Industry Professional Members THE MARYLAND HORSE COUNCIL
by Kimberly K. Egan - MHC President
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS We are pleased to welcome Erin Gilmore
Photography to the MHC family as our Supporting Photographer and Industry Pro- fessional member. Gilmore grew up in Oak- land, California, and has had horses in her life since she was eight years old. Her professional life has always centered on horses. She told Equine Busineswomen in 2018 that she has been “a professional rider, a vet assistant, in- structor, barn manager, a polo groom, a show jumping groom, a dressage working student, equestrian reporter, copy editor, magazine editor, marketing director, and finally a web
editor and photographer.” Gilmore is now based in Leesburg, Virginia, and is a highly sought after photographer for horse trials, hunter jumper shows, portraits, and photo sessions. Gilmore has very generously al- lowed Te Equiery to use many of her photographs over the years, and we are leaning on her heavily for her images of Maryland-bred horses for our new Maryland-Bred Sport Horse Database. As Gilmore herself puts on her website, “It takes a horse person to truly showcase that connection between humans and their beloved equines.” We couldn’t agree more.
We are also pleased to welcome Lisa Young and Morning Sun Stables
in Mt. Airy to the family. Morning Sun is a full care boarding facility on 100-acres just north of Damascus. It offers field board and stall board, trails, and a series of cross-country obstacles. Dressage and eventing training is provided by SAS Sport Horse’s Shera Ann Solomon. Young is a strong supporter of the Toroughbred Retirement Foundation’s Second Chanc- es program at the Central Maryland Correctional Facility in Sykesville.
MEMBER NEWS Chesapeake Terapeutic Rid-
ing in Harford County hosted over 220 people at its October 27 Fall Festiv-All, which raised over $1,200 to defray the costs of CTR’s horses. Te attendees trick- or-treated throughout the barn and indoor arena and engaged in Halloween-themed games. CTR has, since 2003, offered
“healing and learning to individuals and groups whose minds, bodies, and spirits will benefit from the transformative connection between people and horses.” CTR has 11 horses and ponies and provides weekly adaptive riding lessons and unmounted education programs to people of all ages who live with disabilities or diagnoses. CTR also offers farm- based education opportunities, such as Pony Express visits, corporate
team-building, leadership workshops, bereavement programming, and Horse-Powered Learning field trips.
En-Tice-Ment Stables in Harwood has received an Executive Cita-
tion from the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation in honor of Business Appreciation Week and Maryland Economic Devel- opment Week in October. Te citation says: “Small businesses are the backbone of our local economy and we are incredibly grateful for the joy that you bring to communities, the jobs you provide for our residents, and the contributions you make to the economic growth of the county.”
Te Fair Hill division of the Equine Rescue
Ambulance is now the Fair Hill Emergency Response Team, an all-volunteer free-standing 501(c)(3) charity that offers technical emer- gency response, stabilization, and transporta- tion services for downed and injured equines. It also offers training courses for first responders and equestrians. Te organization’s goal is to de- velop and participate in a coordinated network
of technical large animal emergency responders to provide a dignified approach to large animal rescue in the Tri-State Area. On November 25, the Fair Hill Emergency Response Team held a
paper chase at its Gallagher Road location in Elkton. Proceeds from the $40 rider registration fee went to support the Fair Hill Emergency Response Team. Donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law, and can be mailed to 71 Elk Mills Road, Elkton, MD 21921.
Te U.S. Dressage Foundation released
its year end awards and our own Hilltop Farm, Inc., in Colora took the seventh place spot for Dressage Breeder of the Year. In addition, their seven-year-old Hanove- rian stallion Louisville HTF (Lord Leat- herdale x Unicum-D (Negro)) placed sev- enth for the Tird Level Dressage Horse of the Year. He stands stud at Hilltop Farm and you can find more information about
him at
https://www.hilltopfarminc.com/stallion/louisville-htf/. Te Maryland Horse Foundation has hired Jeanne Schnell as their
new Director of Development and Programming. Schnell is a gradu- ate of the Master of Professional Studies program at Cornell University, where she researched how furosemide can affect bone development. She has extensive experience in the Toroughbred racing industry. Schnell has rehabilitated injured horses and she has worked in the New York Racing Association’s communications departments. Most recently, Schnell was the Toroughbred Aftercare Liaison and Events Manager
join.mdhorsecouncil.org 44 | DECEMBER 2023 | THE EQUIERY YOUR MARYLAND HORSE COUNCIL PUBLICATION 800-244-9580 |
www.equiery.com
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52
