Beverly Raymond's quiet and subtle influence on the horse community in Maryland will last for generations to come. It is for this reason Beverly was awarded with the Anne Pumphrey "Unsung Hero" Memorial Award at the 1999 Maryland Horsemen's Party.
Beverly has been riding since childhood and learned horsemanship by reading and trying. She recieved her first horse, an ex barrel racing horse aptly name "Stampede", for her sixteenth birthday. When the family purchased a small farm, Beverly started a small boarding stable to help support her horses. At that time she started her first riding lessons with Jim Monie and eventually started eventing. She was an early member of MCTA. She enrolled in the recently established Maryland Animal Hospital Technician Certification program. Beverly has been a State inspector of riding and boarding stables and veterinary hospitals for the Maryland Department of Agriculture since the late 1970's.
Beverly has been a kind and able force in the community assisting stable owners in the quest to provide good care for their horses - always with a smile and a warm work of encourgement. Beverly has been a quiet and persistent storm in not only the humane care of horses but also the protection, promotion and perpetuation of the Maryland horse industry. She was a founding member of the Maryland Horse Council and has been a dedicated worker for their programs. She spearheads programs for the Maryland Department of Agriculture such as "Maryland You Are Beautiful," Christmas tree programs and many beautification programs. Beverly received a Governor's Citation for her work with "Maryland You Are Beautiful." "If anybody had any idea how much this woman does," declared old friend and supporter Debbie
Rollins-Frank of Rendez-Vous Farm," ... well, it's just incredible." "...her quality of giving, her volunteerism, is a lost art."Contact Beverly