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Steeplechase and has done an extraordinary job over the past 20+ years in that position. Fenwick has been associated with the
Maryland Hunt Cup since birth as his father, Charles Fenwick, Sr., was Race Secretary dur- ing Fenwick’s youth. Fenwick became a Pad- dock Judge in 1990 and continues in that role today. In 2003, Fenwick joined the Hunt Cup Committee and has been an active member in continuing with the race’s success. Fenwick has also served on the National
Steeplechase Association and Maryland Stee- plechase Association boards. He has been a strong advocate and positive liaison for ama- teur racing.
MHF TB Career Program T e Maryland Horse Foundation hosted its
...junior foxhunter Penny Conlon (11) of Goshen Hounds on being selected as the Mary- land/Delaware Winner of the 2024 Pack Junior Margaret Lindsley Warden Award in the 12 & Under category. Conlon received a badge, cer- tifi cate and $200 prize for her win. She is also a member of Redland Goshen and Burntwoods Pony Clubs. (pictured above) ...Dr. Amy Burk of the University of Mary-
land who was named as this year’s Service Award winner from the National Associations of Equine Affi liated Academics (NAEAA).
...Irv Naylor who has become the National
Steeplechase Association’s all-time leading owner after double wins at Radnor Hunt Races earlier this spring. T e Irv Naylor Stable came into the 2024 season with $9,003,852 in career earnings and has added $68,550 in earnings this season as of Radnor.
Peter R. Fenwick Named Wing Winner
T e Maryland Hunt Cup Association pre- sented the S. Bryce Wing trophy to Peter R. Fenwick for
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seventh edition of the Maryland T oroughbred Career Program June 3-7. Participants were able to tour several T oroughbred facilities throughout the state as well as racetracks and training centers. Graduates from the program are eligible for Career Development Funds, a one-time scholarship to support their post- MTCP career pursuits. Congratulations to this year's participants:
Kate Benjamin (Westminster), Daria Bogda- nov (Baltimore), Emily Cross (Westminster), Keely Flynn (Harwood) and Claire Superc- zynski (Sykesville).
RRP Adds Clinics to Makeover T e Retired Racehorse Project is adding a
his
outstanding contri- butions to Maryland timber racing.
2002, Fenwick vol- unteered to take on the responsibility as Race Secretary of the Grand National
day of clinics and guided schooling opportuni- ties to participants of this year’s T oroughbred Makeover and National Symposium. T e clinic and schooling will take place on October 11 in Lexington, Kentucky, at the end of preliminary competition during the Makeover. T e clinics are only open to those who did not qualify for the Finale Championships. Clinics and school- ing will be off ered in the disciplines of dressage, show hunter, show jumping and ranch work. A detailed schedule will be posted on
therrp.org by the end of September.
USPC Adds Western Dressage Track In response to the popularity and growth
of Western Dressage throughout the country, U.S. Pony Clubs, Inc. has added a new Western Dressage certifi cation track. T e new track al-
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Maryland Department of Agriculture representatives Eileen Beard, Adam Lyon, Secretary Kevin Atticks and Michael Calkins with Rodger’s Regent.
DEFHR CEO Erin Clemm Ochoa, Maryland Horse Industry Board Executive Director Ross Peddicord, Maryland Horse Council Government Relations Committee Chair Jane Sei- gler and rising DEFHR board member Frank Boston.
DEFHR CEO Erin Clemm Ochoa, DEFHR Board of Direc- tors Chair Brittany Ebbertt, Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Kevin Atticks, and Maryland State Sena- tor Katie Fry Hester, DEFHR trainers Sara Strauss and Leigha Schrader with DEFHR equine ambassadors Rod- ger’s Regent and Offi cer Barney.
Days End Farm Horse Rescue Breaks Ground on Education Center
On May 2, Days End Farm Horse Rescue
in Lisbon broke ground on the new education center which is a renovation of the former Lis- bon Volunteer Fire Department building. In attendance were such notables as Maryland State Senator Katie Fry Hester, Maryland Sec- retary of Agriculture Kevin Atticks and Mary- land Horse Industry Board Executive Director Ross Peddicord. (photos by Tracy McKenna)
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