Marylanders Make Waves in 2021 Maryland Horse Council members are highlighed in bold
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Top Maryland Eventers Stephen Fulton of Full Moon Farm in
Finskburg had a banner 2021 season that concluded with being named U.S. Eventing Association’s 2021 Beginner Novice Mas- ter Rider Champion and Beginner Novice Master Amateur Rider Champion. His main mount for the 2021 season was DB Cooper, who was named USEA’s Beginner Novice Horse Reserve Champion. Fulton and DB Cooper competed 11 times in 2021 and finished first six times. In fact, the pair finished in the top three at all but two competitions. Tey also placed third at the 2021 American Eventing Championships. Cami Pease of Washington, D.C. took
mote horses throughout October 2021, which is “Maryland Horse Month,” established by proc- lamation of Governor Larry Hogan. Te documentary was written and narrated
by MHC-member Alejandra Abella of An- napolis and directed by Torrey Pocock and Bryan Krandle of Riggo Productions. Abella is the education advisor to MHIB, and she was elected to the Maryland Horse Council’s Board of Directors for the 2022-2024 term. Te doc- umentary was made possible by funding from the Rural Maryland Council. “We are so proud and honored that Why
Full Moon Farm’s Sammy Schwartz, Carla Lind- sey, Stephen Fulton and Karen Fulton at the USEA Convention in Alburquerque, New Mexico.
home the Beginner Novice Adult Rider and Beginner Novice Adult Amateur Rider cham- pionships for 2021. Her horse, Vibrant was the Beginner Novice Horse of the Year. Pease, who trains out of Waredaca in Laytonsville, compet- ed seven times in 2021 and won six times. She withdrew at one competition. She finished out the season by winning the Beginner Novice Am- ateur division at the AECs. Pease and Vibrant also won at the 2018 AECs in the same division. Marylanders continued to top the Begin-
ner Novice leaderboard with Carla Lindsay of Westminster winning the Beginner Novice Ju- nior Rider Championship. Lindsay rides out of Full Moon Farm where she boards her horse Paint Misbehavin’. Te pair won four out of 11 competitions in 2021 and placed in the top three two other times. Paint Misbehavin’ was ranked fifth for Beginner Novice Horse at the end of the season. Full Moon Farm had yet another top finisher
for 2021 with Samantha Schwartz of Owings Mills earning the USEA Novice Young Adult Rider championship. She rode Rumble Fish 14 times in 2021, winning twice and placing in the top three nine times. Te pair placed third in the Novice Amateur division at the 2021 AECs. To see a full list of Maryland and D.C.
residents who made it onto the USEA’s Top 10 Leaderboards for 2021, see
equiery.com.
CCEC Celebrates Volunteers
Te Carroll County Equestrian Coun- cil (CCEC) named Stephanie Brennan and Mike Macella Volunteers of the Year for 2021. In addition, the pair also earned recognition by the Piney Run Recreation and Conservation Council for work on the trails at Piney Run and for installing
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a new bulletin board. Brennan is a statistician for the U.S. Depart- ment of Agriculture and has lived in Maryland since 2014. Macella is a Maryland-native, and together, Brennan and Macella have been in- valuable assets to CCEC. Tey have forged nu- merous relationships between CCEC, the local Lions Club, and local businesses that support the equestrian-use trails at Piney Run. In 2021, Brennan and Macella worked with
the Piney Run park rangers to install signage for the horse trailer parking area. Macella also designed, built, and installed a new information kiosk at Piney Run.
EQUUS Film & Arts Fest Awards
A seven-minute documentary film jointly pro- duced by the Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) and Maryland Horse Foundation (MHF) won the Best Overall Documentary Short Film at the 2021 EQUUS Film & Arts Fest. Te film entitled Why Horses – A Welcome to the Maryland Horse Industry demonstrates a horse’s ability to feed our soul and to strengthen our bodies through exercise and connection to nature. Te short film was produced to pro-
Horses was recognized at this year’s EQUUS Film & Arts Fest,”
said Ross Peddicord,
MHIB Executive Director. “Maryland is fortu- nate to have such talented creatives in our state that have been able to capture the importance of Maryland’s horse industry in film, photo, podcasts, books, artwork, and other mediums.” In addition, three other Maryland entries
won awards in their respective categories. Two books, Show Strides: Testing Friendships by Rennie Dyball and Chincoteague Pony Tales by Lois Szymanski, took home top honors, as did a news segment from WJZ-CBS Baltimore that spotlighted the plight of a young horse named Cyrus who went viral on social media. Several Marylanders received runner-up awards
including: a short film called Woodrow and My Dad directed by Ivy Schexnayder of Texas about Marylander Ann Halin and her Mustang, a pod- cast named “Tiny Horse Talk” produced by Pa- tricia Milligan; a book entitled Horse Gods: Te Dressage Rider’s Betrayal by Lisa Trovillion; and another book called Roll Cyrus Roll: Te Adven- tures of Cyrus the Colt by Chris Brown.
Toledo & Gonzalez Top MJC Season Journeyman jockey Jevian Toledo earned the
Maryland Jockey Club’s Leading Jockey title for the 2021 racing season while Claudio Gonzalez was named Leading Trainer for the year. Toledo, who is 27 years old, finished the 2021 season with 108 wins accumulated at Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course. Eighteen-year-old Jorge Ruiz finished a close second with 102 wins. Tis was the third time that Toledo has led the jockey standings in Maryland by wins. His pre- vious titles were in 2015 and 2017. “It feels amazing. It’s really special be-
Carroll County Equestrian Council’s 2021 Volunteers of the Year: Stephanie Brennan and Mike Macella
cause I fell in 2018 and it was hard to come back,” Toledo said. “Tank God all the hard work paid off. I have to thank all the owners and trainers and all the em-
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