Rodricks: Savoring the restorative powers of a Maryland horse farm in spring

Up a Harford County hill, where the world is quiet — no guns, no missiles, no fire, no war — Josh Pons offers a couple of old racehorses a morning treat to get them in a socializing mood. They are both geldings, so, given the business model, I asked the co-owner of the place what purpose geldings serve at Country Life Farm, one of the top thoroughbred breeding grounds in the Mid-Atlantic.