The Becky Grand Hart Trophy is presented to international-level non-Olympic athletes.

Tracy Bowman is one of the world’s top para driving athletes with her Welsh Pony gelding Albrecht’s Hoeve’s Lars. The duo won the individual gold medal at the 2021 FEI Para Driving World Championship and aimed to defend their title at the 2023 FEI Para Driving World Championship. To prepare for the prestigious event, Bowman and “Lars” trained and competed in Europe throughout the summer with Bram Chardon. They won each national para combined driving event that they entered in the lead up to the world championship.

Tracy Bowman warms up in Wenum 2023 ©Mary Phelps

Individual Gold and Team Silver

Bowman and Lars had a dominant performance at the 2023 FEI Para Driving World Championship. They led the Grade 1 competition from start to finish to earn the individual gold medal, winning the driven dressage and cones phases and finishing second in the marathon phase. Bowman and Lars also aided the U.S. Para Driving Team in clinching the team silver medal to conclude a fantastic event.

Service to the Sport and Not Just Driving

Bowman contributed to the USEF Driving Sport Committee, advising on the addition of para driving to the USEF Combined Driving Athlete Pathway Program and a USEF Para Driving National Championship. Outside of para driving, Bowman is an active supporter of the eventing community in California as the owner of Kismet Farm, and she has trained athletes to the CCI4* level.

In order to help students throughout the summer, Bowman commuted for the Netherlands several times back and forth to California and on to major Eventing Championships.