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sparked the anti-slaughter movement in the United States through his Baltimore Sun reporting with his 1989 series “T e Last Ride,” which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. If there’s a story to be told in our industry, Ross has probably been the one
to to tell it. Despite the fact that, as he told Emily Stakem at Mid-Atlantic T oroughbred recently, “I don’t really like to write. I fi nd writing to be a hard and burdensome job. I’d much rather be doing something physical.” Ross has done almost everything there is to do in the horse industry. He has worked as a groom, a T oroughbred trainer, a steeplechase jockey, a T oroughbred breeder, and a T oroughbred owner. He was the pub- licist for the Laurel, Bowie, and Pimlico tracks. He started and ran the riding team at Mount St. Mary’s University in Frederick and then ran their Intercollegiate Horse Show Association team. He hunted for years with the Howard County Hounds. If two or more horse people meet in Maryland, chances are high that one of them is Ross. And lastly, Ross did not play favorites. He supported all breeds, all re-
gions, and all disciplines equally. He looked for, and therefore saw, the good in the entire industry. He understood that the success or failure of our industry could not depend on the success or failure of one particular sector. Ross cheered for everyone. Wildly, enthusiastically, and with great humor. Ross’s many years of service to our industry will be missed tremen-
dously. MHIB member and MHC former president, Neil Agate, says he will miss Ross’s “deep deep knowledge” about Maryland’s horse industry, and “his ever present ability to see the ‘big picture.’” Anne Litz told us that Ross’s “presence has made the Maryland Horse Industry a brighter, stronger, and more vibrant place,” in no small part because of his “relent- less drive, infectious enthusiasm, and sharp wit.” She adds that “Ross has championed the growth of the horse commu- nity in extraordinary ways,” and that “we will continue turning to him for
From a member of the McDonogh Mounted Cavalry Unit to Ex- ecutive Director of the Maryland Horse Industry Board, and ev- erything in between, Ross Peddicord has dedicated his life to Maryland’s horse industry.
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guidance” for many years to come. Secretary Atticks summed it up in two sentences: “T e Administration is losing a legend of a horseman, a remarkable asset, and an all-round terrifi c guy. Godspeed, Ross.” As a parting gift, Ross gave us our marching orders in his forward to the 2024 Horse Forum Report: “T e challenge ahead is to build on this momentum. By continuing to speak openly, work together, and meet challenges head on, we will keep pushing our industry forward— creat- ing positive change and ensuring that Maryland’s equine legacy contin- ues to thrive for generations to come.” We won’t let you down, Ross. We promise.
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