NEWS &VIEWS You Can Use So Long Columbia Classic


Howard County Community College has decided not to hold its annual Columbia Classic Grand Prix this year, making last year’s show the fi nal event. Over the past 28 years, the Grand Prix raised over three million dollars for student scholarships. Howard County Community College posted on their website in August, “As we transition away from the Grand Prix, we remain committed to the growth and success of the HCC 5K Challenge Race, the Silas Craft Collegians Endowment event at Hunan Manor, and Vino Scholastico. Together we will continue to fund pathways to success for HCC students!”


Five Confi rmed Cases of Potomac Horse Fever


T e Maryland State Vet’s Offi ce (Maryland


Department of Agriculture) has announced that Potomac Horse Fever has been confi rmed in fi ve Maryland horses. T e fi rst two cases were confi rmed in


Frederick County in late July; one of them died. Since then and as of press, there have been three more confi rmed cases, one each in Frederick, Montgomery and Washington Counties. All responded well to treatment. According to Dr. Michael


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Radebaugh, the Maryland State Veterinarian and Chief of Animal Health, all fi ve horses had been vaccinated for Potomac Horse Fever. Samples have been sent to University of California- Davis School of Veterinary Medicine to determine which of the 11 strands of PHF these might be, with


the hope that useful data will be yielded for the vaccine manufacturers. In the meantime, until the fi rst frost, all


Maryland horse owners (but particularly those whose horses graze near rivers, creeks and streams) should be extra vigilant for early signs of the disease. Clinical signs include mild to severe fever, diarrhea, loss of appetite, laminitis, and mild colic. Potomac Horse Fever is most commonly contracted by horses who ingest


Getting social with The Equiery!


Facebook (www.Facebook.com/T eEquiery) We fi nished the month with 89 new Facebook followers, putting us at 6718 at press time. Our goal is to reach 7,000 Equiery Facebook


followers by the end of the Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International Festival in October!


It was a busy month on Facebook, highlighted by the news of missing


Greencastle, PA horsewoman, Julie McCutcheon, who was thankfully found safe in Ohio, a few days later. Our link to the news article about Julie and the news about her discovery on 8/18 had a following of 8,100 readers. In second place this month was the ad we posted on 8/16, for the


Royal United Sportsman’s Sporting Clays Event at the Howard County- Iron Bridge Hounds, with a following of 3,500. If you think there aren’t amazing social media benefi ts to being an Equiery advertiser, HERE is your proof that there are, indeed!! Tied in third place this month were the 8/15 link to an article on


jump jockey Connor Hankin, who is leaving racing to enter the military, and photographer Bob Keller’s album from the Ronny Maher Memorial Polo Match, both with a following of 3,200 Facebook readers. Fifth place was the 8/22 link to our Equiery news post about the fi ve


confi rmed Potomac Horse Fever cases in Maryland, which was followed by 2,900 of you. In another tie, for sixth, were the 8/16 link original “missing” post about Julie McCutcheon and the 7/28 photo from pony breeder and hunter


judge Dick Strauss’ surprise 80th birthday party, both with a following of 2,800 readers. T e eighth place spot went to Tracy McKenna’s 8/6 video of Woodbine’s Bobby Johnson and his team of pulling mules from the Howard County Fair. T is post had a following of 2,600. T e ninth place post was a 7/24 link to the much-anticipated report about the causes of deaths of the two horses at the 2016 Preakness meet, which had a following of 2,500. And fi nally, tied for tenth, were the 8/6 video of Frank Fleming’s (Mt.


Airy) pulling team from the Howard County Fair, and the 7/28 link from the Baltimore Sun article about young rider Sydney Parker, who received college scholarship money from the residents of Edenwald, where she works when she is not in the barn. Both posts had a following of 2,400.


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infected aquatic insects such as caddis fl ies and mayfl ies. “Potomac Horse Fever surfaces here every


few years,” said State Veterinarian Michael Radebaugh. “Because it can be fatal, we urge horse owners to pay special attention to how their horses feel. T e vaccine for Potomac Horse Fever is not always eff ective, so we encourage owners to contact their veterinarian sooner rather than later if they suspect anything, even if the horse has been vaccinated.” Potomac Horse Fever cannot be transmitted


from horse to horse, and people are not at risk. Potomac Horse Fever is a reportable disease.


Reportable Diseases Veterinarians are required by law to report the following diseases to the Maryland State Vet: African Horse Sickness Anthrax Brucellosis


Contagious Equine Metritis Dourine (equine trypanosomiasis) EHV EPM


Equine Encephalomyelitis Equine Infectious Anemia


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Rmy Nash


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