Letter from the Publisher
A MARYLAND HORSE COUNCIL PUBLICATION From the President
By Neil Agate, MHC President As the days start getting shorter and the leaves begin to change, we
all try to get those last trips to horse shows or trail rides with friends in before the weather makes them less pleasant. At the Maryland Horse Council and T e Equiery, we also start to think about the holidays and what they mean to us individually. As part of the Maryland horse community we all have many things to be thankful for, as our community has such a strong foundation. T at foundation is further strengthened throughout the state by a large num- ber of non-profi ts and charities that support aspects of our community that wouldn’t otherwise be sustainable. T is year is probably not the best year for any of us to make donations, but that in and of itself is a reason to dig a little deeper. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is even more critical to support the Maryland non-profi ts that support our horses, as they are dealing with shortfalls in their donations. So please take a look at the non-profi ts in this edition and consider them for your support. Since we started the Mary- land Equine Transition Ser- vice (METS) in 2018, we have been working on setting up the Maryland Horse Council Foun- dation (MHCF) as a 501(c)3 non-profi t that could run the METS program after our initial grant ends. I am happy to say that not only is the new founda- tion offi cially set up and regis- tered, but we have also recently received our letter from the IRS that allows donations to the Foundation and METS to be tax deductible. Now the hard work begins! We have been working with the METS team and the MHC Executive Committee to get everything set up cor- rectly and now we need to get the word out about both MHCF and METS as well as solicit people’s help, both time and fi nancial. We are currently in the process of building out our Board of Directors and if you have expertise in the non-profi t world and would like to be a part of a unique organization whose sole purpose is the protection of our Mary- land horses, please reach out to me via
nagate@mdhorsecouncil.org. Finally, you’ll see a new section in T e Equiery (on page 44 of this issue) that is the result of a consolidation in membership categories that has oc- curred over the last few months. Ever since I became involved with MHC over a decade ago, I have been asked about our membership categories. People were often confused about what category they fell into and many
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individuals who earned their living in the horse business felt they wanted to participate in ways that weren’t available to Individual members. We have consolidated the Farm, Business and Non-Profi t member- ships into one single category, the Industry Professional member. In ad- dition to an enhanced list of membership benefi ts, we will also focus on our Industry Professionals in a dedicated section of T e Equiery each month. Like all of our membership categories, the Industry Professional membership is open to all qualifi ed individuals and organizations, and anyone can join MHC. Just visit
https://join.mdhorsecouncil.org or contact our Membership Coordinator Emily Nessel at membership@
mdhorsecouncil.org or 443-717-0120.
The Maryland Horse Person
By Jane Seiger, PAC Chair What does it mean to be a “Maryland Horse Person?” It means that we are lucky enough to be part of arguably the stron-
gest and most vibrant equestrian community in the nation. We celebrate this community, our “tribe,” in so many ways - beautiful Fall trail rides with friends, thrill- ing to the stretch duel of Swiss Skydiver and Authentic, picking and choosing from an incredible banquet of shows, events, hunt- er paces, etc., cheering at rodeos and jousting tournaments, or just quietly enjoying watching our horses graze or feeling their soft nuzzling of our hair. T e list goes on and on.
$35 One Coggins Test $80 One Dental Float
$100 One Assessment Visit $250 Gives one horse a
dignifi ed end when quality of life is poor
T is strong community has a voice, the Maryland Horse Council, and
that voice is heard in the halls of the legislature in Annapolis and the of- fi ces of regulatory agencies. In just the last year, we authored and secured passage of legislation that will make criminal any malicious interference with working horses. We worked diligently and successfully to ensure that the Governor and the State agencies respected the rights and needs of horse owners and horse farms as we all navigated the COVID-19 pandemic. And we closely monitored, weighed in on, and reported to the community about so many issues that aff ect our lives with our horses. So–please–stake your claim, secure your place in our community, our
“tribe.” Join the Horse Council. Maryland Horse People Belong Together, are
Strong Together!
https://www.mdhorsecouncil.org/membership/mhc- membership-options
continued... Thank You To Our Maryland Horse Council Sponsors!
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