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Spay/Neuter Fund
Many Maryland foxhunters recently received, as an ostensibly “friendly FYI,” an email regarding a piece of Maryland legislation colloquially known as the “spay/neuter fund bill.” Much of the information contained in this forwarded email about the spay/neuter fund bill is speculative–not fact. It was forwarded to Maryland foxhunters in the hopes of goading Maryland foxhunters [...]
Penn Wants Out of Laurel/Pimlico; Says It Will Revive Rosecroft
UPDATE March 24, 2011 Senate Bill 373 (which would prohibit the kind of fighting we had over the slots license for Anne Arundel), which passed the Senate and crossed into the House, will be heard on March 29 in the House. Its companion bill in the House, HB 868, received a favorable report (with amendments) [...]
Penn National buys Rosecroft for $10.25 million; Channel 13 features Maryland Horseman of the Year
Penn National continues to expand its Maryland gaming empire. In addition to its ownership stake in the Maryland Jockey Club (which owns Laurel Park and Pimlico), Penn National owns Maryland’s first active slots parlor, Perryville Hollywood Casinos in Cecil County. Now, Penn has plunked down a cool $10+ million for the shuttered Rosecroft just outside [...]
Grim Holiday Season for Maryland Racing
Well, representatives from the Governor’s office (chief legislative officer Joseph Bryce and Maryland Labor Secretary Alexander Sanchez) invited the gang from MI Developments and Penn National (owners of the Maryland Jockey Club, which owns Laurel, Pimilco and Bowie) over for a little chat on Monday, December 6, 2010, in the hopes of creating some sort [...]
Please Participate in University of Maryland Equine-Related Injury Study
The Equiery is supporting a University of Maryland School of Public Health study on horse-related injuries and safety practices among people who interact with horses in Maryland and Virginia. The goal of this survey is to characterize the injuries that are most commonly occurring in this population and to identify ways in which safety practices [...]
Racetrack Reorg Approval Hearing: State Happy, Shareholders & Others Not Happy
This week, the courts heard testimony regarding Magna Entertainment Corporation’s plan to have its parent company, MI Development, purchase its assets (including Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park) out of bankruptcy. The courts must approve the reorganization plan before it can go forward. Several hurdles to approval have materialized, including shareholder opposition and a plan [...]
Update on Hunting Related Bills in the MD General Assembly
SUNDAY HUNTING STILL STIRS PASSIONS In the March issue and in an earlier news blog posting, The Equiery wondered whether or not horse people were still concerned about Sunday Hunting legislation, once a hot button topic among trail riders. Click here to read the original Equiery editorial and responses. Hunting Bills Killed “Killed” bills are those [...]
More snow photos…
Here are just a few more snow photos from our readers. More to come in the March issue! Plus a heartfelt story about saving a Fjord. Devin’s Darling, owned by Linda Byrd (Dickerson) – photo by Linda Byrd Picasso getting some exercise at Reddemeade Farm (Silver Spring) – photo by Ingrid Ivins Abbey the Aussie [...]
Got to Love Ponies…
Emmy McGuirk of Bel Air out playing in the snow with her pony Olney Tinkerbelle
Snow Pics!
The Equiery has been flooded with snow photos and stories! Keep them coming! Send your snow photos and stories to editor@equiery.com. We’ll keep posting a few here throughout the next couple of days. Look for more photos/stories in the March 2010 issue. Here’s a photo from Betty Donovan on the Eastern Shore. Scarlett (4-year-old Morgan [...]
