LIFE & TIMES


Maryland Will Miss... Wayne Alan Harrison of


Rockville died on August 7 at the age of 75. Harrison was an active member of the Maryland T orough- bred racing and breeding industry for many years. He owned several Maryland-


bred stakes winners in partnership with Katy Voss and the late Robert Manfuso. Notable stakes winners include: Corvus (2015 Mary- land Million Nursery winner), Las Setas (2016 Wide Country Stakes, Beyond the Wire Stakes and Weber City Miss Stakes winner), and Saratoga Bob (2018 Maryland Million Clas- sic). Harrison also co-owned the 1995 Mary- land Million Classic winner Brilliant Patriot who was a homebred out of Las Setas. Harrison was a native of Montgomery


County and attended Churchill High School in Potomac before graduating from Greenbrier Military Academy in West Virginia. He later graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan Col- lege in 1974 where he was a member of Chi Phi and a founding member of the college’s rugby team. Harrison worked for HT Harri- son & Sons roofi ng company, which was once owned by his father and uncles. He went on to run the company as its Chief Executive Of- fi cer. Harrison served as Maryland Million Ltd. President for several years and was also Presi- dent of the Charles Town Horsemen’s Benevo- lent and Protective Association.


of Sandy Spring died on August


Catherine Mary Holden 29. She was 90.


Originally from Oxford, England, Holden moved to the U.S. in 1967 with her husband, the late Wil- liam “Bill” Holden and their daughter Vanessa Marie


(Swartz). T ey came to the U.S. on the fi nal voyage of the RMS Queen Mary. In England, Holden was a seamstress at a


local factory, sewing car seats. It was there she met her beloved husband Bill, a mechanic and racing driver. Together, they co-drove in several competitions around England. After moving to the U.S., Holden’s strong work ethic led her to thrive in a range of professional endeavors. She continued to pursue her love for sewing, mak- ing clothing for various clients while also sup- porting the family’s automotive repair business in Maryland. Her deep love for animals led her


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to become a successful dog breeder, with one of her Boxers winning the Working Group cat- egory at the Westminster Dog Show. Holden’s love for animals also led her to the


equestrian world, a passion she shared with her daughter, Vanessa, from a young age. After sev- eral residences with horses, the Holdens settled in Sandy Spring, where they established Wind- sor Manor Farm. Holden was an active mem- ber of the Redland Hunt Pony Club, serving as DC or Co-DC for 35 years. She also con- tributed to numerous Maryland and National Pony Club activities and served as secretary for the USDF Colonel Bengt Ljungquist Memo- rial Championship. In her later years, Holden found great joy in spending time her friends, family, grandchildren and great grandchildren.


William Daniel Short


of Salisbury died on Sep- tember 2 at the age of 71. Born in Salisbury, Short was an award-winning rider, es- teemed instructor, respected judge, friend, and supporter


of many in the horse community. Short was an integral part of the hunter/jumper show circuit on the Eastern Shore and served on the Board of Directors for the Combined Eastern Shore Horse Show Association. Short was inducted into the Maryland Horse Show Association Hall of Fame as well as the CESHS Hall of Fame for his years of dedication to the sport.


T omas Wiley Mackintosh of Adamstown


died on September 5. He was 71. Mackintosh was born in Washington, DC, and was the third of six children to the late Earl and Eleanor Mackintosh. He was the brother of Loch Moy Farm’s owner/operator Carolyn Mackintosh. He attended the Bullis School where he excelled in soccer and football, later becoming captain of the football team and MVP his senior year. Mack- intosh’s love for sports continued as he played soccer while attending High Point College in North Carolina where he was a member of Delta Sigma Phi. His tenure at High Point College was shortened when he was asked by his father to return home to Loch Moy Farm in Adamstown to manage the large family cattle farm. His devo- tion to the farm lasted until his fi nal days. Mackintosh served as trustee and Vice


President on the board for Stronghold Inc., at Sugarloaf Mountain for many years. Mackin- tosh married Dale in 1977 and the two started Highland Farm in Adamstown where they


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restored and expanded a log home and raised four children.


Longtime steward of the Maryland Horse


Council’s Trails and Greenways Committee Ron MacNab died on September 7. MacNab was also appointed to the Maryland Horse Industry Board, representing Trails and Recre- ational Riding, for many years. He was intro- duced to horses in his youth and returned to riding later in life. MacNab owned horses for more than 30 years and was an active trail rider. He was a past President of Trail Riders of Today (TROT) and was also a volunteer Mounted Pa- trol and Trail Ranger with Montgomery County Parks. MacNab was an appointed member of the Montgomery County Countywide Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. In addition, MacNab was a longtime member of the League of Maryland Horsemen. MacNab was instru- mental in working with state and local offi cials to maintain and increase the number of multi- use trails in Maryland as well as in establishing GPS mapping for all Maryland horse trails. He also developed a list of state facilities with over- night camping accommodations for horses.


Champion steeplechase rider Janon Fisher III


of Freeland died on September 9 at the age of 90. Born and raised in Baltimore, Fisher grew up fox hunting and learned to train horses through his father, Janon Fisher Jr. He attended the Gilman School until 12th grade before joining the Ma- rine Corps in 1952 when he was just 18. Fisher was an aerial photographer who was stationed at Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Puerto Rico. Fisher is best known as the rider of the famed


champion steeplechaser Mountain Dew, who was trained by his father. T e rivalry between Mountain Dew and Jay Trump,


ridden by


Tommy Smith, in the1960s is legendary with the two horses dominating the Maryland stee- plechase circuit with six Maryland Hunt Cup victories split between the two. Fisher piloted Mountain Dew to Hunt Cup victories in 1962, 1965 and 1967 and fi nished second behind Jay Trump in 1963, 1964 and 1966. In addition, Fisher and Mountain Dew won the Grand Na- tional six times out of eight starts. Mountain Dew was inducted into the Maryland T or- oughbred Hall of Fame in 2023. Fisher retired from riding races in 1970 and


turned his attention to training. His fi rst win as a trainer was with Bull Run Draft in the Maid- en Hurdle at Saratoga in 1976. Fisher retired from training in 1993.


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