Local horsewoman receives Pony Club’s Corinne Gray Award

Marina DiMarco outstanding
    Marina DiMarco, a member of the Meduxnekeag River Pony Club, received the Corrine Gray Award for service to the Northeast region, which includes all the clubs in the state of Maine.
    This award is named for Corrine Gray, a founder of Penobscot Pony Club, the first club in the Northeast region. Gray was an instructor and lifelong champion of Pony Club, and the mother of international dressage champion Lendon Gray.
UP AND OVER — Marina DiMarco trains cross country on her horse Allegro at a Pony Club Upper Level Prep Camp at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H.
    In making the award at a regional banquet, Rebecca Symes, vice regional supervisor, stated, “Since passing her C3 rating, Marina has been active in all phases of regional instruction, teaching at her club and other clubs, serving as an examiner for lower-level tests, judging at fun shows, assisting with horse management at rallies, and helping at the annual Horse Management/Standards and Ratings clinic. Despite having a long distance to travel, she has appeared and helped all over the state.”
    Meduxnekeag River Pony Club is affiliated with United States Pony Clubs, a non-profit organization that teaches horsemanship and riding to young people through the age of 25. Service to the club and teaching horse management and riding to younger members is an important part of Pony Club for upper-level members.