2021
January 2021
President’s Letter; Government Relations Committee Report, MHC’s Industry Professional Members
February 2021
Government Relations Committee Report; MHC’s Industry Professional Members
March 2021
President’s Letter; Government Relations Committee Report; MHC’s Industry Professional Members
April 2021
Letter from the Executive Committee; Government Relations Committee Report; MHC’s Industry Professional Members
May 2021
President’s Letter; Government Relations Committee Report; MHC’s Industry Professional Members
June 2021
President’s Letter; Government Relations Committee Report; MHC’s Industry Professional Members
July 2021
President’s Letter; Trails & Greenways Committee Report; MHC’s Industry Professional Members
August 2021
President’s Letter; Government Relations Committee Report; MHC’s Industry Professional Members
2020
January 2020
Publisher’s Letter, MHC Celebrates 35 Years
February 2020
Publisher’s Letter, Equine Welfare Bills, Maryland Will Miss Teresa Butta
March 2020
Publisher’s Letter; Celebrating 35 Years of the Maryland Horse Council
April 2020
Publisher’s Letter, COVID-19 Information
May 2020
Publisher’s Letter; Legislative Report
June 2020
Publisher’s Letter, COVID-19 Update
July 2020
Publisher’s Letter; Insurance, Liability, & COVID-19 Business Seminar
August 2020
Publisher’s Letter
September 2020
Publisher’s Letter, METS Update
October 2020
Publisher’s Letter, Maryland Horse Month
November 2020
Publisher’s Letter; MHC’s Industry Professional Members
December 2020
Publisher’s Letter; New MHC BOD Members; MHC’s Industry Professional Members
2019
January 2019
Publisher’s Letter, 2018 Year in Review
February 2019
Publisher’s Letter, Quarterly Meeting & Legislative Update
March 2019
Publisher’s Letter, Maryland Horse Industry Day Recap
April 2019
Publisher’s Letter, MHC Hits the Road
May 2019
Publisher’s Letter, Legislative Session Wrap Up
June 2019
Publisher’s Letter, MHC Executive Director Heads to Preakness
July 2019
Publisher’s Letter, Maryland Horse Forum
August 2019
Publisher’s Letter, Equine Welfare
September 2019
Letter from Editor & President, MHC BBQ, Legislative Preview
October 2019
Publisher’s Letter, Legislative Priorities Survey
November 2019
Publisher’s Letter, BBQ Recap, Equine Welfare Committee, Farm Stewardship
December 2019
Publisher’s Letter, METS Update, Holiday Giving
2018
January 2018
President’s Letter, Strategic Plan Update
March 2018
Legislative Update
May 2018
President’s Letter, Upcoming Events
September 2018
President’s Letter, METS Update, Governance Update
November 2018
MHC Hires New Executive Director
December 2018
Letter from Executive Director; MHC PAC
2017
January 2017
2017 Preview of Activities, MHC’s New Slate Officers
May 2017
MHC Day at the Races, Help MHC Go Pro
August 2017
President’s Letter, Go Pro Campaign Update
2016
January 2016
MHC Meeting, 2016 Preview of Activities
May 2016
Legislative Update, MD Horse Industry Day Report, Upcoming Events
August 2016
MHC 2020 Initiative, MHC 10th Annual BBQ Preview, Farm Stewardship Committee Update
November 2016
BBQ Report, MHC 2020 and Membership Report, Legislative and Regulatory Report, Horse Council PAC
2015
January 2015
MHC Update, Highlights from Annual Membership and Quarterly Board of Directors Meeting, Horse Council PAC Update
May 2015
President’s Letter, Save the Dates
July 2015
Hails and Farewells, MHC 30th Anniversary BBQ, Farm Stewardship Spring Meeting Report
October 2015
Horse Council PAC Update from Win Hayward, Farm Stewardship Meeting Report
2014
January 2014
Message from the President, Jane Seigler, MHC Annapolis Representative, Why you should be a member of MHC
May 2014
Message from the President, Jane Seigler, Legislative Updates, Maryland Fund for Horses Update
August 2014
Message from the President, Jane Seigler, Committee Updates • Legislative Updates, Executive Commitee Elections
November 2014
MHC: Who We Are, MHC Application, MHC Council Association Members
2013
January 2013
Message from the President, Steuart Pittman, Meet the New Officers, Committee Updates
May 2013
Message from the President, Steuart Pittman, Meet the New Executive Committee Members Online County Forums, Committee Updates
November 2013
MHC: Who We Are
2012
May 2012
Message from the President, Committee Updates • Legislative Updates, Md Fund for Horses Announces Safe & Sound
November 2012
Message from the President, Steuart Pittman, Legislative & Regulatory Update, Horse Council , Political Action Committee (PAC), Business Network at Select Breeder Services, Farm Stewardship Second Meeting, New Membership Category
2011
January 2011
State of the Maryland Racing Industry • Letter to Gov. O’Malley from, Steuart Pittman, President of MHC, MHC Political Action Committee, Save the Horse Farms Campaign
March 2011
January Meeting Recap from Steuart Pittman, President, MHC Committee to Support Racing
May 2011
Letter from the President • MHC Committees Update
October 2011
Message from Jane Seigler • Maryland Horse People: Raise Your Voice!
November 2011
Message from the President, Steuart Pittman, Message from the Horse Council Pac’s Chairman, Rob Burk, Unwanted Horse Project Update from Vicki Carson, Technological Update from Association Manager Margaret Rizzo, Photos from MHC Business Networking Lunch at Nutramax Laboratories
2010
January 2010
MHC’s Action Plan: 2010 & Beyond
March 2010
Saving Maryland Racing, MHC in Annapolis, MHC Embraces Social Media
May 2010
Save Maryland Thoroughbred Racing, Save the Horse Farms, The Legislative Session
July 2010
Save the Horse Farms, Slots Licensing in Anne Arundel County, MHC Celebrates 25 Years
August 2010
MHC Unwanted Horse Project, Save the Horse Farms Campaign, Maryland Thoroughbred & Standardbred Racing, Announcing 2010 Horseman of the Year
2009
January 2009
Maryland Horse Industry Board Update on Feed Fund, Maryland Horse Industry Board Accomplishments • 2002-2008
June 2009
President Erskine Bids Adieu, MHC Business Seminar, The Feed Fund, Horses ARE Agriculture
August 2009
Message from the President, 2008 Horse Forum
September 2009
2009 Maryland Horseman of the Year • Bob Shirley
November 2009
Maryland Horse Forum, MHC Annual BBQ Photos, Committee & Legislative Updates, MHC Business Network, Save Our Horse Farms Campaign
2008
February 2008
Become an Active Member • Letter from Jane Seigler, Vice President, Who’s Who in the MHC
October 2008
Supporting Slots, Supporting Horse Businesses
December 2008
Message from the President-Elect, Steuart Pittman
2007
January 2007
Joe Aitcheson Day at 2006 Legacy Chase at Shawan Downs, Marketing & Selling Horses Overseas
Immigrant Employees, Guest Workers, & Foreign Students
February 2007
New Year’s Letter from the President, Farm Bureau Convention Report
April 2007
President’s Report (Legislation, Regulation, Trails & Greenways, Education)
May 2007
No Maryland Horse Park at the Dairy Farm, Letters to MHC
July 2007
Quarterly MHC Meeting, Assistance for Trails, Trails & Greenways Committee Meeting & Invitational Ride
September 2007
“WOW” was the Word by Joyce Bell, Tuckahoe Equestrain Center, Trails & Greenways Committee Overview
October 2007
Trails & Greenways Committee Update
November 2007
Welcome New Sponsors, Kudos to Two Key MHC Volunteers, August MHC Meeting Highlights
2006
January 2006
The Political Horseman by Royce Herman, Trails & Greenways Committee, New Discussion Group Just for MD Trail Riders
February 2006
The Political Horsemand by Royce Herman, The Executive Committee
March 2006
The Maryland Horse Park-Making Sausage or Making Progress?
April 2006
From the President, Trails & Greenways Meetings, Capitol Hill Report from the American Horse Council
May 2006
The Political Horseman by Royce Herman, DNR Trail Workshops
June 2006
April Trails & Greenways Meeting
August 2006
Public Meeting Addresses Horse Park Study
October 2006
The Political Horseman by Royce Herman
November 2006
Ride Smart by Gwen Wills, Trails Stewardship Program Director
2005
July 2005
Maryland Horse Council 20th Anniversary Celebration
August 2005
Maryland Horse Council Pumphrey Awards, DNR – Marriottsville Update, Equestrian Language in Federal Highway Funding Bill
September 2005
Quarterly Meeting Report, How to File a Complaint w/ the MD Insurance Commission
November 2005
Maryland Horse Council 20th Anniversary Celebration, Election Results
2004
January 2004
About the Maryland Horse Council, Trail Update – When Mountain Biikes & Horses Collide
February 2004
General Tips for Grassroots Lobbying, The Executive Committee
June 2004
Maryland Politicians Reach Out to Horse People, Q&A Session
July 2004
18th Annual Maryland Horsemen’s Party, Maryland Horse Council Free Seminars
September 2004
Highlights from the Free Seminars, Highlights from the Annual Meeting
2003
January 2003
Pleasure Riders Unite w/ the New Maryland Horse Council Trails & Greenways Committee
February 2003
The 2003 Executive Committee
March 2003
Annapolis Watch as of 02/12/02
April 2003
Trails & Greenways Committee, MHC’s Position on the Racing Industry, Horse Industry on the Federal Level
May 2003
Trails & Greenways Committee Update, Multi-Use Trail Etiquette & Safety Guidelines
June 2003
MHC Hosts Maryland Racing Interests For Laurel/Pimlico—State Fair—Horsemen—
Standardbreds—Allegany/Ocean Downs—Legislators, Federal Bills to Protect Health Coverage of Riders
July 2003
Adopt-A-Trail, Sunday Hunting Meeting
August 2003
17th Annual Maryland Horsemen’s Party
September 2003
Trails & Greenways Committee Update, Farms & Stables Report
October 2003
MHC Trail Bits, Trails & Greenways Committee
November 2003
DNR’s Wildlife Management Areas, MHC Letters
December 2003
MHC Trail Bits – Trail Erosion