Herzog Named Joe Kelly Unsung Hero Winner
From the Maryland Million Ltd. Brenda Herzog has been selected to receive the Maryland Million 2021 Joe Kelly Unsung Hero Award. T is award is presented annu- ally by the Board of Directors of the Maryland Million Ltd. to an individual who inspires oth- ers with valuable but often unrewarded quali- ties, such as honesty, hard work and humility. “I was pretty shocked when I got the call, I was like ‘what, why,’ I didn’t understand, but then they explained somebody had nominated me,” said Herzog. “Not only is Brenda extremely worthy of
this award, she is an exemplar of a profi le in courage and a life lived in devotion of others,” wrote Ross Peddicord, executive director of the Maryland Horse Industry Board, who nomi- nated Herzog for the award. A lifelong horsewoman, Herzog grew up riding
and working in various aspects of the horse in- dustry, and graduated from the renowned Mor- ven Park International Equestrian Institute in Leesburg, Virginia, one of the world’s most pres- tigious riding academies in its day. In her early 20s, she worked as a vet technician and exercise rider for local steeplechase trainers in Baltimore County, where she leased land and opened the doors of her Good to Go Farm in 1990. But her life was forever changed a year later when she was riding a young racehorse that bolted and ran her into a wall, leaving her with a punctured lung, fi ve broken ribs, a fractured collarbone and a thoracic (T4-T5) spinal injury, which paralyzed her at the chest level. After only three months of strenuous physical and occupational therapy, however, Herzog picked up with life right where she left off and found new ways to continue running her farm. Since then, she has served as an inspiration to
everyone in Maryland’s horse community and beyond as she operates a successful boarding and lesson barn in Upperco, MD. She and her husband, Mike, bought and custom-built the facility in the early 2000s. On top of that, Herzog’s farm is one of fi ve that hosts Danny Schuster’s Schuster Founda- tion riding program, which partners with 12 diff erent child care and after-school programs in Baltimore City to teach inner city youth about riding and horsemanship. To learn more about Herzog, read “Mary- land’s Local Lady Legends” on
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