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Talbot County Fair 2014

Mark your calendar for the 2014 Talbot County Fair: July 9-12.

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Maryland Equine Census for Talbot County

According to the 2010 Maryland Equine Census, there were 79,100 horses, ponies, mules, donkeys and burros in the state of Maryland on May 1, 2010, down 9 percent from the 87,100 on hand in 2002. Light Horse Breeds accounted for 50 percent of the total followed by Race Horse Breeds with 37 percent of the total. Ponies accounted for 7 percent of the total and Draft Horse Breeds and Donkeys, Mules and Burros each accounted for 3 percent of the total. The two largest equine counties in terms of inventory were Baltimore and Montgomery at 8,950 and 7,900 head, respectively.

The value of the equine inventory on May 1, 2010 was $714 million, up 5 percent from 2002. There were a total of 16,040 equine places throughout Maryland, down 21 percent from 2002. This includes boarding facilities, commercial and private breeding places, farms, commercial race related places as well as private residences where equine are being kept for recreational purposes. These equine operations accounted for a total of 587,000 acres of which 188,000 acres were devoted to equine.

The value of all equine related assets totaled $5.6 billion including the value of the inventory, up 8 percent from 2002. The value of land, fencing and buildings made up 74 percent of the total assets and the value of inventory accounted for 13 percent of the total assets. Total equine related expenditures spent in Maryland in calendar year 2009 amounted to just under $513 million of which 71 percent were operating expenditures and 29 percent were capital expenditures. Total equine expenditures are down 33 percent from 2002.

For Talbot County ...

Total Equine Inventory: 1,500

Total Equine Inventory Owned: 1,060

Total Equine Inventory Boarded for Others: 440

Total Value of Equine Inventory: $5,256,000

Number of Equine Places: 260

Total Equine Related Acres: 5,000

Total Number of People Involved: 450

Total Assets (not including equine inventory value): $59,166,000

Total Capital Expenditures: $6,198,000

Zoning & Horses in Talbot County

(1) “Agriculture” includes the activities of feeding, housing and maintaining animals (including horses).

(2) “Livestock” is defined as animals kept in pasture, barns, stables, sheds or similar buildings and are raised for work, riding, or boarding (i.e. horses).

(3) A “farm” is land consisting of a single parcel or several adjacent or nearby parcels used for agriculture purposes such as livestock pasturage, care and handling of livestock and directly related uses.

(4) A “stable” is a structure covered by “Right to Farm” legislature, used for sheltering and care of horses (and similar animals), and includes structures such as indoor riding arenas.

(5) A private stable is an accessory land use, requiring Zoning Board approval.

(6) Stables and Farms are required to have Soil Conservation and Nutrient Management plans on file.

(7) Grazing of livestock shall not disturb stream banks, tidal shorelines, or other Habitat Protection Areas.

(8) Feeding and watering of livestock may not be within 50’ of the mean high-water line of tidal water and edge of tidal wetlands and of tributary streams.

(9) Commercial stables, riding, trails and boarding facilities must have a minimum of 10 acres or 1 acre per horse, whichever is greater; minimum setback from property line for structures is 200 feet.

(10) Private (residential) stables require a minimum of 2 acres for one horse and one acre for each additional horse; setback from property line of structures and manure storage is 100 feet. For property less than 3 acres, the setback is 75 feet.

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