Horseback riding among initiatives for new Association
One such initiative is horseback riding.
President-elect of the Association Lesmore Smith said the idea is to have horseback riding done on Saturdays for both children and adults for a fee, which he said would go towards the development of the track.
Other fund raising initiatives the President-elect has in mind are movie nights and breakfasts.
“We are also creating a recreational area for the kids. We are now going through the process of looking for the equipment to have that in place where the kids come out and enjoy themselves in their own environment.”
The ultimate goal, Lesmore Smith related to Virgin Islands News Online during an exclusive interview, is to achieve “a family network situation where everyone can come back as a community more together than ever”.
Smith, the owner of Good Prospecting- the 2011 United States Virgin Islands Governor’s Cup winner, was elected the new President of the Virgin Islands Horse Owners’ Association on Tuesday December 13, 2011 at the Valarie O. Thomas Committee Centre in Sea Cows Bay.
Roy Barry was elected as Vice President, Kishma Baronville as Committee Secretary, Karen Smith-Aaron as Treasurer and Dwight Cline as Public Relations Officer. Karl Thomas, a veteran Horse Owner and former president, was nominated and elected as the new Racing Secretary. Roy Garraway has been elected as Security Coordinator. The other Committee member will be Rodney Simmons.
The current committee, headed by outgoing President Dereck Marshall, will run its last race on Monday December 26, 2011, before the new committee takes over on January 1, 2012.


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