Archive for May, 2009
Legendary Maryland Equine Sporting Photographer & Writer, Peter Winants, Dies At 82
by Margaret Worrall Well known editor, author and steeplechasing expert Peter Winants, age 82, died on May 18, at his home in Rectortown, Virginia, following a long battle with Hodgkin’s disease. Born 1926 in Baltimore to Frances Bonsal and Peter Winants, the younger Peter was ultimately raised on My Lady’s Manor by his widowed mother [...]
Chiropractic Board Declines To Rescind Cease & Desist Order Against Equine Massage Therapist
by Katherine O. Rizzo In the summer of 2008, after receiving a cease and desist letter, human and equine massage therapist Mercedes Clemens sued the Maryland State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. On May 5, 2009, Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge David A. Boynton suspended the hearing against the Board, strongly urging the Board to rethink [...]
What You Need to Know for the 134th Preakness Stakes
When, What, Where… This Saturday, May 16, is the 134th running of the Preakness Stakes, the second race in the Triple Crown, held at Pimlico in Baltimore. Will Mine That Bird take home his second win on his way to a Triple Crown victory? Be there and find out! The Players (in order of post [...]
Judge Sides with Equine Massage Therapist
On May 5, 2009, massage therapist Mercedes Clemens reached another milestone in her lawsuit to reclaim her right to massage horses when a judge essentially told the Maryland State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to “back off.” Last summer, The Equiery reported that Mercedes Clemens was suing the Maryland State Boards of Chiropractic Examiners and Veterinary [...]
Maryland Legislative Winners and Losers
by Nancy Hill (Sections of this article were first printed in the May issue of The Equiery.) The 2009 General Assembly session has come to an end. The total number of bills introduced was 2,654 (1,073 in the Senate and 1,581 in the House of Delegates). Every month it seems I write about the fact [...]
The Equiery News Feed
Welcome to The Equiery’s new News Feed! Similar to popular “blogs,” The Equiery News Feed will be a companion to our monthly print edition of “News & Views,” enabling you to get important updates (such as health alerts and breaking news) in between the monthly print editions – delivered directly to you via your e-mail [...]
