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tive for EIA. “We still have some loose ends to tie up and a few more horses to test but every- thing is fi ne,” he said. One horse at the


Montgomery County Farm tested positive for EIA on July 9, which was the start of the mandatory hold order.


A “weather event” on the afternoon of September 17 damaged Barn 3 at the Fair Hill Natural Resource Management Area


Possible Tornado Touches Down at Fair Hill


Around 3pm on Monday, September 17, a possible tornado touched down briefl y at the Fair Hill Natural Resource Management Area in Elkton, taking off the roof of one of the barns. T ere were three groups of campers on location at the time of the incident and four horses were stabled in the damaged barn according to Equi- ery photographer Louisa Emerick, who headed to the area on behalf of T e Equiery. Emerick reported that the campers were busy taking cover in their vehicles during heavy rains when they heard a huge boom. Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw debris fl ying through the air but never actually saw a torna- do. One camper from Maryland said, “It hap- pened so fast and we all ran over to the sound. T ankfully, the horses were completely ok.” FHNRMA Superintendant Rachel Temby


told T e Equiery the next morning that the storm is offi cially being called a “weather event” until the National Weather Service determines what type of storm caused the damage. T e roof of Barn 3, the barn set closest to the racetrack, was torn off , as was a section of the overhang. T e horses inside remained safe within the concrete walls of the barn stalls. “We had a veterinarian come and assess each horse and all were declared ok,” Temby said. T e Maryland couple called the emergency number given to them by DNR and stated that within three minutes, three DNR vehicles and several personnel arrived on the scene to help them. “Everyone was really calm and Rachel [Temby] took control of the situation quickly and was very helpful,” the Marylander stated. “We were all very impressed.” Temby and her team turned the power off to the damaged barn and helped the campers relocate their horses to other barns. In addition


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to the damaged roof, a port-a-john from the middle of the barn area was lifted and thrown against the aff ected barn and now lies under the fallen roof. Temby reported that her team at Fair Hill checked trails and other areas of the property and have determined that the storm damage is isolated to the one barn and one tree in the Fair Grounds areathat was also blown over. All other structures at FHNRMA remained untouched by the storm. When news of the “weather event” hit T e


Equiery’s Facebook page, several people from the Fair Hill Training Center across the street posted reports of strange wind damage at barns there as well. One barn had everything in the main aisle blown to one end. Another reported two gooseneck trailers being pushed together. T e various campers interviewed for this story wished to remain anonymous.


EIA Quarantine Lifted According to Maryland State Veterinarian


Dr. Michael Radebaugh, the quarantine of the Montgomery County Farm due to a case of Equine Infectious Ane- mia has been lifted as of Friday,


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14. “No other horses on the property have tested positive for EIA since the 60-day hold order was fi rst put in place, so it is now business as usual,” Dr. Radebaugh stated. He added that 271 horses have been tested in Maryland and Virginia during the in- vestigation and no other horses have tested posi-


Pease Wins Big at AECs


On the fi nal day of the American Eventing Championships, held at the Colorado Horse Park August 29-September 2, Cami Pease and her 18-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding Vi- brant found their redemption. Finishing on their dressage score, Pease and “Cal” won the Begin- ner Novice Amateur division and were crowned champions. “Ever since we had a stop on cross- country at Tryon at last year’s AECs, I’ve been saving up money to be able to make the trip to Colorado,” Pease stated. “It is pretty wild that we won and for him to have done this for me.” A California native, Pease headed east for school and now lives in Washington, DC, train- ing with Steph Kohr at Waredaca in Laytons- ville. Both Cami and Cal started in the hunter and jumper rings, and Pease credits much of her success to Kohr, saying “She’s taught me everything about dressage and cross-country. We couldn’t have done this without her!” Pease purchased Cal in 2011 while she was


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