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THE TRE VE STORY

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RIQUETTE HEAD-MAAREK,
who describes her Arc winner
Treve as “a gift from God”, could
herself be described as a gift to journalists.
The story of Head-Maarek, her family
and their involvement with the family
of Treve, practically writes itself as an
incredible tale of lives horse and human
intertwined for generations, chapter upon
chapter building into an Arc-winning
climax followed by the ultimate cliffhanger
– ‘to be continued’.
The narrative is one not lost on
Head-Maarek, speaking in November just
hours before Treve was crowned Cartier
Horse of the Year.
“It makes me incredibly proud to look
at the pedigree, I promise you,” she says.
“The amazing thing when you look at it
is that the dam, g &