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To read more about the Baltimore City Po- lice Mounted Unit, read “130 Years of Balti- more’s Finest 4-Legged Unit” in this issue.


EHV-1 Confi rmed in Montgomery Co. T e Maryland Department of Agricul-


ture placed a hold order on a private farm in Montgomery County where one horse tested positive for Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) on Friday, September 21. T e gelding was being treated as an outpatient at Spurlock Equine Associates in Virginia before returning to its Maryland home that day. T e gelding has since been isolated from all horses on the farm and is undergoing treatment. Dr. Michael Radebaugh of MDA told T e


2018 WIHS Klinger Award winners Sgt. Russ Robar and Big D of the Baltimore City Police Mounted Unit


Big D & Sgt. Robar Win Klinger Award


On October 26, Baltimore City Police Mount- ed Unit horse Big D and Sergeant Russell Ro- bar were honored with the 2018 WIHS Klinger Perpetual Award for Honor and Service. T e award is presented annually by the EQUUS Foundation and the Stephens Family in recog- nition of a horse, individual or organization that best demonstrates the values of honor and ser- vice as embodied by the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regi- ment Caisson Platoon horse Klinger. Big D and Sgt. Robar are a community staple in Baltimore City. Big D, the 16-year-old palomino draft cross is named in honor of fallen offi cer Forrest Edward “Dino” Taylor. Sgt. Robar cur- rently heads the Baltimore City mounted unit. T e pair have been partners since 2016 when Sgt. Robar joined the unit. Together they have served at more than 350 community, educational and public safety events. T ey exemplify the values of honor and service every day, whether patrolling the streets of Baltimore City or working with lo- cal youth visiting the Unit’s stables. As part of the award, the honorees receive a $750 grant from the EQUUS Foundation Equine Welfare Network, matched by a dona- tion of $750 from the Stephens Family for the First Mile Stable Charitable Foundation. T is foundation was established to help with the construction costs of the future new home of the Unit at the B&O Railroad Museum.


Equiery on September 22 that out of the 18 horses that are stabled at the Montgomery County farm, only the one horse has tested positive. T ere are three barns on the property and the other four horses that were exposed to the positive horse are quarantined in their own barn with temperatures being taken and logged with MDA twice a day. “T e other horses on the property are in barns that are more than 30 feet away,” Dr. Radebaugh stated. “T ey, too, cannot leave the property and no new horses can come onto the property either.” In accordance with EHV-1 protocols set at the national level, the hold order will last 21 days after the last horse has tested positive. Dr. Radebaugh and his team have already started notify- ing other barns where the positive horse had recently traveled. “He had been stabled at another farm in Vir- ginia recently and that farm owner has placed her facility on a voluntary quarantine and is monitoring their horses,” Dr. Radebaugh said. T e hold order for this farm was lifted on October 15. At that time, no new horses had tested positive for EHV-1.


Former Marylander Ashley Furst Accused of Embezzling Nearly $600k from AHC


Former Maryland resident Ashley


Furst, the former Director of Com- munications for the American Horse Council, and her husband, Chris- topher Furst, have been named in a federal lawsuit for allegedly stealing nearly $600,000 from AHC over the


course of fi ve years. T e case is also under inves- tigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. According to public document Civil Ac-


tion No. 1:18-CV, fi led with the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado on Tuesday, September 26, “While she was employed by the American Horse Council Inc., Defendant Ashley Furst orchestrated a complex and care- fully-planned criminal enterprise whereby she stole at least $588,061.84 from the non-profi t organization and its charitable foundation over the course of nearly fi ve years. She attempted to cover up her theft by hiding information from management, falsifying bank statements and payroll documents, and applying for an unauthorized loan intended to replenish stolen funds. Defendant Ashley Furst used the stolen money to support a lavish lifestyle and make large purchases. To date, Defendant Ashley Furst continues to conceal her fraud.” T e suit was brought by the American Horse Council and the American Horse Council Foundation. Furst was fi rst hired by AHC in 2010 as an offi ce administrator, working in their Washington, DC, offi ce. Over time her respon- sibilities grew into the role of communications director. In 2017, she moved to Colorado and signed a telecommuting agreement with AHC to allow her to work from her home there. She had access to vari- ous company re- cords including banking,


payroll


and its QuickBooks accounting system. T e suit states


Dixon Named PATH Pro of the Year


Congratulations to Renee Sher-


rard-Dixon of Freedom Hills T erapeutic Riding for being named the Professional Associa- tion for T erapeutic Horseman- ship Credentialed Professional of the Year for Region 2.


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that Furst began taking funds from AHC in 2013 by electronic bank transfers to pay off personal loans and credit cards. T e suit continues with claims that she falsifi ed bank statements, Quick- Books entries and W-2 forms. Ac- cording to the document,


she


also gave herself a raise to change her continued...


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