Letter from the Publisher
YOUR MARYLAND HORSE COUNCIL PUBLICATION
MHC Needs You! By Neil Agate, MHC President
T e last twelve plus months have been very far from normal, but hope-
fully we are making our way back to some sort of normalcy. It is great to see many local events come back after being disrupted last year due to the pandemic. T is is especially true of Maryland’s largest equestrian event, the Preakness, which is back to its normal date on the third Saturday in May. T e State and Maryland Jockey Club have also announced that they will be allowing a limited number of fans to attend in person. Be sure to check out our Preakness Guide as well as the other T oroughbred racing focused items in this our “Preakness Issue” of the Equiery. Your Maryland Horse Council has been working hard for its members
during the pandemic, as well as for the horse community at large. One area where we have seen a drop off has been in our new members and membership renewals. Believe me, I understand this as we have all had other things to focus on and renewing our memberships may not have been on top of that list. As an incentive to renew your MHC member- ship, or better yet, encourage your friends and colleagues to join, I’d like to highlight some new things that we are working on for members and some of the great benefi ts of joining. Although the biggest benefi t to you as a member of the MHC is the
work we do on your behalf in Annapolis, there are many other benefi ts to membership. T rough our affi liations with organizations like the Ameri- can Horse Council, members are able to get discounts from over 20 part- ner organizations such as John Deere, New Holland, Toro, UPS and Offi ce Depot. One of the newest additions to this list (Tickets at Work) provides discounts on hotels, movie tickets and even Broadway shows. In addition, our Membership Committee, under the leadership of in-
coming co-president Corinne Pouliquen, is hard at work on a number of new membership benefi ts, including some new discount programs from some of our local Maryland based member organizations. T ese would be a double benefi t, as not only would the individual members benefi t but so would the member businesses. T e Membership Committee is also work- ing on some exciting educational events which will be either members- only or off ered at a reduced rate for members. Finally, we are also looking at off ering members VIP access to events around the state around the state, so keep an eye out on your email and MHC website for details. If you’re an MHC member and would like to help work on these new benefi ts or are involved with a business that might want to off er programs to MHC members please send an email to
membership@mdhorsecouncil.org. T e Government Relations Committee worked tirelessly during the Maryland General Assembly session to review any bills that might eff ect
the Maryland Horse community. For those that do, the committee talks to legislators and provides testimony to enlighten the legislators on the facts around how their bills might aff ect their Maryland Horse Commu- nity. During the recently completed session, the Government Relations Committee worked on important issues relating to Sunday Hunting, the defi nition of “therapy horses,” the cost of care for seized animals, the prohibition of snare traps, among many others (please see MHC Gov- ernment Relations Committee report on page 37 for more details). If you have any interest in learning more about how Annapolis works, I would strongly suggest you join the Government Relations Committee. We are always looking for ways to increase our membership reach and
are working on developing programs that will encourage our members who are themselves membership organizations to encourage/incentivize their members to join MHC.
QUARTERLY MEETING
All are welcome to attend virtually via Zoom!tually via Zoom! 6-7pm Social Hour • 7-9pm Meeting
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May 25, 2021May 25, 2021
6 p.m. Sip & Share Social Hour 7 p.m. Maryland Legislation
egislation What You Need To Know o Know
MARYLAND HORSE COUNCIL
• Cost of Care - Protecting Owners’ Rights When Horses are Seized
MARYLAND HORSE COUNCIL
• Sunday Hunting & Shared Use of Land • Defining a “Therapy Horse”
• Sunday Hunting & Shared Use of Land • Defining a “Therapy Horse”
PLUS - Proposed Increased Equine Medical Record-Keeping Requirements
PLUS - Proposed Increased Equine Medical Record-Keeping Requirements
• Invited: MD Board of Veterinary Examiners Regular Business to Follow
• Invited: MD Board of Veterinary Examiners Regular Business to Follow
• Cost of Care - Protecting Owners’ Rights When Horses are Seized
6 p.m. Sip & Share Social Hour Hosted by The Vineyards at Dodon
Thank You To Our Maryland Horse Council Sponsors!
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