Industry Professional Members THE MARYLAND HORSE COUNCIL
by Kimberly K. Egan, MHC President Te Maryland Horse Council announced the results of the Board of
Directors election for the 2025-2026 term at our Quarterly Member- ship Meeting on March 18. Te membership re-elected each of the 10 incumbent directors who were up for election. Te 2025-2026 Board will be comprised of 16 directors, 14 of whom
are Industry Professional members. We thought it would be an excellent use of this column to introduce our board, including the two who are not technically IP members. Tese bios necessarily reflect only a small portion of the important
work our board members do for the Maryland horse industry. Please join us in thanking each of them for their service.
Neil Agate is the a past President of the Maryland Horse Council and
currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of the Retired Racehorse Project. Neil is an avid polo player and has been an announcer at many charity polo matches up and down the East Coast. In his professional life, he is the founder of Four Gates, LLC, a business and technology services firm that works with early stage companies in Healthcare IT. He is also a board member of the British-American Business Association and co-chair of the association’s communications committee. Originally from England, Neil has lived with his wife Kathy and two daughters in Darnestown for the last 20 years.
Ahesahmahk Dahn is the current Vice President-At Large of the
Maryland Horse Council. He is the founder of City Ranch, Inc., in Bal- timore, which has been teaching Baltimore area children about horses for over 30 years. Ahesahmahk and his wife Jean have combined their expe- riences and city living to help refocus and inspire youth as well as reduce crime. City Ranch and its Board of Directors feel children needed to be challenged, and have developed a comprehensive equestrian program in an urban setting to provide that challenge. Te City Ranch teaches stu- dents how to groom, tack, and ride horses, and offers a way to help young people appreciate Baltimore’s long traditions of horsemanship. In 2021, Governor Hogan named City Ranch a Maryland Outdoor Recreation Ambassador.
Kim Egan is the current President of the Maryland Horse Council and a co-chair of the Government Relations Committee. Kim is also a found- ing director of both the Maryland International Equestrian Foundation and the Waredaca Eventing Education Foundation, and the founder of Horse Sport Maryland. Kim has a B.A. from Columbia University, a J.D. from Duke University School of Law, and a certificate in Executive Leadership from the Harvard Business School. In her professional life, Kim is a litigator and food and drug law specialist, first with Covington & Burling and later as the partner in charge of the health care practice group at DLA Piper LLC, both in Washington D.C. Kim founded her own practice in 2012 and works from her home in Howard County.
Page Etzler is the owner and operator of Good Intentions Farm in
Keymar (Carroll County). Te farm is a member of the Clydesdale Breeders of the USA, is a Wine and Equestrian Campsite Getaway, and a signature Tentrr site. In addition to breeding, raising, and start- ing Clydesdales, Page also provides homes to Budweiser Clydesdale re- tirees. In her professional life, Page is a Senior Executive, Healthcare Operations at CareLogistics. She is a registered nurse with a Masters in Science and a Masters in Business Administration, each from Virginia Commonwealth University. Page also has a certificate in forensic toxicol- ogy from the University of Florida.
Stephen Fulton is a farrier, eventer, and co-owner of Full Moon Farm, a lesson and training facility and horse show venue in Finksburg. He is also a board member of the Full Moon Farm Eventing Foundation (a member of MHC), which is dedicated to promoting good horseman- ship; preventing marginalization; and fostering diversity, equity, and in- clusion. Stephen has a BA in Equine Studies from Salem University in West Virginia and a Horse Master’s certificate from West Virginia’s Meredith Manor International Equestrian Centre. Stephen is a graduate of Oklahoma’s Farrier College and is certified by the International Asso- ciation of Professional Farriers. An active competitor, Stephen graced the cover of the February 2022 Equiery to celebrate his being named the U.S. Eventing Association’s 2021 Beginner Novice Master Rider Champion and the Beginner Novice Master Amateur Rider Champion and the 2009 Equiery cover when he won Te Equiery Perpetual Eventing trophy.
Claire Lacey is the President of the My Lady’s Manor Driving Club, an association (and MHC member) that promotes “the owning, train- ing, driving, and exhibiting of all breeds of equines.” She has also been teaching, judging and showing here in the US for over 20 years with experience fox chasing and in hunters/jumpers, dressage, side saddle, rac- ing, driving and producing young horses. Claire is a past President of the Potomac Valley Dressage Association. Originally from England, Claire is a British Horse Society Trained Instructor. She has instructed for U.S. Pony Club at rallies and camps through “B” Level in show jumping, dres- sage and general horsemanship. She also taught at the Riding for the Disabled Group in England. Claire brings an excellent perspective as an instructor, judge, competitor, and member of the driving community.
Laura Lane-Unsworth is the current Secretary of the Maryland Horse Council and is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Brave HEART Program, which is a therapeutic riding program for military families in Washington County. Lane-Unsworth is herself a military spouse – her husband is in the U.S. Army and served in Operation Just Cause, Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, and Opera- tion New Dawn, as well as other tours in Iraq. Lane-Unsworth is a train- er and instructor, has re-started off-the-track Toroughbreds as hunter/
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