Maryland Will Miss... Ellen Burnette Bishop Boutelle of Mid-
dletown died on December 2, 2017 at the age of 92. Aff ectionately known as “Big Mama,” Boutelle was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and moved to Hagerstown with her husband Edward S. Bishop, Sr., during World War II. Later she married Richard S. Boutelle, Sr., who was president of Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp. during the late 1940s and 1950s. Boutelle was an avid horse back rider and shared her love of horses with her daugh- ter Dickcy Gibson of Pleasant Valley Farm in Middletown.
Helen Spedden of Ellicott City died on
January 29. Spedden and her husband Bob were long time members of the Maryland Western Horse Association, Maryland State Quarter Horse Association and American Paint and Pinto Associations. T ey showed their Quarter Horses regularly and were also horse show judges later in life. In her profes- sional life, Spedden had a career with the Fed- eral Government at Ft. Meade and Andrews Air Force Base, working her way up to Pro- grams Directorate of Research and Engineer- ing for the U.S. Army before retiring in 1968.
Former Marylander Diana Jane Garstang Richards of Aughta Bee A Farm in Mechan- icsville, VA, died on January 22 at the age of 76. Richards graduated from the University of Maryland with a Master’s Degree in Physi- cal T erapy, and taught children with special
COMINGS & GOINGS
After 35 years of supplying Maryland horse people with tack, clothing and advice, T e Grey Pony closed its doors on January 31.
Diana Jane Garstang Richards
needs at James Ryder Randall and Jessie B. Mason schools. She began riding at Circle N Ranch in Silver Spring where she later taught lessons and trained horses. Richards relo- cated to Upper Marlboro at Norborn Stables before purchasing her own farm in Virginia. She named the farm after her horses Might- Bee, AughtaBe, and Abbee. AughtaBee was clearly her favorite as she raised her from a foal to a champion dressage horse. Richards was a member of the Potomac Valley Dres- sage Association, but felt the special rapport she had with her horses was more important than winning ribbons.
Sam Slater has stepped down as the President of the National Steeplechase Foundation Board of Trustees. Charles C. Fenwick, Jr., was elected as the new president by the board.
ON THE MEND
A speedy recovery to… …Dodon Farm trainer Michelle Warro, who was kicked by a horse in early February resulting in broken ribs, collapsing lung and a short hospital stay; …event rider Maddy Cindric, who had surgery to a repair a torn labrum in her hip; …Arlene Atkins of Farmers Coop is home and recovering from a brain aneurysm sustained in late January.
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Surmont LLC BOARD • LESSONS • TRAINING
Surmont is a small, low-key boarding/training facility located in Poolesville, MD, in the Montgomery Co. Ag Reserve. We offer Lessons, Showing, Hunting, and miles of trails around the farm with easy access to the C&O Canal for pleasure riding.
Ride Share Opportunities
HUNT, SHOW and PLEASURE HORSES available for Full & Partial leases. Customized to suit your needs.
Owner/Trainer Jo-Ann Schaudies USEF “R” Judge
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April 1 - Three Stalls Available - Contact us for interview 240-876-5466 •
www.surmont.com
Assistant Trainer Lauren Trippe
800-244-9580 |
www.equiery.com
904918-160816
915025-180318
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