Letter from MHC’s Presidents
YOUR MARYLAND HORSE COUNCIL PUBLICATION by Kimberly K. Egan and Corinne M. Pouliquen
We have been busy as bees here at MHC, winding down our summer study projects for the Government Relations Committee and preparing for the 2022 session of the General Assembly. Our task forces did yeo- men’s work, and we were able to present three new policy positions for a vote by the Board of Directors at the August 19 Quarterly Meeting. Before we get to the policy positions, however, let’s talk about the fact that
for the second year in a row, Governor Hogan has declared October to be Maryland Horse Month. As Governor Hogan explained last year, “Mary- land has historically led the nation in creat- ing and growing innovative equestrian-relat- ed programs, from forming the fi rst sporting organization in the colonies, the Maryland Jockey Club in 1743, to hosting the Mary- land 5 Star, one of only seven events of this kind in the world,” said Governor Hogan. “Maryland Horse Month will showcase the depth and breadth of the industry’s impact on our history, heritage, and culture.” T is year’s Horse Month will be special,
not only because we have the inaugural Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill, and not only because the Capitol Challenge is back after its COVID-year hiatus in Ohio, and not only because the Jim McKay Maryland Million is welcoming spectators back to Laurel Park, but also because–the Mustangs are coming!
lenge Show last month in Harford County, will be with them. Please come on out and participate–we’d love as many cameos of Maryland horse people in the documentary as possible. Contact Lisa Diersen at lisa@equusfi
lmfestival.net for details. Other Horse Month activities include the ribbon cutting for the new
Show Arena at the Baltimore County Agricultural Center on October 8, the National Jousting Association’s National Tournament in Brunswick on October 9, Canter for the Cause at Pimlico on October 10, and the Military and Mounted Police Showcase at Fair Hill on October 16. You can fi nd a complete list of October horse events on
equiery.com.
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represent the broadest spectrum of people involved with or interested in horses. All Members enjoy a yearly subscription to The Equiery with their Membership!
MHC Board Adopts Three New Policy Positions
MHC’s Board of Directors establishes
the policy positions upon which our legisla- tive and regulatory work is based. T is is an important role; indeed, it is the crux of our work as the trade association for the Mary- land horse industry. T e policy positions that the Board of Directors establish infl u- ence the Maryland General Assembly, state regulatory agencies, and local and municipal governments. You can fi nd the current list of MHC policy positions here:
https://www.
mdhorsecouncil.org/about-us/governance/policies-positions. At the August 19 meeting, the Board of Directors approved three new policy positions.
Mustangs Are Coming to Maryland Mustang enthusiasts Hannah Catalino and Lisanne Fear are riding
5,000 miles through 12 states with 4 Mustangs in one year, starting in late September in Lewes, Delaware. T e goal of their cross-country Mustang Ride is to get 5,000 of the 53,000 Mustangs that are currently in holding pens adopted. T e ride is being fi lmed as a documentary by the EQUUS Film Festival. T e Mustang Ride will arrive in Maryland on October 2, when it
reaches the Celebration of the Horse event at Tuckahoe Equestrian Center in Queen Anne County. After Tuckahoe, the Mustang Ride will go to the Washington D.C. area and ride through Rock Creek Park before moving on to the C & O Canal. Marylanders are welcome to join Catalino and Lisanne on their ride through the state. Ann Hanlin from Street, who staged a Mustang Chal-
1. Access to Trails: As we wrote in last month’s letter, the Government Relations Com- mittee convened a task force this summer to consider issues related to the shared use of public land. More Marylanders visited our public parks during 2020 than at any time in the past, in large part because the CO- VID-19 pandemic limited indoor recreational activities. T e Depart- ment of Natural Resources reported that in 2020, more than 2 million Marylanders visited over 75 parks. Park rangers closed parks 292 times in 2020, triple the number of times parks closed due to over-capacity in 2019. In addition, the General Assembly created T e State Park In- vestment Commission to study park capacity and to ensure that public lands remain accessible to all. T e commission will be chaired by former Governor Parris Glendenning. MHC is committed to ensuring that these capacity and accessibility
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