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Happ's TREC 2010 has to go into the record books as the largest driven TREC ever. With 44 entries, we saw lots of new horse-driver combinations heading across the meadows for their season debuts. Several intrepid drivers multiplied their fun by taking more than one turnout around the courses.
This year, the esteemed Ann Davis served as safety judge, and she was duly rewarded for her services. Indeed, thoughtful TRECkers remembered to generously thank all the volunteers for helping to make the day such fun. TRECkers are such a wonderful breed: intrepid, daring, fun, and great cookie bakers. (Yes, I'm talking about you, Diana and Nubby!)
A TREC is a chance for drivers and horses to practice their versatility.
- Will Bron, driving the more challenging of his turnouts, achieved the "wow" factor by placing first in the "Adventurer" division driving a tandem of Friesians. (You try driving the inside of a circumscribed 20-meter circle with a tandem that big!)
- Wayne Beckwith, always a star in the world of drafts, drove his mule to a celebrated third place in his first TREC. (He fears that his drafter buddies might think he's gone foo foo with the carriage driving, but he can tell them how he's improving his driving skills).
- Ann Bucker with her miniature horse came in first among the 26 "Tenderfoot" drivers.
- Gayle Shriner, having navigated for Wanda Lusk in the past, graduated to driving her own turnout in her first-ever TREC.
- Don Curtis debuted his new-to-driving Morgan mare amid the sights and sounds of a covey of other horses and carriages.
There were, all told, 17 minis and small ponies, 16 ponies, and 11 horses. And how is it, when we see Juan Medina, we always think we're seeing double? Yes, he really does drive two Halflingers singly… and well.
Yup, another TREC for the record books as having, in spite of spats of rain, the most smiles per mile.
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