ABOUT THE BUNNY CHARTIER TROPHY . . .

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RMCC has awarded the Bunny Chartier Perpetual Trophy almost every year since 1998. This trophy was given to honor the memory of Bunny Chartier, a training level driver with exceptional enthusiasm for the equestrian sport of driving and excellent sportsmanship. When she was in her mid-forties, she abruptly and tragically passed away on October 19, 1997, of an aortic aneurysm.

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The RMCC Board of Directors in conjunction with Kathy Boerema and Walter Chartier (Bunny’s husband) originally conceived the trophy to be awarded to an amateur training-level driver who exhibited outstanding sportsmanship in carriage driving, improvement in driving skills, enthusiasm and willingness to help others, and love of carriage driving. All of these concepts embodied Bunny’s dedication to the club and her unlimited enthusiasm for carriage driving.

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In 2004, the RMCC Board of Directors widened the criteria for the award to go an amateur driver who has shown improvement in driving throughout the year as well as support at club activities, or for the club member who has contributed a significant amount toward the club in enthusiasm, time, and effort to make RMCC events and the club better.