The Preakness is going to provide an in-person event this weekend for Miss Maryland Allison Redman.In the past year, most of Redman's appearances have been virtual because of the COVID-19 pandemic. So, the Preakness is giving her an opportunity to not just represent the state, but to support the horse industry."I took lessons and I just kind of never left," Redman said.Redman loves spending time in the arena with her horse, Sydney. Crowned miss Maryland in June, the Harford County native began riding when she was 8. This weekend, she'll be at Preakness in an official capacity to represent the state."I’m very excited. I haven't done an in-person event in a while," she said.Redman has spent the last year doing mostly virtual events because of the pandemic. A violinist with the Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra, music education is her platform.But Normandie Farm in Street is where she spends her downtime, volunteering with the therapeutic riding program helping kids with special needs."These kinds of experiences aren't available to everybody. So, to be able to offer them something that they otherwise wouldn't have at school or even in maybe their personal lives is very satisfying to see," Redman said. "It's one of my big joys and I love seeing their faces light up, just like mine does when I get on my horse."On Saturday, Redman is looking forward to combining her equestrian background with one of the biggest races in the industry. She doesn't know what her role is going to be yet, but she's hoping to get to say, "Jockeys up.""Basically, when you say, 'Jockeys up,' they all get on the horses to go over to her and go over to the track," Redman said.