NEWS&VIEWS You Can Use MHIB Accepting Grant Applications
T e Maryland Horse Industry Board is now ac- cepting applications for its 2024 grant program. Applications are due by October 6. Information and forms can be found here:
https://mda.mary-
land.gov/horseboard/Pages/grants.aspx MHIB will give preference to proposals
that align with action items found in the 2019 Maryland Horse Forum Report (https://mda.
maryland.gov/horseboard/pdf/MDHorseFo- rumReport_FINAL.pdf), as well as applica- tions that aim to enhance diversity and inclu- sion in the Maryland horse industry. T e grant committee will review each application based on the quality of their written presentation, potential impact and value to the industry, fea- sibility of the project, fi nancial need, and po- tential for matching funds. MHIB grants are capped at $3,000. All nonprofi t organizations, clubs and asso-
ciations, businesses, licensed farms and stables, government entities, as well as schools and educational institutions are eligible to apply.
Dark Hollow Farm Colt Wins MHBA Yearling Show
Trainer Ned Allard judged this year’s Mary- land Horse Breeders Association Yearling Show on July 23 at the Timonium Fair- grounds. T e overall Grand Champion went to a Maryland-bred Honor A.P. colt, bred by Da- vid and JoAnn Hayden of Dark Hollow Farm. T e champion is out of the Not For Love mare Flit. T e colt is a fourth generation homebred. A total of 60 yearlings competed in the show,
each of which is now eligible for the $40,000 premium awards which are split between the top four horses by money earned in their two-year- old and three-year-old seasons. Holy Boss, who stands at
Anchor and Hope Farm in Port Deposit, won the Northview Get-of-Sire tro- phy as the top Maryland sire of the show, which honors the sire with the most en- tries in the show. Holy Boss sired three ribbon earners, including the overall Reserve Champion, a chestnut colt bred by Ann Jackson. Class winners are below. • Class 1: For Colts & Geld- ings Foaled in Maryland
out of Mares Covered
in Maryland Winner – Chestnut Colt (Holy Boss x Barouchka, by Not For Love) owned/bred by Ann Jackson (White Hall) • Class 2: For Colts & Geldings Foal in Maryland out of Mares Covered Out of State Winner – Dark bay Colt (Honor A.P. x Flit, by Not For Love) owned/bred by Dark Hol- low Farm (Upperco) • Class 3: For Fillies Foaled in Maryland out of Mares Covered in Mary- land Winner – Bay Filly (Golden Lad x Bread and Butter, by Pure Prize) owned/bred by Dark Hollow Farm (Upperco) • Class 4: For Fillies Foaled in Maryland out of Mares Covered Out of State Winner – Dark Bay Filly (Exaggerator x High Tolerance, by Louis Quatorze) owned by Alison P. Delgado (Upperco). Bred by Alison P. Delgado and Sa- brina L. Moore.
USEA to Add Starter Divisions to 2024 Calendar
T e U.S. Eventing Association is adding “start-
er” level competition to its recognized horse tri- als as of December 1, 2023. USEA categorizes the Starter level as an “eventing test” and Starter participants will able to accumulate year-end award points. As of press, the USEA has not decided if the starter level will be added to the 2024 American Eventing Championships. Look for more information in the upcoming USEF 2024 Rules for Eventing.
Congratulations to Charlize Stair of
Catonsville on qualifying for and com- peting in the 2023 International Finals Youth Rodeo in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Stair competed her horses Jet and Coo- per in Barrel Racing and Goat Tying. Stair is the fi rst Maryland-resident to compete in the IFYR since its inception 30 years ago. Stair and her horses also competed in the 2023 National High School Rodeo Finals with other Mary- land High School Rodeo members.
This year's Maryland Horse Breeders Yearling Show Grand Cham- pion was an Honor A.P. colt bred by Dark Hollow Farm.
HISA Changes Provisional Suspen- sion Policy
On July 28, the Horseracing Integrity and
Safety Authority (HISA) and the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) made a signifi cant change to their Provisional Sus- pension Policy as it relates to positive tests for banned (non-therapeutic) substances. T e original policy dictated that a positive test for a banned substance would immediately cause a provisional suspension. Many horsemen across the country voiced their concern at the lack of due process and how that could potentially af- fect their businesses. T e policy now states that “a trainer’s provi-
sional suspension will be stayed until a requested split (B) sample has returned a positive result.” HISA explained that the revision “does not in any way change the presumption of innocence and is not an early determination of guilt.”
Marylanders Earn Special USPC Awards
Ashley Zupan of Annapo-
lis Pony Club and Carolina Weikel of the Waredaca Pony Club Center earned special awards this past July during the U.S. Pony Club Cham- pionships East competition at the Tryon International Equestrian Center in North Carolina. Zupan competed in the
sport of Tetrathlon and earned the Tiny But Mighty Character Award. T e award
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