Craft fair and open house to benefit MaryLand

jfbeck_99_272012 — Aug 5, 2023, 8:00am

There are continuous fundraisers for MaryLand, a Haven for Horses to help offset the expense of sheltering, feeding, and caring for 10 horses, the future purchase of a tractor, and the goal to house 10 more horses with a new barn.

There will be a big craft fair on site

MaryLand is the sweet spot for founder: 'I see happy and healthy horses'

jfbeck_99_272012 — Aug 5, 2023, 8:00am

Maryanne Arena with one of her beloved horses at MaryLand, not to be mistaken with the state name, but as in her name Mary and Land, a Haven for Horses. The nonprofit will be having a craft fair fundraiser Sept. 30 on-site at 8132 W. Bergen Road, Le Roy.
Photo by Howard Owens.

Early in the morning, after enough stillness has set in, they can hear the hoofbeats. It's as if a train is ramming down the 15-acre field. Maryanne Arena and daughter Jaime take bets on who will finish first.

Neither Arena is surprised at the impromptu race that has become like daily clockwork at MaryLand, a Haven for Horses, on West Bergen Road in Le Roy. After all, these magnificent creatures were once fine-tuned for racing -- Standardbreds, whose job was to get on the track and win.

Now, they just do it innately amongst themselves with nobody else calling the shots.

"It's a wonderful thing to watch the race horses race on their own," Maryanne said at her home of 15 years that now also serves as the retirement sanctuary for 10 horses.