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Strangles Case in Montgomery County

On April 16, the Equine Disease Communication Center reported that a boarding facility in Montgomery County has a confirmed case of strangles. The case was confirmed by the Maryland Department of Agriculture and attending veterinarian. According to EDCC, the facility houses 73 horses which have all been exposed. As of April 16, only one horse is confirmed as infected with strangles. Further testing of the additional horses is being done this week. The facility has issued a voluntary...

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BREAKING NEWS: Maryland General Assembly Undoes 2023 Legislation re Thoroughbred Racing Operations — UPDATE 04/06

This post has been updated to reflect further developments yesterday. A piece in the Daily Record today reports that the Maryland General Assembly has undone the 2023 legislation that created the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority: “In a surprise development, lawmakers . . . changed course on their merely one-year-old plan for the state to assume ownership of and take on major renovations to Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore and begin an era of state oversight...

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Patuxent River Wildland Update – Howard County Bill Ho.Co 5-25

Nine years ago, members of the equestrian community in western Howard County opened a discussion with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) about improving access for first responders in the Patuxent River Wildland. The wildland is part of the Patuxent River State Park. Why? Because first responders need access to reach injured trail riders, fishermen, deer hunters, hikers, and the like. And because several local volunteer organizations would like to be able to help them. Why can’t...

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Late March Legislative Updates

by Jane Seigler, MHC Government Relations Committee Co-Chair (first published in the April 2025 Equiery) March 17 is a day when people celebrate the man who drove the snakes out of Ireland. While there are still a few snakes on the United States’ political scene, March 17 is a special date this year for the Maryland General Assembly. That is the date, called “Crossover Day,” by which bills must be passed out of their chamber of origin and “cross over” to the opposite chamber. Bills that fail...
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