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Meeting Notice: Maryland Horse Industry Board to Meet April 3

ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 23, 2012) – The Maryland Horse Industry Board will meet Tuesday, April 3, at 10 a.m. in the “Groom Elites” Student Classroom, Main Barn, at Second Chances Farm, 6900 Slacks Rd., Sykesville. The farm, which is a collaboration between the Maryland Department of Corrections and the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, Inc., is a  Read the Rest…

Maryland Horse Industry Board Honors Eight Maryland Championship Racers

ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 20, 2012) – The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) – a program within the Maryland Department of Agriculture – tonight honored eight national horse racing champions with its Touch of Class Award during a “Night of Maryland Horse Racing Champions” at the Sports Legend Museum in Baltimore. The eight national championship honorees  Read the Rest…

MEDIA ADVISORY: Maryland Horse Industry Board to Honor Eight Maryland Championship Racers

ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 16, 2012) – More than 250 people are expected to attend the Maryland Horse Industry Board’s “Night of Maryland Horse Racing Champions,” which will honor eight national champions (six horses and two people) from four different racing disciplines — harness, Arabians, Thoroughbred and steeplechase. The eight champions will be presented with the  Read the Rest…

Two Maryland Horses Take Top Awards in Arabian Awards Event

ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 6, 2012) – Two Maryland-based and trained Arabian racing horses received prestigious honors during an award ceremony held in Houston on Sunday. Both horses are headquartered, trained and stabled at Rigbie Farm in Harford County. Maryland-bred Golden Odessy was named Champion Three Year Old Filly of the Year during the 2012 Shaikh  Read the Rest…

MEETING NOTICE: Maryland Horse Industry Board to Meet March 6

ANNAPOLIS, MD (Feb. 27, 2012) –  The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) will meet Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 10 a.m. at the Maryland Department of Agriculture, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis. The agenda will include reports about MHIB initiatives and projects as well as reports from board representatives and stable inspectors. For more  Read the Rest…

MEDIA ADVISORY: Maryland Horse Industry Board to Honor Eight Maryland Championship Racers

ANNAPOLIS, MD (February 27, 2012) – The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) will host a “Night of Maryland Horse Racing Champions” to recognize eight national championship racing horses in four different racing disciplines — each of which were raised, trained or owned by Marylanders. The event is designed to showcase the diversity and success of  Read the Rest…

Maryland Horse Industry Board Awards Grants

ANNAPOLIS, MD (December 27, 2011) – Therapeutic programs, conservationists, youth clubs, educational and research programs are among the 15 organizations receiving more than $21,000 in grants from the Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB). The grants help to strengthen the industry by building awareness of and involvement in the horse industry through research, education and promotional  Read the Rest…

MD Horse Industry Board Recognizes Maryland Champion Racer

ANNAPOLIS, MD (Dec. 16, 2011) –  The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) presented its December Touch of Class Award to Tiffany McClure, the International Professional Rodeo Association’s 2010 World Champion Barrel Racer, during a private screening of the new Steven Spielberg movie War Horse in Washington, D.C., Thursday. Tiffany, who grew up in Prince George’s  Read the Rest…

MEDIA ADVISORY: Maryland Jockey Club, American Horse Council to Host Private Advance Screening of Steven Spielberg’s War Horse

ANNAPOLIS, MD (December 15, 2011) –  The Maryland Jockey Club and American Horse Council will host a private advance screening of DreamWorks Pictures’ highly anticipated movie “War Horse,” directed by Steven Spielberg.  Prior to the screening, they will join the Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) in presenting its December Touch of Class Award to a  Read the Rest…

MDA, Maryland Horse Industry Board Honor MarylandÆs Pan Am Silver Medalist & Triple Crown Endurance Champion

ANNAPOLIS, MD (Nov. 15, 2011) – The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) today presented its “Touch of Class” Award to Anne Arundel horse trainer John Crandell III and his Triple Crown winning Arabian gelding, Heraldic, who together won two silver medals at the Pan American Games held in Chile on Oct. 21. Crandell and Heraldic  Read the Rest…

MEDIA ADVISORY: Maryland Horse Industry Board to Honor Maryland’s Triple Crown Endurance Champion and Recent Pan Am Silver Medalist

What: The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) will present its “Touch of Class” Award to Heraldic, a world class Arabian horse raised in Anne Arundel County. Heraldic has won the triple crown of endurance racing and won two silver medals at the Pan Am Games held in Chile on October 21. The award will also  Read the Rest…

Meeting Notice: MARYLAND HORSE INDUSTRY BOARD AND MARYLAND HORSE COUNCIL TO MEET NOV. 15

ANNAPOLIS, MD (November 2, 2011) –  The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) will meet Tuesday, November 15, at 2 p.m. in the Lower Level Conference Room, Room 110, at the Maryland Department of Agriculture, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401. The agenda will include updates on board initiatives, reports from stable inspections, and  Read the Rest…

MEETING NOTICE: MARYLAND HORSE INDUSTRY BOARD TO MEET ON OCT. 14

ANNAPOLIS, MD (October 5, 2011) –  The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) will meet Friday, Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. until noon at Hassler Dressage at Riveredge, 1455 Cayots Corner Rd., Chesapeake City, MD 21915. The meeting will include updates on several MHIB initiatives such as grants, the Md. Horse Park, marketing efforts, the Touch  Read the Rest…

MEETING NOTICE: Maryland Horse Industry Board to Meet September 6

ANNAPOLIS, MD (August 30, 2011) –  The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) will meet Tuesday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Baltimore County Center for Maryland Agriculture, 1114 Shawan Road, Cockeysville, MD 21030. The meeting will include updates on board initiatives, reports from stable inspections, and general business. Immediately following the meeting  Read the Rest…

MEETING NOTICE: MARYLAND HORSE INDUSTRY BOARD TO MEET ON MAY 10

ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 29, 2011) –  A meeting of the Maryland Horse Industry Board will be held on Tuesday, May 10, at 10:00 a.m. in the Main Conference Room at the Baltimore County Center for Maryland Agriculture, 114 Shawan Road, Cockeysville, MD 21030. Agenda items include the a status report on the Maryland Horse Park,  Read the Rest…

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