disabled U.S. Army Vet- eran who worked as a French Linguist at Fort Meade. She volunteered for many organizations and her daughter rides at CoExsist Stables in Mt. Airy.
Marie Wroten died on
April 6 at the age of 68. Wroten was a real estate agent in Talbot County and rode at Country Comfort Farm in St. Michaels. She owned an off -the-track T or- oughbred names Peter the Apostle.
ing and teaching opera- tion in Elkridge. Horse showing became a large part of Joyce’s life taking her on the road at least three weekends a month during the show sea- son. Joyce also served as a board member for the Howard County Horse Show Association for several years. Joyce always believed
Marie Wroten at Pimlico
Joyce Glover McDonald Submitted by Kathy Kaehler Joyce Glover McDonald, a well-known
horsewoman and trainer in Gettysburg, PA, died on April 12 after a short illness. Joyce, with her husband Dermid, owned Shadow- brook at Gettysburg (formerly Shadowbrook Farm in Elkridge, MD). Joyce had been in- volved with horses all her life and was active in the boarding and training business for more than 50 years. She spent her early years enjoying horse
showing and fox hunting in Anne Arundel County, Southern Maryland, and the Vir- ginia area. In the late 1960s, Joyce set up residence on a small farm in Anne Arun- del County that she shared with her good friend Milly Welsh. T ey participated in various horse activities through the years. Joyce and Milly found their paths evolv- ing and eventually went their separate ways. T ey stayed close friends, and both remained involved with horses. Milly, an accomplished show judge, would come ev- ery year to offi ciate at Joyce’s horse shows in Gettysburg. In the 1970s, Joyce began her board-
her fi rst and foremost responsibility was the health and welfare of the horses under her care. It was this belief that made her the excep- tional horsewoman she
was. Joyce’s goal in teaching was to provide a level of instruction that would, in the long run, develop good “horsemen” and “horse- women.” Her commitment to that philosophy drove her to not only teach the mechanics of riding but to strive to instill in students of all ages and ability, the importance of developing a working relationship between the rider and the horse. She believed it is as important for students to learn about the care and needs of the horse as it is to learn mechanics. Joyce and Dermid relocated to Gettysburg when he retired in 2003. Although the board-
ing and training operation was much smaller than the Maryland business, she maintained a nice size client list and continued to train at the farm as well as traveling to clients’ barns to teach. She began Shadowbrook At Gettysburg (SAG) Horse Shows, with classes for jumpers and hunt- ers. T ese shows became very popular and pro- vided a program for riders and horses of all levels Joyce, beloved wife, sister, aunt, friend, men-
tor, and teacher will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her, and by the many, many people whose lives she touched.
Sally B. Richardson of Laurel died on
April 14 at the age of 85. Richardson oper- ated a T oroughbred breeding farm and also held positions in the racing secretary’s offi ce at Pimlico Race Course. Richardson was born in New Jersey and grew up in a racing and fox hunting family. She competed in local horse shows as a child and junior and graduated from Lower Merion High School in Penn- sylvania. After graduating, she began working for her father’s racing stable. She met her future husband James J. Rich- Jr., at the old Cumberland Race
ardson,
Course. T e couple was married in 1953 and jointly operated stables at racetracks in Mary- land, Delaware and West Virginia. T ey con- tinued to run these stables until 1957 when James joined Larry MacPhail’s Glenangus Farm in Bel Air as their broodmare manager. T ey moved to Monkton in 1979 establishing a farm where they owned, trained and bred hundreds of racehorses and raised their fi ve children. Later, the family moved to Baltimore where
Mrs. Richardson began working in the Mary- land Jockey Club’s racing secretary’s offi ce at Pimlico where she was a racing offi cial and entry clerk. She later became a placing judge at Laurel Park and Pimlico. During this time she also hunted with Elkridge-Harf- ord Hunt Club and was an active volunteer with Elkridge-Harford Pony Club while her daughters were members.
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