INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP ABOUT MHC’S
Julie Lewis began riding
in sixth grade and bought her fi rst horse for $300 she earned mowing lawns. She showed through her early teens and then switched to racing, working as an exercise rider for various trainers at the Bowie Race Course. After college, she moved to Ocala to work at Peterson Smith Equine Hospital. She returned to Maryland, got her Maryland Jockey Club trainer’s license, and trained race horses full time. She eventually hung up her training shoes and now teaches chil- dren about horsemanship. She is a true believer that good horseman- ship skills make us not just better horse people, but better people. Paul Lewis is an equally avid horse person, known for off ering his
skills and knowledge to anyone who needs it. In 2018, Paul helped Last Chance Animal Rescue handle an abuse case involving over 20 dead horses and 100 neglected horses in Wicomico County. He is a mentor to children and their parents, often keeping in touch with the children who have come through Eagle’s Nest long after they are grown and have children of their own.
Wayne Newsome and Me- lissa Newsome own Cov- ered Bridge Farm, a 135-acre boarding and training facility located in the heart of the U.S. Eventing Association’s Area II. Their two daughters, Shawna Newsome and Alaina New- some, both grew up riding in the Iron Bridge Hounds Pony Club and both have evented
at world class venues in Maryland and Virginia. Melissa Newsome now runs the farm in Woodbine, which off ers a large indoor, a large outdoor, access to trails, and a 15-stall boarding and training barn. MHC-mem- ber Kelley Williams of A Bit Better Farm is the head trainer for Covered Bridge. The facility off ers clinics and schooling shows year round.
REMINDER ABOUT BENEFITS Businesses that advertise in The Equiery with display ad contracts for
three or more consecutive months per year will now automatically be- come Industry Professional members of the Maryland Horse Council. Contact Equiery Associate Publisher Tracy McKenna at 1-800-244-9580 or
tracy@equiery.com to put together a digital/print marketing package. Call her today–don’t miss another issue! MHC will share Industry Profes- sional member videos on its YouTube channel and will them push on its social media platforms. Send your videos to
tracy@equiery.com.
MARYLAND HORSE COUNCIL
WELCOME BACK RENEWED MEMBERS Two Time Tack (Prudence Heaney) • Holly Ridge Farm (Anna Luke) • By Chance Farm (Michele Wellman)• Veteran Writing Services (Valerie Or- mand)
This Equiery Column is for You! This monthly column in The Equiery, (which is owned and published
by the Maryland Horse Council) is designed to meet the demands of MHC’s Industry Professional Members: a place where you can publi- cize your professional news and updates. Have you taken on a new partner? Hired a new manager or trainer? Brought a new vet into your practice? Promoted an employee? Moved your location? Received a commendation or award? Changed brokerages or practices? Hired a new director of development? If so, we want to know! Please send your news to
IndustryNews@mdhorsecouncil.org.
WHAT IS AN INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL? Industry Professional Memberships are open to owners and manag- ers of equine or equine-related businesses, farms and shows/events, and to independent contractors and service providers. Equine businesses include (but are not limited to) farms and stables
off ering any equine-related service (such as boarding, training, les- sons, trail rides, pony parties, breeding, mare care, foaling, carriage horses, and equine entertainment). Equine-related businesses include (but are not limited to) tack, feed and other retail stores; trailer manufacturers, sales & service; shipping; feed mills; manufacturers of saddles, supplements, tack, and shoes; hay, straw, shavings, feed, and other products; insurance, fi nancial, le- gal, accounting, and marketing services ; auction houses and sales sites; competition venues and race tracks; veterinary practices and hospitals. Independent contractors include (but are not limited to) veterinari-
ans, farriers, equine therapists, saddle fi tters, trainers, instructors, stall muckers, braiders, and equine dentists.
INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS INCLUDE: •
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direct input into policy and advocacy by the Maryland Horse Council on State of Maryland legislative and regulatory aff airs, to protect and grow the diverse Maryland horse industry
exclusive invitations to Business Networking events and seminars (not open to any other membership category)
business logo and link on MHC member directory page
discounts on select nationally known products and services, such as John Deere, Sherwin Williams, Suncast, Nationwide, Redbrand, US Equestrian, New Holland, Toro, eXmark, tenda – and more
Annual Membership Dues: $100 Lifetime Membership: $1,000
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