October 1, 2017 Dear Visitor:
Welcome to Maryland! We hope you are enjoying your visit to our state and your time at the Capital Challenge, Fair Hill and/ or Washington. While you are here visiting, we believe it is a good time for you to consider relocating to Maryland. Of course you’ve heard the news: Maryland’s Fair Hill has been
approved by the United States Equestrian Federation to to host a CCI4* event in 2019 (pending FEI approval), the highest level of international eventing competition. And you may have been wondering: why Maryland? Now is a great time to get to know Maryland – and to fi nd out why you should consider relocating to Maryland. Yes, we have the Cap Challenge, Fair Hill Inter- national and the Washington International – but we also have a whole lot more!
Traveling is Easier and Less Expensive! Maryland has more horse shows and events per square mile than anywhere else in the country. It is easy and cost eff ective to bring along more horses and more students, from introductory through international, from starters to 4-stars, from leadline to Grand Prix. For 2017, T e Equiery’s calendar of events featured over 800 activities! Maryland’s convenient mid-Atlantic location, also makes it easy to get to the country’s best competitions up and down the Atlantic seaboard. With Dulles International Airport eyeing a new large animal
import-export facility, moving horses international will not only be easier logistically, but also easier on the health and welfare of the horses.
More Potential Owners, Clients & Students Maryland has the highest median household income in the
United States – 38% higher than the national average. Maryland has four of the top 25 counties in the U.S. for median household income. T e population in the Baltimore-Washington corridor has a higher percentage of households with post-graduate de- grees than anywhere else in the country, along with a higher per- centage of women with more disposable income than anywhere else in the country…and women are the backbone of the horse industry as students, clients and owners. And with the excitement and media coverage of the CCI4*, more people will be attracted to horses!
Support Network Not interested in making new riders from scratch? Maryland has almost a thousand stables off ering gateway and introductory programs – they will make them for you! State-of-the-art medical facilities abound; no matter where you
are, you are within an easy drive. Easy to get what you need, with more than 110 feed stores or dealers and more than 80 tack stores (from large retailers to small swap shops), over 90 equipment (tractor and trailer) dealers, more than 270 equine vet practitioners and more than 330 farriers.
Maryland has over 150 horse
organizations, including 20 pony clubs and over 20 hunts clubs – more per square mile than any- where else in the U.S. We have 55 high school interscholastic riding teams and 13 colleges or universities with riding teams or clubs.
State Support
Unlike most states, government offi cials recognize the size, scope and impact of horses in Maryland – and work hard to fos- ter and grow the horse industry. From our Department of Agri- culture to Natural Resources, from our Governor’s offi ce to our Stadium Authority, the state supports what we do. Maryland had the fi rst ag-land preservation program, and the
fi rst “right to farm” laws. Maryland state veterinarians led the nation on developing pro- tocols for equine health crises, such as EHV-1. Maryland’s land-grant university is part of one of the most
prestigious vet schools in the world and helps to fund one of the most innovative equine medical centers in the nation. From the 5,000 acre Fair Hill to all the numerous federal, state and county parks, you will fi nd more miles of more trails minutes from your farm driveway – if you don’t, you are adjacent to them already! T ere are more reasons to consider Maryland than can be
confi ned in this space. We invite you to learn more by visiting
equiery.com and all of our industry partners, such as (but not limited to) the Maryland Horse Industry Board and the Mary- land Horse Council.
But the important question now is…why NOT Maryland?! And we have the farms for sale! Many more than are in this
month’s issue. Don’t see what you want in this issue of T e Equi- ery? Reach out to our offi ces; we can help you fi nd buyers’ agents and many other resources – everything you need to move yourself and your horses to Maryland! T ank you for visiting, and we hope to soon be calling you
“neighbor.” Sincerely,
Crystal Brumme Pickett, Publisher
Statistical Sources: U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Maryland Chamber of Commerce; Maryland Department of Agriculture; U.S. Ag Statistical Services; American Horse Council; MCES Statistics; Atlas of American Sports; Equiery database of over 40,000 horse people and businesses.
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