Archive for June, 2012
Maryland Trained Union Rags Wins Belmont
After finishing seventh in the Kentucky Derby and skipping the Preakness Stakes, Union Rags edged out Paynter in tonight’s Belmont Stakes. Trained by Michael Matz out of the Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton and owned by Phyliss Wyeth, Union Rags stayed on the rail for most of the race with jockey John Velazquez pushing [...]
Remembering Jim Ligon
James K. Ligon of Sandy Spring died on June 4 after a brief battle with cancer. Jim was a graduate B pony clubber and past US Pony Club Board of Governors President (1978-1980 and 1987-1990). His family was one of the founding members of the Redland Hunt Pony Club and he also helped start the [...]
Hoffberger says he will quit; MTHA to have new leadership in September
First there was a bylaw change designed to enable the membership to vote for changes in leadership. Then the leadership undid that bylaw change. Then the leadership announced changes to the leadership. That is a down and dirty summary of the going-ons within Maryland’s most powerful equine-industry association (if power is defined by the amount [...]
MDA Revamps Proposed Fencing & Manure Management Regs
The Maryland Department of Agriculture reports that, on May 22, 2012, proposed changes to Maryland’s Nutrient Management Regulations were submitted to the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review (AELR) for review. Readers may remember the brouhaha last summer when the initial version of this proposal was released: Proposed Changes to Law Onerous to [...]
