October 2023 Issue

The News East Coast Horse Owners Need To Know OUR TH YEAR 199 - PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT 280 LANC., PA 17604 Vol. 30 No. 8 October 2023 (Continued on page 11) Inside... …and much more! Preview! Back for the third consecu- tive year and coming off a highly successful second edition, the MARS Maryland 5 Star present- ed by Brown Advisory returns to the iconic Fair Hill Special Event Zone in Elkton (Cecil County), MD, October 19-22. The MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory, one of only two 5 Star level equestrian events of its kind in the United States and just the seventh world- wide, welcomed over 25,000 spectators and 185 competitors that featured five of the top ten world-ranked eventers in 2022, with New Zealand’s Tim Price (World ranked No. 1), aboard Coup De Coeur Dudevin taking top honors with a finishing score of 28.2, outlasting second-place finisher Tamie Smith (USA) aboard Danito at 29.8, and World No. 3 Oliver Townend (GBR) The Triathlon of Equestrian Sport Returns World #1 Tim Price (NZL) jumped clear aboard Jean-Louis Stauffer’s 10-year-old Selle Français stallion Coup De Coeur Dudevin to take top honors at the 2022 Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill. The third annual competition will be held October 19-22 in Cecil County, MD. Photo credit: Shannon Brinkman For the 3 rd Annual MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill, October 19-22 Photo credit: Shannon Brinkman Pennsylvania Equine Council fall newsletter … pgs. 42-43 PA horse community cheers capture of escaped murderer … pg. 13 Trial of PA trooper who rammed, killed horse postponed again … pg. 35 Equine Health Care, Nutrition, Therapy feature … pgs. 14-23