MHC Industry Professional Members, continued...
were invited. Watch your MHC Member newsletter for more information. On July 6, Maryland Lt. Governor Aruna Miller, along with Mary-
land Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Carolyn J. Scruggs, visited the T oroughbred Retirement Foundation’s program at the Central Maryland Correctional Facility’s Second Chances Farm in Sykesville. T ey were hosted by Annie O. Harvey, Deputy Secretary, Op- erations; Commissioner of Corrections, Phil Morgan; Maryland Cor- rectional Pre-Release System Warden, David C. Greene; Facility Admin- istrator, James Sprecher; and Vocational Instructor and Farm Manager, Chelsey Truesdell. TRF representatives were TRF Board member, Anita Motion, and TRF’s Director of Donor Engagement, Kim Weir. T e incarcerated individuals currently participating in the program
shared their personal experiences at the farm and the powerful impact the horses have had on their lives. Each participant introduced the special delegation to each of the six horses in their care and explained each horse’s unique personality and their particular needs. T e program participants demonstrated some of the skills they have learned in the program, such as identifying all of the bones in the equine skeleton, and demonstrated their natural horsemanship techniques in the round pen. T e delegation also visited the vegetable garden the men have created. Lt Governor Miller and Secretary Scruggs were invited to return for the next graduation ceremony, which will be hosted when the next class of participants successfully completes their Groom Elite certifi cation.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Jennie Towner
Saddle Up Scholars, Inc. is a non-profi t that provides individualized academic coaching in standardized test prepa- ration, executive functioning and study skills, and literacy-based and subject-based tutoring, to young horse enthusiasts from underserved backgrounds in Baltimore. Jennie Towner and Win Lewis founded Saddle Up together – both are horsewomen and both are teachers. Towner taught math in inner-city Baltimore City schools and then spent 16 years in ad-
ministration at Harford County Community College. She rode on the Goucher College inter-collegiate team and now competes in the jumper ring. Lewis taught at Oldfi elds School, at the Baltimore County Com- munity College, and at the Palm Beach Inter- national Academy, where she tutored equestrian athletes at the top levels of the sport who were enrolled in full-time, on-line school programs. Lewis also competes in the jumper ring, and she fox hunts, and helps with her family’s T or- oughbred breeding and racing program. Towner and Lewis have partnered with the Schuster Foundation, which provides over 1,000 rid- ing lessons a year to Baltimore City children, and with Charm City Polo, which brings young riders from Baltimore City to practice and compete in the interscholastic polo league at Garrison Forest School.
Win Lewis In December of 2017, founders Elizabeth Tate and Joe London of
Frederick County joined forces to create an Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) program to help heal military veterans who suff er from PTSD. T eir Common Ground Inc. teaches techniques to help veterans learn life skills, heal from trauma, reduce stress, become self-confi dent, and
achieve an overall sense of well-being. Tate is no stranger to the Maryland Horse Council. Her farm Para-
dise Stables has been an MHC Industry Professional member for some years now, and Tate has served on the MHC Board in the past. She was also on the board of the Maryland Horse Council Foundation when the Foundation housed the Maryland Equine Transition Service (METS), which now operates out of Days End Farm Horse Rescue, in Lisbon.
Morningside Stables, LLC, is comprised of three, full-service equine
facilities, one each in Baltimore (Andover Equestrian Center), Annapo- lis (Andy Smith Equestrian Center), and Columbia (Columbia Horse Center). Long-time horsewoman Stephanie Brigham took over opera- tions at the Andover location in 2015, and since then has opened the Annapolis location and taken over operations at the Columbia Horse Center. Her lesson program is open to all ages, as is her show team program, and students can focus on hunter/jumper riding or Eventing. Morningside also off ers
equine-assisted therapy with PATH certifi ed
instructors. Maryland is home to more riding schools per capita than any other state in the mid-Atlantic, and people like Brigham receive full credit for keeping our industry vibrant and growing.
ADDITIONAL NEW MEMBERS AFE Builders (Jamison Speicher) • Lobo Farm (Karen Etchberger)
WELCOME BACK RENEWED MEMBERS
Good Friday Farm (Tom and Judy Smith) • Legacy Spring Farm (Jenni- fer Bevan-Dangel) • Paradise Stables (Elizabeth Tate) • Wyndham Oaks (Lori Larson) • Travelers Rest Farm Sanctuary (Beth Kokoruda)
INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: •
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direct input into policy and advocacy by the Maryland Horse Council on State of Maryland legislative and regulatory aff airs, to protect and grow the diverse Maryland horse industry
exclusive invitations to Business Networking events and seminars (not open to any other membership category)
business logo and link on MHC member directory page
discounts on select nationally known products and services, such as John Deere, Sherwin Williams, Suncast, Nationwide, Redbrand, US Equestrian, New Holland, Toro, eXmark, tenda – and more!
WHAT IS AN INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL?
Industry Professional Memberships are open to owners and managers of equine or equine-related businesses, farms and shows/events, and to independent contractors and service providers. Equine businesses include (but are not limited to) farms and stables
off ering any equine-related service (such as boarding, training, lessons, trail rides, pony parties, breeding, mare care, foaling, carriage horses, and equine entertainment). Equine-related businesses include (but are not limited to) tack, feed and other retail stores; trailer manufacturers, sales & service; shipping; feed mills; manufacturers of saddles, supplements, tack, and shoes; hay, straw, shavings, feed, and other products; insurance, fi nancial, legal, ac- counting, and marketing services ; auction houses and sales sites; compe- tition venues and race tracks; veterinary practices and hospitals. Independent contractors include (but are not limited to) veterinarians,
farriers, equine therapists, saddle fi tters, trainers, instructors, stall muck- ers, braiders, and equine dentists.
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