Kirsten Green, Jazz Napravnik, Lindy Gutman, Clare Mansmann, and Tom Mansmann visited the Maryland Horse Library & Education Center on May 22, 2023 to discuss the Retired Racehorse Project.
To learn more about the RRP, visit therrp.org.
On Thursday, May 18, the Maryland Horse Library & Education Center welcomed photographer Patricia McQueen, author of Secretariat’s Legacy, to discuss her work ahead of the 50th anniversary of Secretariat’s Preakness Stakes win.
View the talk below:
The Elkridge-Harford Point-to-Point races, held on Atlanta Hall Farm in Monkton, celebrated their 100th anniversary this year.
On April 24, the Maryland Horse Library & Education Center played host to a panel on the influence and importance of the races.
On May 17, 2023, Jennifer Franciotti visited the Maryland Horse Library & Education Center
for a segment on WBAL-TV. The segment is below, and features interviews with MHBA
executive director Cricket Goodall, MHBA communications manager John Piassek, and Ross Peddicord, the executive director of the Maryland Horse Industry Board!
The Maryland Horse Library & Education Center played host to a panel discussion on women in Maryland racing on March 27, 2023, in celebration of Women’s History Month!
Speakers included Karen Fulton, head trainer and owner of Full Moon Farm in Finksburg and vice chair of the Maryland Horse Industry Board, Cindy Halle, a multiple championship-winning polo coach at Garrison Forest School and the Maryland Polo Club, Georganne Hale, vice president of racing development for the Maryland Jockey Club, and award-winning equine photographer Cappy Jackson.
Check out their conversation at the link below!
The Maryland Horse Library & Education Center played host to its first author talk on February 27, 2023, when Alvin Stone, the author of Stoney: the Story of my Dad’s Life, an African-American Groom of Horse Racing, came by to discuss his book and his father’s experiences in racing.
Watch Alvin’s talk at the link below!
On January 10, 2023, Marty Bass visited the Maryland Horse Library & Education Center as part of his “Where’s Marty?” series. Take a sneak peak at the segment below or click HERE to view the full feature.
Watch the Historic Living Modern World recap of the Chesapeake City Parade of Horses on December 10, 2022.
Watch an episode of America’s Best on Horseback featuring Valley Meadows Farm, a local Maryland Bed & Barn!
An all-encompassing update on the flourishing Maryland horse industry featuring Fairwinds Farm & Stables in Cecil County, Md. Produced for Horse Industry Day – 2022.