A Potomac resident was named to the Maryland Horse Industry Board and will serve a four-year term.
Adrian Ford III, operator of The Big Easy at Canterbury Farm stable in Boyds, will sit on the board that was established by the state in 1968 to address equine welfare issues and to license public riding stables.
The board also promotes economic development and reviews and inspects more than 800 public riding and lesson stables.
Ford has trained horses and riders since 1988 and has numerous local and state high score winners to his credit, according to the Maryland Department of Agriculture.
“The Maryland Horse Industry Board is vital to ensuring the Maryland horse industry remains strong while preserving the hard work of the thousands who are connected to the industry,” said Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Kevin Atticks.
Photo Courtesy of Big Easy Farm
