Laura Tomlinson MBE
Olympic gold medalist
About me
I started riding when I was 3 years old and was always more keen on jumping than my ponies were so I spent a lot of time falling off! When I started riding the 13.2hh Tom, things got better and I had a lot of success eventing. I started to concentrate more on dressage in my teens and when I was 14 I won a team silver medal at the Pony European Championships.






What is dressage?
Dressage was originally developed by the cavalry in the 17th century to help improve the obedience and responsiveness of the horses. The word ‘dressage’ basically means training. It’s all about creating the perfect partnership between horse and rider. The ultimate aim is that the partnership becomes so strong that onlookers would think the horse is performing on his own without visible cues from the rider. With dressage training the horse becomes a true athlete, improving his suppleness and flexibility whilst enhancing his natural movement.
my horses

FALLATIJN VAN KAIROS (Finn)
2010 | KWPN Gelding
Sire: Vivaldi
Dam: Utraginia Van Kairos

Duval's Capri Sonne Jr (cas)
2007 | KWPN
Sire: Rhodium
Dam: Wendela
Sire of Dam: San Remo

ROSE OF BAVARIA (Betty)
2010 | Bavarian Mare
Sire: Bordeaux
Dam: Rhapsodie
Sire of Dam: Florestan I

mistral højris (alf)
1995 | danish warmblood
Sire: Michellino
Dam: Virginia
Sire of Dam: Ibsen

Andretti H (andy)
1995 | Hanoverian Warmblood
Sire: Aarking
Dam: Cerrin
Sire of Dam: Cavalier

last event
June 2022
Event: Hagen
Location: Germany

next event
June 2022
Event: Aachen
Location: Germany
Lessons
Laura is happy to train both dressage and event riders who want to learn how to create strong, lasting partnerships with their horses and who want to gain the very best competition results they can. Her calm, long term approach creates happy athletes of both the horse and the rider.
Livery
We have a small amount of full livery spaces available at Laura’s yard in Gloucestershire. If you would like to find out more about stabling your horses with Laura then please get in touch with us via the form and we will get in touch.
latest news

Working Finn with Claire Gallimore
Finn had an excellent pre-Aachen session with the brilliant Claire Gallimore. A student of Tristan Tucker, Claire is well known for her ability

Our Badminton Debut and a Win for Finn in Hagen
May Update: Our Badminton Debut and a Win for Finn in Hagen We kicked off May with the dressage demo at Badminton Horse

Wishing you a happy and healthy 2022
Thank you for your support during 2021!