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Dr. Lewis Earns AAEP Award James Lewis, DVM, was named the July hon-
oree of the Good Works for Horses campaign by the American Association of Equine Prac- titioners (AAEP). Good Works for Horses is a volunteer eff ort to help give second chances to rescue horses. Sponsored by AAEP Edu- cational Partner Zoetis, the program honors AAEP-member practitioners whose volun- teer eff orts are having a positive impact on the equine community. Dr. Lewis is a member of Damascus Equine Associates in Mt. Airy. He currently volunteers his services to MHC Industry Professional member Safe Haven Equine Warriors in Sykesville. Safe Haven was established in 2017 as a nonprofi t focused on rescue, rehabilitation, retraining, and rehoming horses. Dr. Lewis serves on the advisory council and supports the rescue’s mission in many ways including over- seeing the herd’s health program and teaching local youth on equine veterinary topics. “Just recently, he came to our summer stu-
dents’ program with his ‘bones’ and taught them all about teeth, jaws, skulls, legs and hooves with real bones they could touch,” said Dr. Lewis’s nominator Tina Snyder, founder of Safe Haven Equine Warriors. “T e volunteers and interns were fascinated and so excited. Questions went on for almost an extra hour! I’d bet a veterinary career was born that day!” Dr. Lewis’s indomitable spirit of volunteerism dates back over four decades. After graduating from the University of Turin School of Vet- erinary Medicine in Italy in 1981, Dr. Lewis spent much of the next 10 years providing veterinary services in developing countries through volunteer organizations such as the Peace Corps and Volunteers in Overseas Co- operative Assistance. Dr. Lewis worked exten- sively in Central America, North Africa and Southeast Asia. After a year in Cambodia, he returned to Maryland in 1992 and joined Da- mascus Equine Associates the following year.
Maryland Shines at AECs T e American Eventing Championships took
place at the Kentucky Horse Park August 27 through September 1 with many Maryland rid- ers and a few Maryland-bred horses making the trip to Lexington, KY, to compete for top honors. Alyana Newsome of MHC Industry Pro-
fessional member Covered Bridge Farm in Woodbine earned the Preliminary Rider
AEC Jr Training Rider Champion Maryland- bred Ameristan ridden by Tessa Geven (GA)
Championship with her own Irish Sport Horse, Quality Dynamite. T e pair earned a 37.6 in dressage to lead the division before jumping clean with a few time faults on cross- country. T ey added just one rail to fi nish on a score of 46.8 for the win. Kendal Fansler of Clarksville earned the
AEC Preliminary Rider Champion Alyana Newsome
Reserve Championship in the Junior Novice Under 15 division, riding Delilah’s Boy. T e pair jumped clean in both show jumping and cross-country to fi nish on a dressage score of 28.3, less than a point from winning the divi- sion. Fansler also fi nished third in the division with Curioso on a fi nal score of 30.6. Kerri Long of Woodbine rode Blue Suede
Shoes to a dressage score of 25.7 in the Novice Rider Championship division. T e pair jumped clean to win the division out of 59 entries! Tessa Geven of Georgia rode Maryland-bred
T oroughbred Ameristan to win the Junior Training Rider Championship. T e pair bested a fi eld of 27 to win on their dressage score of 26.6.
Fall Cover Crop Planting T e Maryland Department of Agriculture is
AEC Novice Rider Champion Kerri Long
advising rural residents about an increase of low- fl ying airplanes, helicopters, and drones through October 10. Farmers participating in the Mary- land Cover Crop Program are using aerial seed- ing to plant cereal grains and other qualifying cover crops through the program, which aims to protect local waterways from nutrient runoff . T e program is funded by the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund and the Chesapeake and At- lantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund.
Bill Knauf to Head New Maryland Jockey Club
AEC Junior Novice Under 15 Reserve Champion Kendal Fansler
T e Maryland T oroughbred Racetrack Op-
erating Authority (MTROA) announced on September 16 that Bill Knauf will head the new non-profi t entity, T e Maryland Jockey Club Inc., which will organize, manage and operate T oroughbred racing in Maryland as of January 1, 2025. Knauf will serve as the organization’s inaugural President and General Manager. Knauf is an industry professional of more
than 25 years with experience in major races in- cluding the Breeders’ Cup. He currently serves as Vice President of Business Development at Monmouth Park Racetrack in New Jersey. “We have found the perfect person to lead Maryland’s groundbreaking eff orts to rei- continued...
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