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hibition, or horse sale or auction to detect and diagnose soring at such events for the purposes of enforcing the HPA. With the exception of § 11.19, which went into eff ect on June 7, 2024, and authorized the training of horse protection inspectors, the remainder of the rule had been scheduled to go into eff ect on February 1, 2025. APHIS will issue guidance to stakeholders
for the upcoming horse show season in light of the postponement of the new rule. T e HPA is a Federal law that prohibits sored horses from participating in shows, exhibitions, sales, or auctions. T e HPA also prohibits the transportation of sored horses to or from any of these events. T e American Horse Council released the fol-
lowing statement on January 24: “We are pleased that USDA APHIS is delaying the implementa- tion date of the fi nal rule. Earlier this month, the AHC made a formal request for a 60-day delay to provide additional time for the agency to an- swer and clarify several troubling provisions in the regulation as it applies to certain disciplines, inspector training, and reporting requirements. T e equine community is particularly concerned about the agency’s evolving defi nition of soring, which seems to signifi cantly expand the scope beyond the original intent. T e USDA APHIS needs to refocus its eff orts to scale the Final Rule
to what Congress intended and not adopt inter- pretations that exceed the agency’s authority. T e AHC looks forward to working with the
Administration to support all reasonable regu- lations for the full and fair enforcement of the Horse Protection Act’s prohibition against the soring of horses.” For more information on this story, see:
https://equiery.com/ahc-formally-requests- postponement-of-hpa-slated-for-feb-1/
MTR's Carter Earns Veteran Award T e EQUUS Foundation and Back on Track
awarded one of its 2024 Back on Track Vet- eran Services grants to Carter, a 2004 imported German Sporthorse gelding at Maryland T er- apeutic Riding, Inc., in Crownsville. Carter joined MTR in 2020. He was a for- mer upper-level dressage horse that became the “gentle giant” of MTR’s program. Today, Carter serves the program in many roles from unmounted equine-assisted psychotherapy ses- sions to summer programs for children and adaptive riding lessons. Carter is also a steady mount for MTR’s
Equine Services for Heroes program. T e pro- gram has over 70 veterans, active-duty service members, fi rst responders, and their families. All programs are off ered free of charge to par-
Voted 2024 MHSA Regional Horse Show of the Year
MHSA Regional Recognized Colonial Classic Qualifier
Combined Training SERIEs Sat., March 22 Sun., May 4 Sat., September 6 Sun., November 9
* Must participate in the same class for 2 shows for series end awards
Beautiful ribbons & great prizes at our combined HJ & CT series year-end banquet!
hunter/jumper
show SERIEs Sat., April 5 Sat., May 31 Sun., June 22
Sun., September 21 Sat., October 4 Sun., October 19
* Must participate in the same division in 3 shows for series end awards
Shows at Columbia Horse Center 10400 Gorman Rd. Laurel, MD 20723
(323) RIDE-CHC
morningsidestables.horse Email questions and entries to:
ColumbiaHC@morningsidestables.horse www.equiery.com | 800-244-9580 THE EQUIERY YOUR MARYLAND HORSE COUNCIL PUBLICATION | MARCH 2025 | 9
ticipants. In addition, MTR off ers one-day equine-assisted
sessions for groups such as
the Wounded Warriors Project, Ft. Meade, Ft. Meade Exceptional Family Member Program, Baltimore Station, and others. For more about Carter and to read testimo-
nials from program participants, visit https://
www.equusfoundation.org/veterans/veteran- citations.php?id=6.
USEF Higher Ed Scholarships U.S. Equestrian is currently accepting applica-
tions for the 2025 Higher Education Equestrian Scholarships program. T e program awards fi ve $1,000 scholarships annually to graduat- ing high school seniors who intend to advance their equine knowledge or equestrian experience while in college. T ese scholarships are open to U.S. Equestrian competition members and sub- scribers who are current high school seniors that are preparing to enter college full-time in the fall of 2025. Students from all USEF-affi liated breeds and disciplines pursuing any major may apply. For more application requirements and application form, visit
usef.org or email Lexie Stovel at
lstovel@usef.org.
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