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Offi cer Pete Joins Days End Team On June 14 Baltimore City’s Mounted Police


Unit retired police horse Offi cer Blair to a for- ever home at Days End Farm Horse Rescue in Lisbon to be part of the farm’s educational pro- grams. Blair, known as “Pete” around the barn, is a 20-year-old Belgian draft horse that served with the mounted unit for the past 10 years. He often worked aside fellow Belgian police horse Offi cer Barney, who was retired to Days End a few years ago. “No matter what horse we retire, we al-


ways try to fi nd the right home for them. When the time came for Pete to transi- tion into a new role, DEFHR was our fi rst choice because we knew that they were the perfect fi t. He will be missed and was a valuable member to our unit, but we are so excited that he will be going on to a pro- ductive and more relaxed retirement,” said Sergeant Russell Robar of the Baltimore Police Mounted Unit. “Having this full-circle story-line where another equine offi cer will be supporting our teachings and trainings of law enforcement of- fi cers to be better equine welfare advocates is such a gift,” said DeEtte Hillman, DEFHR Equine Programs Director. “We are so hon- ored that the Baltimore Police Mounted Unit thinks so highly of our mission and programs to entrust us once again with another one of their horses. Even though Pete is not ready for full retirement, he still has a lot of service left to give and what better way to do that than through education.”


Pittman Honored by HSUS On June 5, the Humane Society of the


U.S. honored Steuart Pittman as its Humane Horseman of the Year. T e award is given an- nually to an individual who demonstrates an outstanding commitment to protect horses in the U.S. Pittman, founder of the Retired Racehorse Project and current Anne Arundel County Execu- tive, was recognized for his commitment to the retraining of former race- horses as well as his suc- cessful eff orts to gain endorsements from the Maryland Horse Council on key equine protection


federal legislation. Read more on equiery.com!


Baltimore Withdraws Lawsuit Against Stronach


Baltimore Mayor Jack Young announced on June 12 that the City of Baltimore has withdrawn the lawsuit against the Stronach Group, the Mary- land Jockey Club, and others. T e lawsuit, fi led


Senate offi ce building in Annapolis named in his honor. He was fi rst elected to the House of Delegates in 1971.


Four MD Farms Selected for New Time to Ride Program


Four farms in Maryland have been selected


for the new Time to Ride Pilot Program that is starting this summer: Positive Strides T era- peutic Riding Center, Inc. (Easton), Rolling Hills Ranch (Port Deposit), Rose of Sharon Equestrian School, Inc. (Glen Arm) and Talbot Run Equestrian Center (Mt. Airy).


American Driving Society Splits from USEF


Retired Baltimore police horses, Pete and Barney, are reunited at Days End where they both are part of the farm’s educational team.


on March 19, 2019, sought to condemn Pimlico Race Course so that the City could take control of the track and the Preakness Stakes. “I am pleased that we have reached this with-


drawal agreement and standstill with the Mary- land Jockey Club and T e Stronach Group to give the parties an opportunity to discuss Pim- lico and racing in Maryland,” Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young said in a press release issued by the City. “T e City is committed to keeping the Preakness in Baltimore and I look forward to working with the Maryland Jockey Club and T e Stronach Group on good faith negotiations toward a positive outcome for the Park Heights community and the City of Baltimore.” Read more on equiery.com!


Senator Miller Wins Tesio Award T e Maryland Horse


Steuart Pittman receives that Hu- mane Horseman of the Year award from HSUS.


Breeders Association has presented its 2019 Tesio Award to Senator T omas V. Mike Miller. T e award is named after Federico Tesio, a widely regarded horse breeder. As the longest-serving Senate president in the history of the Maryland legislature, Senator Miller has the distinction of having the


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T e American Driving Society, Inc. issued a statement on June 11 that it has offi cially discontinued its affi liate status with the U.S. Equestrian Federation. In its statement ADS said, “After many months of concentrated ef- fort, the Board of Directors of the ADS reached the conclusion that the ADS’s role as affi liate is no longer in the best interests of the vast ma- jority of their membership. Accordingly, the ADS Board of Directors voted unanimously not to renew their Affi liate Agreement.” T e USEF issued its own statement in which


they said, “Unfortunately, after the initial Affi l- iate Agreement expired, and despite continued negotiating through repeated extensions of the Agreement, the two organizations could not come to an agreement and have agreed it is in the best interest of both organizations to part ways. As the current Agreement is expired, this decision is eff ective immediately.” ADS is not the only group to leave USEF


this year. T e American Endurance Ride Con- ference left in January of 2019. T e USEF is currently in the process of re-


placing ADS with a new recognized affi liate for the sport of driving. Read the full story on equiery.com!


Kudos Congratulations to jockey Trevor McCarthy


and trainer Jamie Ness on winning the Preak- ness Meet titles at Pimlico this year. McCarthy fi nished the 12-day meet with 13 wins mak- ing this his fourth consecutive meet title. T is was Ness’ fi rst Maryland title in four years. He teamed up with McCarthy 17 times during the Preakness Meet, winning eight times and fi n- ishing second three times. T ey also teamed up for one third place fi nish.


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