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Frederick County Show Pony Named May Touch of Class Award Recipient; Award to be presented tomorrow at special ceremony

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Spellbound, one of the nation’s leading show ponies, who is headquartered and trained by Kimberly Stewart at her Glenwillow Farm in Jefferson (Frederick County), has been named the May Touch of Class award winner by the Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB), a program within the Maryland Department of Agriculture. The award will  Read the Rest…

Maryland Horse Industry Board to Honor National Steeplechase Champions

ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB), a program within the Maryland Department of Agriculture, will honor five Maryland national steeplechase champions with its monthly “Touch of Class Award” on Saturday, March 29, at the Green Spring Valley Point-to-Point at Shawan Downs, 1401 Shawan Road, Cockeysville. The presentation is expected to take place  Read the Rest…

Media Advisory: Rodeo Champ from Queen Anne’s County to Receive Touch of Class Award Saturday

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance will present the Maryland Horse Industry Board’s (MHIB) Touch of Class Award on Saturday, Nov. 16, to Spencer Bramble, a 17 year-old senior at Queen Anne’s County High School and a World Champion rodeo rider during a special “Evening at the Harness Races” program at Rosecroft Raceway in  Read the Rest…

Baltimore County Resident & Kentucky Derby Winner Stuart Janney Honored with Maryland Horse Industry Board’s Touch of Class Award

  UPDATE: For a photo of the award presentation, click here. LAUREL, MD  –  Stuart S. Janney III, the Baltimore County resident whose horse, Orb, won the 2013 Kentucky Derby, received the Maryland Horse Industry Board’s October Touch of Class Award at the Maryland Million horse race today at Laurel Park. Jenn Patterson, Orb’s exercise  Read the Rest…

Champion Equines from Montgomery County Accept Touch of Class Awards From Lt. Governor Brown

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Lt. Governor Anthony Brown presented the Maryland Horse Industry Board’s (MHIB) Touch of Class Award to a champion show horse and rider today during the 7th annual Maryland Horse Council Barbecue at Dodon Farm Horse Training Center & Vineyard in Davidsonville. Joining him in the presentation were Agriculture Deputy Secretary Mary Ellen  Read the Rest…

Media Advisory: Champion Standardbreds to Receive August Touch of Class Award; Harness drivers Corey Callahan and Frank Milby to be honored with Secretary’s Citations

ANNAPOLIS, MD – A family of champion Standardbred racehorses and breeding stock, owned by Joe Thomson of Winbak Farm in Chesapeake City (Cecil County), will be presented with the Maryland Horse Industry Board’s (MHIB) August Touch of Class Award on Thursday, August 15, during the evening race card at the Casino at Ocean Downs in  Read the Rest…

Meeting Notice: Maryland Horse Industry Board to Meet Aug. 15

ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) will meet Thursday, August 15, at 4 p.m. in the Carriage House at Holly Ridge Farm Equestrian Center, 36609 Purnell Crossing Road in Willards (Wicomico County). The meeting will be held in conjunction with the presentation of MHIB’s August Touch Class Awards and presentation of two  Read the Rest…

National Jousting Champions Receive Touch of Class Award; Jousters from Washington, Harford and Calvert County Recognized

ANNAPOLIS, MD – The four reigning national jousting champions – all from Maryland – yesterday received the Maryland Horse Industry Board’s (MHIB) July Touch of Class Awards at the 92nd Petersville Farmer’s Club Joust at the Petersville Farmer’s Club grounds in Brunswick. The four Marylanders – Corey Minnick of Washington County, Malcolm Macy of Harford  Read the Rest…

Media Advisory: Four National Jousting Champions from Maryland to be Recognized with Touch of Class Award by Maryland Horse Industry Board

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Marylanders swept all four divisions at the 2012 National Jousting Finals, and the Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) will honor all four of them with a Touch of Class Awards at the 92nd Petersville Farmer’s Club Joust, Sunday, July 21, at the Petersville Farmer’s Club grounds, 3816 Petersville Road, in Brunswick (Frederick  Read the Rest…

MEDIA ADVISORY: Maryland Horse Industry Board to Recognize Equine Champions from Anne Arundel, Cecil Counties

ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) will present its June Touch of Class Award to Linda Zang, an internationally renowned dressage rider and judge from Anne Arundel County, and Qredit, a 5-year-old Oldenburg stallion owned by Hilltop Farm in Cecil County. The awards will be presented Saturday, June 22, during the Dancing  Read the Rest…

Three Maryland Equestrians Receive MDA Touch of Class Awards from Triple Crown Winning Jockey, Owner

ANNAPOLIS, MD – It has been 40 years since the legendary thoroughbred Secretariat won the Triple Crown, and the Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) – a program within the Maryland Department of Agriculture — celebrated the anniversary by presenting Touch of Class Awards to three outstanding Maryland equestrians during a VIP reception at the American  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…

Champion Tennessee Walking Horse Receives Touch of Class Award

ANNAPOLIS, MD (Jan. 19, 2013) – Kristen Wilson of Eldersburg (Carroll County) and her multi-national champion 4-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse mare, The Midnight Ride, were presented with the Maryland Horse Industry Board’s January Touch of Class Award at the Horse World Expo in Timonium today. Wilson exhibited The Midnight Ride in the Main Ring and  Read the Rest…

Maryland Horse Industry Board Honors Five with Touch of Class Awards for Dressage Accomplishments at PVDA Ride for Life

UPPER MARLBORO, MD (June 23, 2012) – The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB), a program within the Maryland Department of Agriculture, presented its June Touch of Class Award tonight to three U.S. Dressage Federation gold medalists, a national coach and one horse who have helped propel Maryland’s dressage community into the national spotlight. The awards  Read the Rest…

MEDIA ADVISORY: Maryland Horse Industry Board to Present Five Touch of Class Awards for Dressage Accomplishments during ôRide for Lifeö Event on Saturday

ANNAPOLIS, MD (June 21, 2012) – Three gold medalists, a national coach and one horse who have helped propel Maryland’s dressage community into the national spotlight will be presented with a Touch of Class Award from the Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) this Saturday, June 23, during the Potomac Valley Dressage Association’s (PVDA) Ride For  Read the Rest…

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