Foxhounds Association of America as well as many unrecognized “private” clubs. Fox chasing has deep roots here in Mary-
land. George Washington is known to have hunted in what is now Howard County with foxhounds given to him by the Marquis de La- fayette. Te Green Spring Valley Hounds is one of Maryland’s oldest clubs, dating back to 1892. Clubs hunt with Foxhounds, mostly Ameri- can and Penn-Marydel varieties.
#9 Breed Specific Shows & Jousting Our survey showed a tie between Breed Spe- cific Shows and Jousting for the number nine spot on our list of most popular horse sports in Maryland.
MHIB,
According to there
are 40 breeds represented in Maryland… not to men- tion all the various cross-
breeds that are possible too! Many of these breeds have national breed associations with breed specific shows offered here in Maryland such as the Maryland Pony Breeder’s annual show. Te Maryland Pony Breeders, Inc. was founded in 1953 and is the oldest pony breeder organization in the U.S. Maryland also offers American Quarter
Horse Association shows as well as various Warmblood, Draft and Toroughbred shows. Tese shows tend to have in-hand and under saddle classes.
Jousting is
Maryland’s of- ficial state sport! Te sport stems from the medieval joust in which two knights would charge each other with
a lance, scoring points for where they hit their opponent. Although the joust can still be seen recreated at the Maryland Renaissance Festival and Medieval Times, the modern sport of Joust- ing replaces the human opponent with hanging rings that are speared by the rider’s lance. Te Maryland Jousting Tournament Asso-
ciation is the governing body of modern day jousting here in Maryland. Te sport is open to all ages and levels of riders. Many Maryland jousters have gone on to be national champions.
#10 Thoroughbred Flat Track Racing Rounding out the top ten most popular horse
sports in Maryland is Toroughbred racing, specifically flat track racing, (as opposed to steeplechase racing). Maryland’s biggest racing day is Preakness Day, which hosts the second leg of the Triple
Crown Races,
the
Preakness Stakes. Te Jim McKay Maryland Million Day is the state’s second biggest racing day and high- lights Maryland-bred and Maryland-sired horses. Maryland’s Tor-
oughbred racing is governed by the Maryland Racing Commission with live racing held mainly at Laurel Park. Tere is also live racing at Pimlico Racecourse for the two weeks sur- rounding the Preakness, as well as a short sum- mer race meet that is held at Timonium during the Maryland State Fair.
Additional Horse Sports
Tere were 24 other horse sports represented in our survey including the FEI sports of Vault- ing and Endurance, and some unique sports such as Mounted Archery, Cowboy Mounted Shooting and Working Equitation. Ranch and Rodeo competitions were also popular as well as Western Speed and Western Show classes. For a full list of survey results, see
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and Polocrosse, see “Maryland Horse Council Member Spotlight” in this issue.
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