NEWS & VIEWS continued
program, which is a marketing initiative of the American Horse Council Marketing Alliance. Te program challenges barns to invite new- comers to meet horses one-on-one. Cash prizes are awarded to the barns that attract the most newcomers. Freedom Hills Terapeutic Riding Program
in Port Deposit earned recognition again this year. Tis time topping the Non-Profit division. Congratulations!
ASPCA Grants $225,000 for OTTBs Te American Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals granted $225,000 to nine equine rescue groups across the country to sup- port their efforts to rehabilitate and retrain re- tired racehorses. Te CANTER National office is one of the nine grant recipients, as is MidAt- lantic Horse Rescue, Inc., which is based in Maryland. Each of the nine organizations were awarded grants ranging from $10,000 - $45,000.
Congress Approves Farm Bill
On Tuesday, December 11, Congress passed the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (H.R.2), which is now pending President Trump’s signature to make the bill law. One provision of the massive bill is a revision of the Pet and Women’s Safety Act (PAWS Act), which protects pets, service animals, emotional support animals and horses owned by victims
of stalking and domestic violence. Previously, horses were listed as pets under
the PAWS Act but under the new legislation, horses will be under their own category while still being included in the protected animals act. Tis new category removes any ambiguity related to horses that are considered livestock in other contexts. It allows horses to still be considered livestock while allowing them to also fall within the scope of the PAWS Act. Here in Maryland, state law has included hors- es under the livestock category for many years.
WIHS Creates New Regional Horse Show Committee
Te Washington International Horse Show
has created a new Regional Committee to help with organizing the WIHS Regional Horse Show, which will take place at the Prince George’s Equestrian Center in Upper Marl- boro on October 18-20, 2019. Chairing the committee is WIHS Board Member Judy Bishop, with Tom Blankenship as the WIHS Regional Horse Show Manager. Te rest of the committee consists of Alan Lohman, Streett Moore, Rachel Kennedy, Tracy Magness, Lara McPherson and Elizabeth Mellen. Te goal of the committee is to further elevate and enhance the overall exhibitor experience through sponsorship, hospitality, and other im-
provements. Te committee is looking for feed- back and input from exhibitors, and will then make recommendations to the WIHS Board of Directors.
Caption Correction On page 53 of the December 2018 Equiery, a
rider and horse were misidentified. Te rider at the bottom of the page on the grey horse at Fair Hill International is Hannah Hawkins riding Didgeridoo.
Scholarship Winner Kudos to Rachel Cone, formerly of Dar-
nestown, on earning a Scholarship through the National Western Scholarship Trust. Te trust was set up in 1983 to provide financial support to the next generation of agriculture, veterinary medicine and rural medical leaders. Rachel is currently finishing her last year at Colorado State University where she is studying Agricul- tural Business and Equine Science.
No More WEG?
Te FEI reported this past November that it has not received any “realistic bids” for the 2022 World Equestrian Games. Terefore, the FEI voted not to hold a WEG in 2022 and instead, is looking to hold individual championships for each discipline at different locations around the world.
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