The Maryland Horse Council Celebrates 35 Years of One Common Voice, continued
the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association, MDA, Maryland Emergency Management Association, Maryland Cooperative Extension, Maryland Racing Commission and Maryland Jockey Club, the “Disaster Action Guidelines for Horse Owners” brochure was released. Te following year, MHC released
the “Minimum Standards of Care” brochure. Te guidelines were an equine industry-wide interpretation of Maryland Annotated Code as it applies to the care of equines. Ray- mond was a part of the committee tasked with this project and stated, “that brochure is still used in courts during cruelty cases.” Te guidelines have even been used as a template by other states. MHC launched a task force in 2004
to create an Equine Health Advisory Committee within MDA and MHIB, which was then ratified by MDA in 2005. Ten in 2010, MHC created the Unwanted Horse Project, which led to the creation of the Maryland Fund for Horses (MFFH) in 2011. In 2015, MFFH received a grant from the ASPCA to create the “Horse Bucks” program to provide financial assistance to horse owners needing help with the cost of equine health care. MFFH has also sponsored
Emily Stakem from the Maryland Equine Transition Service answering questions about the new MHC program at the 2019 Maryland Horse Industry Day in Annapolis.
into existence at the start of current MHC president Neil Agate’s term. “METS is truly set up to help our horses when they need help the most and in an effective manner that in and of itself will grow our industry and build a com- munity around our horses,” Agate stated. “Te success of the program in less than two years
gelding clinics, and now operates a hay bank. In 2017, MHC received a $750,000 grand
from the WaterShed Animal Fund’s Right Horse Initiative to develop the Maryland Equine Transition Service. Tis project came
has been incredible and is setup to be a model for other states around the country.”
Celebrating Horsemen
In addition to lobbying and education, MHC strives to celebrate what makes the Maryland horse industry great… its horsemen. MHC began its Horse Per- son of the Year program in 1994 when Raymond sparked the idea of giving out an award at MHC’s annual Maryland Horsemen’s Party. Te party helped raise funds for the Sallie Robertson Memorial 4-H Horse Endowment as well as sup- port the communication needs of MHC. “Te problem was that not a lot of peo-
ple would come to the party,” Raymond explained. “So when Rich [Wilcke] asked what we could do to get more people to come, I suggested we give out an award.”
Te first MHC Horse Person of the Year was Colonel Donald Tackeray,
honored in 1994. After serving in World War II, Col. Tackeray married Virginia Becker and began his interest in horses. He became an AHSA judge for hunter, jumper and equitation and also worked with the FEI as chief planner
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