Allard Surprises Daycare Kids

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Published: May 15, 2015 03:04 pm EDT

On Friday, May 15, driver Simon Allard delighted children and workers at a Pennsylvania daycare when he arrived with a Standardbred. He took the time to speak with Trot Insider about it. "The kids and the teachers all went nuts,” he said.

Allard visited the Building Blocks Learning Center, which is located at 1082 Highway 315, Plains, PA, on Friday morning for Career Day.

“They absolutely loved the horse and listened intently to everything I told them,” said Allard. “I even got the teacher to sit in the bike and took her for a ride in the parking lot.”

Allard, who is one of the leading drivers at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, wore his colours to the daycare. He spent the morning explaining all about harness racing, complete with all equipment, feed and bales of hay and straw.

The horseman told Trot Insider that the industry has implemented rules to make racing more appealing to women and kids, “but we still don't promote the horse like this very often, and I don't know why.”

When the horse trailer with Priceless Edition pulled up at the daycare on Friday morning, the children cheered in delight. One by one, each age group were led out to listen to Allard describe what he does for a living, and to meet the very friendly horse. The kids were also allowed to feed Priceless Edition carrots and apples, and Allard even showed them a race on his laptop so they could see how he drives during a race.

“People love horses,” he told Trot Insider, “we need to get out there and promote ourselves more."

(With files from The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono and Curtis Salonick)

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