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award recognizes a horse, individual, or orga- nization that best demonstrates the values of honor and service. MHC Industry Professional member Days End


Farm Horse Rescue in Lisbon earned the Jackson Family Horse Whisperer Award for 2023.


Thoroughbred Breeding on the Rise T e Maryland Horse Breeders Association


(MHBA) released statistics that show a rise in Maryland-sired foal production for the 2022 breeding season. According to the October 18 MHBA press release, the Jockey Club 2022 Breeding Statistics shows that Maryland was one of four states to show an increase in foal production, with 498 live foals by Maryland stallions as of October 8, 2023. T is number represents a 3.5% increase from 2021, when only 481 foals were reported. In addition, Maryland was the state that


showed the second highest rate of increase, coming right behind Indiana, which reported 5.2% increase. New York showed a 2.4% in- crease while Kentucky showed a 0.9% increase. In 2022, there were 744 mares across the


country bred to Maryland's 26 T oroughbred stallions. Murmur Farm's Blofeld produced the most live foals (61) from 86 mares covered. Second on the stallion list was Northview Stal- lion Station's Engage with 47 live foals, fol- lowed by Country Life Farm's Divining Rod with 45 live foals.


Knockemdown Wins RRP Former Marylander Alison O’Dwyer, who


moved to Lake Worth, FL, earlier this year, won


the 2023 RRP T or- oughbred Makeover fi nale with Knockem- down, a 2019 gelding by Triple Crown win- ner American Pharoah and out of Ancient Goddess, by Iff raaj. Knockemdown and


O’Dwyer won the Dressage division on their way to the fi nale. In the fi nale, the judg- es were impressed by the young horse’s more advanced movements such as lateral work and counter canter. O’Dwyer can now


Alison O'Dwyer wins the 2023 RRP Thoroughbred Makeover with Knockemdown.


list four Makeover wins of the Dressage divi- sion having previously won with Kuba Cat in 2021, with Fifth Ace in 2019, and with Chap- ter Two in 2017. For more on the Maryland-breds who com- peted at this year’s Makeover, see this month’s Maryland Horse Council Sport Horse column.


USHJA Rule Changes T e U.S. Hunter/Jumper Association (USH-


JA) released a reminder about a set of Extraor- dinary Rule Changes that will become eff ective on December 1, 2023. T ese rule changes pri- marily outline the requirements for changes to horse ownership, lease registration, and change of name requests for horses. Below is a short summary of each rule change. As always, please refer to the USEF rule book for complete rule change information. • GR1105 - Transfer of Ownership. All authori-


zations and all applicable fees for transfer of own- ership and transfer of ownership within a family must also be submitted to the USHJA offi ce. • GR1106 - Exhibitor Registration. In order


for points to count in Hunter/Jumper/Equita- tion divisions, one owner of the Stable/Farm/ Corporation, etc. must be an Active/Compet- ing individual member of USHJA • GR1107 - Change of Name. All name


change requests and fees must also be submit- ted to the USHJA offi ce. • GR1108 - Lease Registration - All lease


Karl Balogh of Boyds has been named to the 2024 USA World Cup Polo- crosse Team! Balogh, who is a member of the Sugarloaf Mountain Polocrosse Club, will compete with the U.S. team in South Africa next July at the Durban Shongweni Polocrosse Club grounds.


registrations and fees must also be submitted to the USHJA offi ce. T ere are also changes to the requirements for Horse of the Year Awards and National Cham- pionships (GR1110) and National, Regional and Zone Awards (GR1111).


Dead Horse Found at Bowie Track On October 4, a recently deceased horse


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was found in a remote section of what was the Bowie Training Center. T e training center has been closed to the public for several years and


is currently in the process of being redeveloped. T e Paulick Report stated that the horse was likely placed there via access roads from adjoin- ing park land. Chief Executive Offi cer for 1/ST Racing, Aidan Butler, made the following statement on behalf of 1/ST Racing: “Horses are the center of the racing commu-


nity. T ey are curious, beautiful animals and that someone, anyone, would treat a horse in this way defi es comprehension. Everyone at our organi- zation is simply sickened by this discovery. As we work together with animal control


in its investigation, we have also referred this matter to the local police, as such a heinous act should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Additionally, we are working with the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Authority and the Maryland Racing Commission so that any available sanctions are levied against the responsible party. T rough our own investigation, we have iden-


tifi ed the horse — despite gruesome eff orts made by these criminals to mask it – and are in the process of working with the other involved authorities to identify the current owner(s). Once they are identifi ed, this individual or in- dividuals will never step foot on a 1/ST RAC- ING property, though hopefully that won't be possible as the owner(s) will be behind bars.”


AAEP Issues Safety Recommenda- tions for U.S. TB Racing


T e American Association for Equine Practitio- ners issued the following statement on October 11. T e proposal was based on information gath- ered from nearly two dozen veterinary experts. “T e American Association of Equine Prac-


titioners (AAEP) today published a series of safety recommendations with the goal of com- plementing the current risk assessment pro- cesses already in place for T oroughbred racing in the United States.


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