Industry Professional Members THE MARYLAND HORSE COUNCIL
by Kimberly K. Egan, MHC President
Horse Industry Economic Impact Study -- Your Partici- pation Needed!
Our umbrella organization, the American Horse Council (AHC) is
conducting a 2023 National Economic Impact Study, which is designed to demonstrate the value of the equine industry in the national and state economies. It analyzes “the direct, indirect, and induced economic im- pacts of horse ownership, recreation, and equine-related services”; and it examines changes in business revenue, business profits, personal wages, and employment. AHC will prepare a Maryland-specific breakout of the survey results. Te last study was done in 2017. Te data are exceptionally valuable to our core mission – representing the Maryland horse industry in front of state, county, and municipal gov- ernments. Many policy makers do not realize how important the horse industry is to Maryland’s economy. We need every horse business and every horse owner in Maryland to
share their economic data with AHC by taking the surveys that you can find at
https://horsecouncil.org/economic-impact-study. Tere is one survey for horse owners and one survey for horse industry suppliers. Your information will be used for purposes of the survey only and will not be shared with any licensing, taxing, or immigration authority.
MEMBER NEWS
Congratulations are due to Chesapeake Terapeutic Riding for re- ceiving Premier accreditation from the Professional Association of Terapeutic Horsemanship. Tis is the highest level of certification that an equine organization that specializes in therapeutic/adaptive riding lessons can achieve. According to Program Director Katy Santiff, “[g] etting the whole organization ready and up to this point was a mam- moth undertaking,” an undertaking that was delayed for 2 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maryland International Horse Trials
at Loch Moy Farm hosted its inaugural 4* Eventing competition the first weekend of July. A 4* event is the second highest level of international competition in the sport of eventing. Te competition drew riders from all over the East Coast, including Olympic and national team riders from the United States as well as Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, and Ireland. Hosting a competition at this level is a massive un- dertaking under the best of circumstances because Te International Federation of Equestrian Sports has detailed rules about everything from the size of the stalls in the temporary stabling, to biosecurity proce-
dures, to human and equine medical care, to the training and certifica- tion of the judges. On top of that, Loch Moy owner and MHC Board Member Carolyn Mackintosh built an entirely new cross-country course in a matter of a few short months. Hats off to all the volunteers that made the event a smashing success.
Te Maryland Horse Breeders Association has selected three incum-
bents, one returning, and one new member for its 2023 Board of Directors. Incumbents returning to the board are Henry S. “Tim” Clark, III,
Charles C. Fenwick, Jr. and Tomas J. Rooney. William K. Boniface, who has previously served five separate terms on the board, returns. Lisa Hof- stetter joins the board for the first time. Lisa Golden Hofstetter is co-owner of Sycamore Hall Farm and the
Vice President of Northview Stallion Station. She owns the perennial Maryland leading stallion Great Notion. Great Notion won Stallion of the Year at this year’s Renaissance Awards for the 7th year in the row. He has sired 41 stakes winners, including this year’s Maryland-Bred Horse of the Year, Fille d’Esprit, this year’s Maryland-Bred Champion 3-Year-Old Filly, Luna Belle, and the 2019 Maryland Million Distaff winner, Anna’s Bandit. William K. Boniface is the co-operator of Bonita Farm in Darlington. He is a previous President of MHBA, as well as chair of MHBA’s Fi- nance Committee and MHBA’s Breed Promotion Committee. He was president of the Harford County Council from 2006 to 2014. Boniface and his family bred 1983 Preakness winner Deputed Testamony.
Te Retired Racehorse Project was awarded a $7,500 grant from the USA Equestrian Trust to support its Toroughbred Makeover and National Symposium.
Maryland Terapeutic Riding, Inc. received support from the Mary-
land Veterans Service Animal Grant Program and was recently featured in the organization’s newsletter. Te grant was used to fund equine therapy sessions for disabled vet- eran Kirby Bowling. Previously, Bowling’s sessions were funded by the Wounded Warrior Project. Bowling shared, “Often when I would dismount, my legs would buckle when I tried to walk and I needed to hold onto the horse to stay up. It was amazing when I would take Onyx back to the barn, he would slow his pace for me and let me wrap my arm around his neck so I wouldn’t fall.” Te Maryland Veterans Service Animal Grant
Fleur Bryan from Parkmore Supplements & Parkmore Irish Horse Imports, pictured with winning Loch Moy-Millstreet Rider Exchange rider Maddy Temkin and Loch Moy owner/ CCI4*S organizer Carolyn Mackintosh.
Program held a listening session for all equine- assisted services providers on July 20. MDVA asked Maryland providers for input on the stra- tegic planning under way for the program. Each of MHC’s 12 equine-assisted services members continued...
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