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ALERT: Bills Filed to Impose Fines on Out-of-State License Plates

A pair of bills have been filed in the General Assembly (SB 111/HB 212) to impose fines of $7/day for up to 60 days for Maryland resident-owned vehicles that are improperly registered in another state. State law requires that vehicles owned by Maryland residents be registered in Maryland within 60 days. Many Maryland residents, however, register their horse trailers in Maine to avoid Maryland tag fees. One of the two bills is in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and it had a...

State Veterinarian Phasing Out Paper CVIs

Maryland State Veterinarian Dr. Jennifer Trout recently informed veterinarians that as of January...
Strangles Case in Dorchester County

The Equine Disease Communications Center reported on Jan. 15 that the Maryland State Veterinarian...
Checks to Maryland 5 Star Vendors May Have Bounced

This week, The Equiery received inquiries from readers about why the Maryland Stadium...
Resources for Farm Owners

by the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s HORSE OUTREACH WORKGROUP — first published...

Equine Health

State Veterinarian Phasing Out Paper CVIs

Maryland State Veterinarian Dr. Jennifer Trout recently informed veterinarians that as of January 1, the Maryland Department of Agriculture is transitioning to electronic-only Certificates of Veterinary Inspection (CVIs) for both inter- and intra-state travel. MDA Animal Health stopped printing paper CVI forms in December 2025. It has a limited supply of paper forms available for veterinarians to purchase. MDA will no longer sell paper certificates once those remaining forms are distributed...

Strangles Case in Dorchester County

The Equine Disease Communications Center reported on Jan. 15 that the Maryland State Veterinarian...
EHV/EHM Update: Metrics for Lifting Intrastate CVI Requirement

This morning, Maryland State Veterinarian Dr. Jennifer Trout gave The Equiery information on the...

Horse Sport

Checks to Maryland 5 Star Vendors May Have Bounced

This week, The Equiery received inquiries from readers about why the Maryland Stadium Authority/Maryland Sports Commission sent checks to Maryland 5 Star vendors that have since bounced. While we do not yet know the specifics of these particular invoices, or which specific agency issued the checks, we are taking steps to understand the apparent financial difficulties of the Maryland 5 Star. On December 30, we submitted an MPIA request to the Maryland Stadium Authority for “documents...

Excel Star Mr. de Muze Wins 1.20/1.25M Jr Jumper Horse of the Year

Earlier this month, the US Hunter/Jumper Association named Excel Star Mr. de Muze — owned...
Maryland 5 Star Update: EQ Submits MPIA Request re Hasseltine

On Tuesday, December 30, we submitted a Maryland Public Information Act request to the Maryland...

Maryland Horse Council

Beverly Raymond — MHC’s Founding Mother — (1940-2025)

— first published in the January 2026 issue of The Equiery We were all deeply saddened by the news that Beverly Raymond lost her battle with endometrial cancer on Saturday, Dec. 6th. She died at home at the age of 85. We have written a great deal about Bev over the years. Telling her entire story would require a short novel, so instead, we have synthesized our previous articles to focus on her work with MHC and MHIB, together with tributes from our readers and members. Stable Inspector...

Governor Establishes the Horse Industry Strategic Planning Initiative

On Thursday, November 6, Governor Wes Moore issued an executive order establishing the Horse...
Letter from the Publisher

— first published in the November 2025 issue of The Equiery October Horse Month is in the...

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