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FHF Confirms CCI3*-L at Fair Hill this October; Announces Plans for Maryland 5 Star in 2027

The Fair Hill Foundation (FHF) released a statement today confirming that the CCI3*-L will run at the Fair Filll Special Event Zone in Elkton this October, and the same licensee for the 3* will plans to submit an application to run the 2027 Maryland 5 Star. The text is below: “The Fair Hill Foundation announces plans are underway for The CCI3-L Event to take place at Fair Hill in October 2026. Anticipating approval by the United States Equestrian Foundation (USEF) and support from the...

Maryland Standardbred Racing Weekly (Mar. 11)

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March 2026 Government Relations Report

by Jane Seigler, Co-Chair, MHC Government Relations Committee -first published in the March 2026...
Two Horses in Washington County Test Positive for Strangles; One also Positive for EHV-Respiratory

The Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) reported yesterday, March 4, that a Quarter Horse...
Maryland Standardbred Racing Weekly (Mar. 4)

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Equine Health

Two Horses in Washington County Test Positive for Strangles; One also Positive for EHV-Respiratory

The Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) reported yesterday, March 4, that a Quarter Horse gelding at a boarding facility in Washington County tested positive for strangles and has been quarantined. The same horse also tested positive for EHV-Respiratory. A day earlier, March 3, EDCC reported that a 17-year-old Oldenburg gelding, also at a boarding facility in Washington County, had tested positive for strangles with abscess on February 25. The horse is alive and the facility is under an...

EHV-Respiratory and Equine Flu Confirmed in Cecil County; EHV-Neurological Case Quarantine Released

Today, February 8, the Equine Disease Communications Center (EDCC) reported that a 15-year-old...
Strangles Confirmed in Montgomery County

Yesterday, February 5th, the Equine Disease Communication Center confirmed that a horse at a...

Horse Sport

FHF Confirms CCI3*-L at Fair Hill this October; Announces Plans for Maryland 5 Star in 2027

The Fair Hill Foundation (FHF) released a statement today confirming that the CCI3*-L will run at the Fair Filll Special Event Zone in Elkton this October, and the same licensee for the 3* will plans to submit an application to run the 2027 Maryland 5 Star. The text is below: “The Fair Hill Foundation announces plans are underway for The CCI3-L Event to take place at Fair Hill in October 2026. Anticipating approval by the United States Equestrian Foundation (USEF) and support from the...

USEF Confirms: No Maryland 5 Star in 2026 but Potential New Licensee for the 2026 CCI3*-L

We have been in contact with the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) about the status of...
Maryland Standardbred Racing Weekly (Mar. 11)

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Maryland Horse Council

March 2026 Government Relations Report

by Jane Seigler, Co-Chair, MHC Government Relations Committee -first published in the March 2026 issue of The Equiery As I write this, we are approximately one third of the way through the (1/14-4/13) legislative session in Annapolis. By the time you read this, the Session will be half over. The deadlines for introducing new bills in the ordinary course have passed (almost 2600 bills have been introduced). It is not impossible for new bills to be introduced at this point, but the chance of...

ALERT: Statewide Legislation re Backyard Fireworks

Detonation of most consumer fireworks is currently prohibited under Maryland law. HB 1502 would...
ALERT: Bill to Transfer Control of Sunday Hunting from Legislators to DNR

SB 643/HB 1063 will transfer control of Sunday hunting regulations from the State Legislators, who...

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