Kim S. Smith
Board Chair & Executive Director
Kim S. Smith is the Founder and Executive Director of Second Stride, Inc., a 501(c)(3) transitional safety net aftercare program for thoroughbred horses. Since its founding in 2005, Second Stride has grown into a leading national equine adoption program by horsemen for horsemen. Kim is also the Owner and Operator of Moserwood Farms LLC.
Board of Directors:
- Dr. Jeff Willard, DVM, Vice Chairman
- Laura Forbes, JD, CPA, Secretary
- Glenn Curry, EA, MBA, Treasurer
- Dr. Karen Babcock, DMD, Director
- Gary Palmisano, Jr., Director
- Lauren Smith, Director
- Sean Beirne, Dir. Equine Program, U of L, Director
Adoption Counselor: Toni Hindall starts the process of evaluating each horse that comes into the program, helping settle them in at Second Stride, helping us evaluate each new horse's way of going and disposition, meeting adopters and answering questions. Toni has done just about every job in thoroughbred racing and is also a very experienced barrel racing rider and breeder.
Adoption Coordinator: Kara Lee helps with everything! She does adoption application processing, office administration and she also rides the Second Stride horses. Kara has been an assistant trainer and is currently an exercise rider at the racetrack.
Development Manager: Amy Eirich leads the planning for our major fundraising events and maintains relationships with donors. Amy graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and from University of Minnesota with a Master's degree in Business Administration.
Rehab & Adoption Updates Manager: Carol Kelley manages the Second Stride horses who need time off before going back in training, and she keeps in contact with adopters to see how the horses are doing. Carol has 40 years experience in all aspects of thoroughbred racing and horse management.
Program Coordinator: Kate Olson plans and coordinates day-to-day fiscal, administrative and operational activities. Kate's ongoing responsibility is keeping track of all our adopted horses in a detailed database. She also helps the rest of us with anything needed at any time, like holding horses for pictures and posting on social media.
Advisory Board:
Barbara Borden, KY State Racing Steward
Bill Landes, General Manager, Hermitage Farm
Del Lowell, General Manager, LaCroix Training Center
Nick Rennekamp, thoroughbred trainer, farm mgr
Tom Drury, thoroughbred trainer
Al Stall, Jr, thoroughbred trainer
Paul McGee, thoroughbred trainer
Buff Bradley, thoroughbred breeder & trainer
Cathy Shircliff, Dir. Community Relations, Churchill Downs
Megan Northrop, Northrop Equine
Harvey Diamond MD, Skychai Racing LLC
Joel B. Turner, Attorney
Brian Knippenberg, Horse Manager, Hermitage Farm
JoAnn Heppermann, horse owner & author
