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could have achieved these requirements on any number of diff erent horses. USEA Classic Series Task Force Chair
Gretchen Butts (Waredaca, Laytonsville) stat- ed, “In the past, the Training and above com- petitors have been very prepared for this sort of competition but the Novice competitors have been a mixed bag with many not really being ready for a championship style course and the demand of the long format.” Butts added that the changes for these levels were made based on safety and to keep these levels current with the requirements of the upper levels. For those looking to compete at the Begin-
ner Novice Classic 3Day at Loch Moy Farm (Adamstown) and Novice Classic 3Day at Waredaca (Laytonsville) this October, please double check your qualifi cations to make sure you meet these new requirements.
Potomac Horse Fever Detected in Maryland
T e Maryland Department of Agriculture
confi rmed a case of Potomac Horse Fever in a pony stabled in Frederick County. T e test re- sults from a gelding that died on July 30 came back positive for Potomac Horse Fever from the University of Kentucky’s Equine Diagnos- tic Laboratory on August 2. T e pony fell ill on July 26 and did not respond to treatment. A necropsy was performed at the Frederick Ani- mal Health Laboratory on July 31. Since the initial press release, two more cases
of Potomac Horse Fever have been reported to bring the total up to two horses in Frederick County and one in Montgomery County, ac- cording to Maryland Department of Agricul- ture’s State Veterinarian Dr. Michael Radebaugh. After the confi rmed case was publicized,
El Gran Senor (left) and Ceasar’s Wish (right) are this year’s inductees into the Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame.
MDA put out a press release urging horse owners to watch their horses carefully for signs of the disease. Clinical signs include mild to severe fever, diarrhea, dehydration, loss of ap- petite, laminitis and mild colic. Potomac Horse Fever is most commonly contracted by horses that ingest infected aquatic insects such as cad- disfl ies, mayfl ies and dragonfl ies. “Potomac Horse Fever surfaces in Maryland
every few years,” said Dr. Radebaugh. “With this summer’s heavy rains, pastures and mead- ows where equines graze are more likely to fl ood, increasing the chances that a horse could ingest these infected aquatic insects.” As a preventive measure, MDA encourages owners to keep horses off fl ooded pastures and turn off barn and stable lights at night because the aquatic insects that carry the disease are at- tracted to bright lights. “It really is that easy,” Dr. Radebaugh said. “Turing the barn lights off at night can really make a diff erence.” T ese aquatic insects carry the immature snails that are the actual carriers of the dis- ease. T e incubation period for the disease is one to three weeks. T e department encour- ages horse owners to contact their veterinar- ian as soon as possible if their equines are showing symptoms of this infection, even if the horse has been vaccinated. Most horses infected with Potomac Horse Fever will re- spond to treatment with antibiotics. Potomac Horse Fever cannot be transmit-
Western Wonder
Congratulations to Marylander Sadie Peters on earning the Reserve World Champion 13 & Under Ranch Riding title at the Ameri- can Quarter Horse Association Youth World Championships.
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ted from horse to horse, and humans are not at risk. Veterinarians who diagnose this disease must report it to the Maryland State Veterinarian Dr. Radebaugh. “T e disease is reportable so that we at MDA can monitor it,” Dr. Radebaugh told T e Equiery. “We want to know where it is popping up so we can help people prevent their horses from being exposed.”
New to Maryland TB Hall of Fame T e Maryland T oroughbred Hall of
Fame’s newest inductees include European champion El Gran Senor and the renowned fi lly Caesar’s Wish. T e selection of these
Maryland-breds was made by a committee of Maryland racing industry members, coordinat- ed by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association and the Maryland Racing Media Association. El Gran Senor, a son of Northern Dancer, was foaled at his breeder E.P. Taylor’s Windfi elds Farm in Chesapeake City in April of 1981. One of the select few Northern Dancer sons to be kept by his breeder, El Gran Senor was named for his sire’s Hall of Fame trainer Horatio Luro. T e colt was campaigned for Windfi elds Farm in partnership with Robert Sangster and was trained by Vincent O’Brien in Ireland. A champion at two and three in England and
Ireland, El Gran Senor won seven of eight rac- es in his career, earning $520,969. His victories included classic wins in the Irish Sweeps Derby G-1 and the English Two T ousand Guineas- G1. In 1984, he was selected as Maryland-bred Horse of the Year, champion 3-year-old and champion grass horse. Retired from racing during the fall of his
3-year-old season, El Gran Senor came back to Maryland to stand his fi rst season at stud alongside Northern Dancer at Winfi elds Farm in 1985. T e colt was moved to Ashford Stud in Kentucky the following year, where he re- mained until his death at age 25 in 2006. Out of 415 foals in 15 crops, 55 were stakes winners. El Gran Senor is the fi rst son of Northern Dancer to be inducted into the Maryland T oroughbred Hall of Fame. Caesar’s Wish, a daughter of Proudest Ro-
man, was born at Doug Small’s Strathmore Stud in Monkton in May of 1973. She was bred by Nathan Cohen, a former Pimlico vice- president and son of former Pimlico president Herman Cohen. Nathan Cohen sold the fi lly back to Small when she was a yearling. Cae- sar’s Wish was then sold privately to Sally Gib- son, who placed her with Small’s son, Richard “Dickie” Small for training. Making her 2-year-old debut at Pimlico in
1977, winning by nine lengths, the fi ery fi lly continued her success throughout her two years of competition and was regarded as one of the continued...
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