MHC Quarterly Meeting

Open to All
Sip & Share Virtual Networking Event at 6 p.m.  •  Regular Meeting at 7 p.m.

Don’t miss the Sip & Share at 6 p.m.!
We will be kicking the meeting off with a virtual happy hour at 6 pm hosted by MHC member Hidden Hills Farm & Vineyard. Meet owner Robin Sagoskin and find out how and why Hidden Hills expanded from horses to wine, plus we will tour the gorgeous tasting room, designed and built by MHC sponsor B&D Builders!

Featured Wines: Enchantress and Challedon
A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Maryland Horse Council Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charity supporting the Maryland Equine Transition Service (METS).

The link to purchase your Sip & Share Wine Set from Hidden Hills Farm & Vineyard is included in the confirmation email sent after you RSVP. 

About Hidden Hills Enchantress

This Chardonnay shares the name of Robin’s loving yet unpredictable grey mare, Enchantress, sired by the great show jumper Abdullah. With the equally great rider Conrad Homfeld in the irons, Abdullah racked up an unprecedented list of Olympic, World Cup and World Championship titles in just three years, including team gold and individual silver at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, winning the 1985 FEI World Cup Championships, and team gold and individual silver at the 1986 World Show Jumping Championships. Abdullah entered the U.S. Show Jumping Hall of Fame in 2008. Enchantress was foaled in 2004, and acquired by Hidden Hills owner Robin Sogoskin in 2008. “As a young jumper, she competed locally and at Wellington,” explains Robin. “However, her heart was never in jumping. It always seemed to make her very nervous. For the past few years, she has been training in dressage, and seems much more content. She is the surrogate mother to all the new horses in the barn, and is beloved by all of us at Hidden Hills.”

About Hidden Hills Challedon

This Cabernet Sauvignon blend is named after the talented Maryland Thoroughbred Challedon. Bred in 1936 by William Brann and Robert Stanley Castle at their Walkersville farm Branncastle (later known as Glade Valley). Winner of the 1938 Preakness Stakes, Challedon was the 1939 and 1940 American Horse of the Year, in 1940 topping the Turf and Sport Digest poll with 84 votes ahead of Seabiscuit) and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. Challedon became the first Maryland-bred and Maryland-owned winner of Maryland's Preakness Stakes since Cloverbrook in 1877. Challedon still remains the only two-time winner of the prestigious grade one Pimlico Special Handicap. His last year of racing was under Maryland trainer Edward Christmas (whose daughter is a current member of MHC), returning to the winner's circle twice and then retiring to stand in Kentucky. Christmas went on to train for Brann his homebred Gallorette, still to this day one of the winningest fillies ever.

Challedon has a special place in the hearts of the arts community in Frederick. Jack Warner of Warner Studios placed a bet on Challedon in the Hollywood Gold Cup based on a tip from his Frederick friends. In appreciation for the tip, he asked his friends what he could do for them – and that is how the Tivoli Theater, now known as the Weinberg Center for the Arts, became the first air-conditioned building in Frederick! In the lobby, a painting of Challedon still welcomes guests to this day.

RSVP to receive the link to make your Sip & Share Wine Purchase

7 p.m. Featured Topic: Fair Hill During the Pandemic
Get the skinny on what’s happening at Fair Hill due to the pandemic. Special guests include:

Jeff Newman, President & CEO of the Maryland 5*
will address the much delayed grand opening of the new international event due to the pandemic;

Joe Clancy, Director with Fair Hill Foundation, publisher/editor of ST Publishing and editor of Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred, will address the future of steeplechase at Fair Hill – and how the pandemic is actually helping the race course;

Dr. Kathleen Anderson, DVM and Director of the Fair Hill Training Center, will discuss how the above changes are affecting the Training Center, and any pandemic related developments;

Louisa Emerick, 40 year resident, unofficial FH doyenne and dedicated protector of the carriage trails and bridle paths, will address how all of the above is affecting Fair Hill trails.

Also on hand will be DNR program manager Emily Wilson to answer any DNR specific questions. Many of you know Emily as owner of boarding farm Obligation in Harwood.

Plus updates on legislation about Sunday Hunting, Therapeutic Equine Programs for Vets, Seizures and Cost of Care – and more!

REGISTER TODAY!

If you missed our annual meeting back in November or are interested in a refresher before Thursday;s meeting, you can check out the highlight video on our MHC YouTube Channel!

Contact 844 -MDHORSE or admin@mdhorsecouncil.org with questions or if you need assistance registering for the meeting.