ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB), a program within the Maryland Department of Agriculture, will present its Touch of Class Award Saturday to Tracey Morgan, operator of Gaylen Farm in Beallsville (Montgomery County), at the Grand Opening of The Woodstock Equestrian Center in Beallsville. Tracey recently won the U.S. Equestrian Federation National Combined Driving Single Pony Championship in Southern Pines. She is now eligible to represent the U.S. in the World Championships in France in October.Woodstock Equestrian Center is a 900-acre park devoted to horses and located on farmland donated by the late Bill Rickman Sr. and Hermen Greenberg. Tracey trains her pony on the trails at the park and is the first national champion to have used Woodstock as a training facility.MHIB established the Touch of Class Awards in 2011 to honor Maryland horses, individuals, teams, organizations or events that demonstrate the highest standards of excellence in Maryland’s horse industry. See previous Touch of Class winners

Who: The Maryland Horse Industry Board, a program within the Maryland Department of Agriculture

What: Presentation of Touch of Class Awards to Tracey Morgan, operator of Gaylen Farm in Beallsville (Montgomery County)

When: Noon, Saturday, April 27

Where: Woodstock Equestrian Center 20207 Darnestown Road, Beallsville, MD 20839

For more information, contact MHIB Executive Director Ross Peddicord at 410-841-5798 or [email protected].