Perspectives & Points of View
WANTED: Maryland attorneys who own horses
An Equiery Plea to Maryland Attorneys Who Own Horses More lawyers who happen to be horse people to join the Maryland State Bar Association’s Animal Law Section and/or at attend the 4thAnnual MSBA Animal Law Symposium. As many regular readers of The Equiery are aware, there is a fundamental philosophical difference between advocates for animal [...]
Bowie should be preserved as part of Maryland’s horse heritage
submitted by Valerie Orm0nd The city of Bowie may soon be acquiring the 100-acre property known as the Bowie Race Course Training Center. Due to the recent 10-year agreement between the Maryland Racing Commission and the Maryland Jockey Club, the Bowie training facility will most likely close for good
MDA responds to angry horse farmers
An Open Letter Equiery readers & Maryland horse farm owners regarding proposed changes to Maryland’s Nutrient Management Plan Requirements by Royden N. Powell, III, Assistant Secretary, Resource Conservation
Farmers are angry
An Open Letter to the Maryland Secretary of Agriculture by Patricia A. Langenfelder, president of the Maryland Farm Bureau
Spreading the manure & stream fencing: will Maryland horse farm owners become outlaws?
Is MDA hastening the demise of agriculture (and the horse industry) in Maryland?
Troubling Animal-Rights Bill To Turn “Owners” into “Guardians.”
Maryland House Bill 912 is attracting the attention of not only local animal organizations but national ones as well…and they are all lining up to oppose the bill. While this is not desirable attention, it is good to know that we have the help and support of major animal welfare organizations. The organizations opposing HB [...]
Feds move up Effective Date of H-2B Wage Rule
If you are an employer which hires foreign workers to fill semi-skilled jobs (such as grooming or mucking) then you need to know that last week, according to the American Horse Council, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule moving the effective date of the new prevailing wage final rule for the H-2B [...]
The debt ceiling was raised…how will the budget negotiations affect the horse industry?
From the American Horse Council On August 2, the President signed the Budget Control Act of 2011 ending months of difficult partisan negotiationswith Congress over raising the debt ceiling and avoiding by only hours the first-ever default by the U.S. on its obligations. Almost immediately, Congress adjourned for the August recess and went home to meet with constituents.
Horse Farm Owners Speak Out, Sec. of Ag. Clarifies
On June 24, 2011, The Equiery posted here, on our blog (a news and opinion forum) an editorial submitted by a reader, based on a memo received from the Maryland Farm Bureau, about proposed changes to the nutrient management laws. This op/ed piece started a domino effect, and soon The Equiery blog had a lively [...]
