Archive for May, 2011
Barn Fire Kills Six Horses
A fire broke out this morning around 12:30 a.m. at Boyd Martin’s barn at True Prospect Farm in West Grove, PA. Eleven horses were in the barn at the time of the blaze. Lillian Heard, Caitlin Silliman and Ryan Wood were able to evacuate five of them. Four of those saved horses (Neville Bardos, Otis [...]
State Stable Inspector Job Opening: Update
We know our Equiery community is anxious for an update on the process for selecting a new State Stable inspector, as there were over 100 applicants for the job! And there were a lot of excellent candidates that applied. Nevertheless, we know many of you are nervously awaiting word of the status of your application, [...]
O’Malley & Animal Kingdom have a chit chat
Governor Martin O’Malley will visit the Fair Hill Training Center on Friday morning, May 20 before he heads to Pimlico for the Black-Eyed Susan. While at Fair Hill, O’Malley will visit with Maryland-based trainer Graham Motion and his Derby winner Animal Kingdom as they make their final preparations for the for the 136th running of [...]
Animal Kingdom Meets Maryland Pony Clubbers
Derby winner Animal Kingdom trains at the Fair Hill Training Center on May 14 Early Saturday morning (May 14, 2011) a few lucky Maryland pony clubbers and their parents got a chance to see the 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom at the Fair Hill Training Center. The group, from Waredaca in Laytonsville, had been [...]
Centerville Seizure: Equine Update
photos taken by Equiery staff on April 29 as horses arrived at Paradise Stables On April 29, 2011, what is currently the undisputed largest seizure of horses in the Maryland occurred in Queen Anne’s County when Days End Farm Horse Rescue, at the behest of the county’s State’s Attorney, spearheaded the impoundment of a herd [...]
Derby Winner Returns Home to Maryland
Yesterday afternoon, the 2011 Kentucky Derby Winner Animal Kingdom, arrived at the Fair Hill Training Center in Cecil County to prepare for the second leg of the Triple Crown. Trained by Maryland-based Graham Motion, Animal Kingdom spent the winter in Florida before heading to Kentucky for the Derby. Motion confirmed that Animal Kingdom will run [...]
