With Key Equestrian Events Scheduled, October Is Declared ‘Maryland Horse Month’

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — With the Maryland 5-Star, Capital Challenge Horse Show and Jim McKay Maryland Million Day each connected the calendar, Gov. Larry Hogan declared October arsenic “Maryland Horse Month,” the Maryland Department of Agriculture said.

The inaugural Maryland 5-Star, scheduled for Oct. 14-17 astatine Fair Hill, features contention successful dressage, cross-country and amusement jumping, and is lone the 2nd lawsuit successful the U.S. to person a five-star designation for the precocious level of competition. Four of the apical 8 eventing riders are scheduled to look astatine the event, organizers say.

“Maryland has a affluent past arsenic a person successful the equine industry, and is 1 of lone 2 states to big some a Triple Crown Race successful the Preakness Stakes and an planetary 5-Star Event, coming this twelvemonth to Fair Hill,” Hogan said. “With much horses per quadrate mile than immoderate different state, the equine assemblage is simply a captious portion of our state’s practice and economy. I promote each Marylanders to articulation successful celebrating Maryland Horse Month.”

Now successful its 36th year, Jim McKay Maryland Million Day, acceptable for Oct. 23 astatine Laurel Park, highlights immoderate of the champion thoroughbreds successful the authorities with a time of stakes races.

The Capital Challenge Horse Show, connected present until Oct. 10 astatine the Prince George’s Equestrian Center successful Upper Marlboro, holds competitions for hunter/jumper horses.

A 2018 study by the American Horse Council recovered Maryland’s equine manufacture contributes $1.3 cardinal to the section system and supports 21,000 jobs.

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The Maryland Horse Foundation has accusation connected acquisition programs, places to sojourn and an events calendar connected its website.