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Media Advisory: Stuart Janney to be Honored with Touch of Class Award During Maryland Million on Saturday

Orb and Caretaker Jenn Patterson. Photo courtesy of Maryland Jockey Club / Jim McCue ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB), a program within the Maryland Department of Agriculture, will present its October Touch of Class Award to Stuart S. Janney III, the Baltimore County resident whose horse, Orb, won the 2013 Kentucky  Read the Rest…

Maryland Horse Industry Board to Help Sponsor “Day of the Horse” this Saturday

ANNAPOLIS, MD  – The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB), a program within the Maryland Department of Agriculture, is joining forces with Graham Equestrian Center to help sponsor the “Day of the Horse” event on Saturday at Graham Equestrian Center, 10301 Harford Road, Glen Arm in Baltimore County. The public is invited. Pony rides, a parade  Read the Rest…

Maryland Horse Industry Board Presents Touch of Class Award during Grand Opening of New Equestrian Park

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Jim Steele, Chairman of the Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB), a program within the Maryland Department of Agriculture, and MHIB board member Ron MacNab, presented the agency’s April Touch of Class Award to Tracey Morgan and her pony, Fuego 88, yesterday at the Grand Opening of the Woodstock Equestrian Park in Beallsville  Read the Rest…

Up to $25,000 Available for Horse Industry Grants

ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 10, 2012) – The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) will be accepting grant applications for non-profit research, educational and promotional equine activities, beginning August 1. The board intends to award up to $25,000 in grants that support or develop new opportunities for Maryland’s horse industry. Applications must be received by October 1,  Read the Rest…

$20,000 Available for Horse Industry Grants

ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 26, 2011) – The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) will be accepting grant applications for non-profit research, educational and promotional equine activities, beginning August 1. The board intends to award more than $20,000 in grants that support or develop new opportunities for Maryland’s horse industry. Applications must be received by September 30.  Read the Rest…

MEETING NOTICE: MARYLAND HORSE INDUSTRY BOARD TO MEET ON JULY 12

ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 6, 2011) – A meeting of the Maryland Horse Industry Board will be held on Tuesday, July 12, at 10:00 a.m. at The Farm House at Historic Sagamore Farm, 3366 Belmont Avenue, Glyndon, MD 21701. Agenda items include updates on board initiatives including the Maryland Horse Park, development of a strategic marketing  Read the Rest…

GOVERNOR O’MALLEY CELEBRATES HORSE INDUSTRY AT FAIR HILL TRAINING CENTER

ELKTON, MD (May 20, 2011) – On the eve of Maryland’s best-known horse event, The Preakness Stakes, Governor Martin O’Malley today showcased Maryland’s horse racing industry as a vibrant part of the State’s economy.  Governor O’Malley toured the stable and training facilities of Kentucky Derby winner ‘Animal Kingdom’ at Fair Hill, the nation’s premier training  Read the Rest…

MEETING NOTICE: MARYLAND HORSE INDUSTRY BOARD TO MEET ON APRIL 5

ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 31, 2011) –  A meeting of the Maryland Horse Industry Board will be held on Tuesday, April 5, at 10:00 a.m. in the Lower Level Conference Room at the Maryland Department of Agriculture, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401. Agenda items include: review of the Strategic Planning Committee’s 1-Year and  Read the Rest…

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