Click on 'Read more' to watch Laura and Cedric's first round.

Laura guided Happy Hill Farm's Cedric to the win in Sunday's $150,000 CN U.S. Open CSIO 4* over fifty-five starters and six in the jump off at WEF.

The difficult course of 14 numbered obstacles and 17 jumping efforts, designed by Guilherme Jorge of Brazil did not see a clear round until the 28th horse in the jumping order. The demanding, twisty eight jump short course ended with a long gallop home, and Laura took full advantage of Cedric's agility and speed to cross the finish line in a blazing 48.01 seconds. Laura said that she "had never gone that fast on him EVER" and it was terrifying, but Cedric was fantastic!

This is only the second grand prix that the pair has won, since Laura is usually riding Cedric in Nation's Cups and selection trials. Laura said that "for a change, it was really fun to get to run flat out and win a class".

Laura is thrilled with the win and Cedric's performance: "I am so pleased with him. He's come such a long way over the past year. He's such a pleasure to ride. He doesn't have the issues he used to with the water and the walls. Now, he gets right down to business. I just wish Peter had been there to see him go".

Congratulations to Laura, Cedric, Happy Hill Farm, and the rest of the team!

On the opening day of WEF 8, Laura guided Winde to a 2nd place finish in the 7/8 YO's.

In Thursday's $30,000 WEF Challenge Cup, Laura and Tortola jumped clear in the first round, and had one time fault in the jump-off to end up 10th overall.

The Freedom Group's sale hunter, Catch Phrase, had a successful week in the Pre-Green Level 2 Hunters with Havens Schatt in the saddle. On Wednesday, Catch Phrase was 7th in one of the over fences classes, and on Thursday he won a class.

On Friday, Laura and Winde found success again in the 7/8 YO's by jumping clear and fast to a 4th place finish.

In the $10,000 G&C Farm Speed Stake CSIO on Saturday, Laura guided Beverley Widdowson's Tortola to a 3rd place finish.

Stay tuned!

After two faultless performances in the first two WEG Selection Trials, the USEF AD Hoc Committee on Selection has officially named Laura and Cedric to the Show Jumping Long List for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, to be held in Lexington, KY, September 25 - October 10, 2010.

The selectors have the discretion to approve up to six of the 15 partnerships that will make up the Long List, regardless of their participation or placing in the selection trials. The remaining nine combinations will be chosen according to their ranking at the conclusion of the USEF Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team, which run February 25 - March 7 in Wellington, Fl.

The final selection for the team will be made in late September after the 15 combinations compete in CSIOs in La Baule, Rome, St. Gallen, Rotterdam, Aachen, Falsterbo, Hickstead and Dublin.

With two clear rounds and a 3rd place finish in Saturday night's $75,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix CSI 2* at WEF, Laura and Cedric propelled to the top of the standings in the WEG selection trials. Laura and Cedric, along with Lauren Hough and Quick Study, are the only two horse rider combinations with a spotless record, a score of zero, going into trial #3.

Cedric jumped the difficult track of seventeen jumping efforts with ease, and Laura went for the careful clear in the jump off and got it, earning them 3rd place overall.

Laura talks about how great Cedric feels: “I’ve never felt him better – ever. He’s more seasoned now, now he’s doing most of the work and I’m just along for the ride".

Wednesday's stand alone trial is set for 3:00PM at The Stadium on the grass across Southshore Boulevard from the main show grounds.

For the live, free webcast of this event, click here.

Good luck to Laura, Cedric, Happy Hill Farm and the rest of the team!

Laura will be giving a clinic on natural obstacles in the International Arena at WEF on Tuesday, March 2nd, at 3:30PM. The cost of the clinic is $100 and auditors are welcome for free.

For more information, please contact Rosemary Bertin Palm Beach Riding Academy at cubbybertin@comcast.net or 561-371-9598.

Laura and Cedric went clear in Thursday night's $40,000 USEF WEG Selection Trial #1, and finished in 8th place overall. Cedric jumped brilliantly, proving right off the bat that he is a top contender for the 2010 United States Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Team.

Cedric's owner, Peter Wetherill of Happy Hill Farm, sadly passed away last week, giving Laura extra motivation to make it to WEG and do well in his honor. Peter was not just an owner, but a friend to Laura and her team, as well as a longtime US Equestrian supporter. He turned down numerous opportunities from buyers overseas to sell Cedric after he and Laura won the Olympic gold in Beijing in 2008. Laura describes Peter as a 'real patriot. He would have never dreamed of selling one of his horses and having the horse compete for another country. He was all about supporting the United States Team'.

The second WEG trial, which runs combined with the $75,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix CSI 2*, will take place on Saturday night at 7:00PM.

For the live, free webcast of this event, click here.

Laura and Tortola came out strong at the opening day of WEF 7 with a 3rd place finish in the $8,000 1m45.

Julie Welles and The Freedom Group's #11 jumped to 8th place in the 6 YO class.

Stay tuned for results from the first round of the USEF WEG Selection Trials to be held on Thursday at 7:00PM. Good luck to Laura and Happy Hill Farm's Cedric!

Click here for live coverage of WEF.

On Saturday, Laura and her rising star, Tortola, owned by Beverly Widdowson, won the $25,000 Suncast 1m50 Classic held in the Denemethy ring at the sixth week of The Winter Equestrian Festival.

Out of 26 starters, only two riders, Laura and Peter Charles, advanced on to the jump-off. Laura was first in the ring, and keeping in mind that Peter and his top mount, Murka's Pom D'Ami are known for being fast, she and Tortola sped around the short course, but unfortunately made too tight of turn to a skinny vertical and pulled a rail. Peter Charles, however, rode a bit too conservatively, and left all rails in the cups, but accumulated 5 time faults, keeping Laura in the top position.

Congratulations to Laura, Tortola, Beverly Widdowson, and the rest of the team!

On the opening day of WEF 6, Laura and Happy Hill Farm's Olmifon d'As jumped two clear rounds in the $8,000 1m45 to end up 3rd overall. Laura also guided Calapuno, owned by Molly Ohrstrom, to 4th in the 1m40 and #11 (The Freedom Group) to 8th in the 6 YO class.

Thursday was another successful day for Laura and the horses. Laura piloted Calapuno to victory in the $8,000 1m45, and Pin Oak Farm's Winde to 2nd in the 7/8 YO Power & Speed.

Julie Welles and The Freedom Group's #11 jumped to 5th in the 6 YO Power & Speed.

Happy Hill Farm's Dunkirk and Havens Schatt continued their consistency in the Pre Green Hunters (Level 2) this week with a 1st, 4th, 5th and 7th in the over fences classes.

Dunkirk (pictured left or if on home page, click 'read more') is currently being offered for sale. For inquiries, please contact Laura.

Remember to keep checking back for results throughout the week! Click here for live coverage of WEF.

At the opening day of WEF 5, Laura piloted the talented gelding, Olmifon d'As (Happy Hill Farm) to 3rd place in the $6,000 SpyCoast 1m40. Laura and The Freedom Group's #11 jumped to 5th in the 6 YO class.

On Thursday, Laura and Molly Ohrstrom's Calapuno were victorious in the 1m35! In the $30,000 WEF Challenge Cup, Laura and Cedric jumped two clear rounds to earn the 5th place position.

In Saturday night's $150,000 Spy Coast FEI World Cup Grand Prix, Laura and Cedric made a great effort, but had one down, to end up 13th overall out of 45 horse/rider combinations.

Laura's long time Grand Prix partner, Anthem, was officially retired at the KWPN Stallion Show in the Netherlands over the weekend.

Laura and Anthem are a legendary team in the show jumping world. They had an extremely successful career together, winning hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money over the past 10 years.

Anthem, owned by Summit Syndicate, was purchased for Laura to ride as a 7 year old in 1997. He was called ‘Jumper’ when he first arrived, and that is just what he did. It became evident immediately that Laura and Anthem had a special connection and were going to make a great team.

Laura and Happy Hill Farm's Olympic gold medalist, Cedric, put in an amazing effort in Saturday's $25,000 Suncast 1m50 Classic at WEF 4, jumping clean and fast to earn the second place position overall.

Remember to keep checking back for results! Click here for live coverage of WEF.

In the $8,000 1m45 on Thursday, Laura piloted Cedric to the 8th place position. Happy Hill Farm's Olympic star jumped great and left all rails up, but had one time fault.

Laura guided Pin Oak Farm's Winde to victory in the 7/8 YO's and Julie Welles piloted The Freedom Group's #11 to the win in the 6 YO's!

Havens Schatt found success with The Freedom Group's Catch Phrase in the Pre-Green Level 1 Hunter Division this week. Haven and this talented young hunter were 1st, 3rd and 8th over fences, and 5th in the under saddle.

Catch Phrase is currently being offered for sale! Please direct all inquiries to Laura.

Bar X Ranch and Navona Gallegos recently purchased the flashy 8 year old chesnut mare, Vatricia. They will be competing at WEF this season in the A/O Jumpers and 1m40.

On Wednesday, the new pair placed 8th in the $6,000 Spycoast 1m40!

Laura and her team wish Navona and Vatricia all the best!

Laura and Beverly Widdowson's Tortola were victorious in Wednesday's $8,000 Sentient Jet 1m45!

Tortola is a brave, careful and scopey 8 year old Belgian Warmblood gelding. Laura found him as a 6 year old and he was purchased by Nick Skelton's owners who brought him along. Nick felt like he suited Laura better, so she recently acquired the ride at the end of December. Laura has high hopes for the gray gelding and believes he has the talent to move up in the show jumping world. Keep your eye out for this rising star!

Laura also piloted Happy Hill Farm's infamous Cedric to the 6th place position in the class.

In the 7/8 YO's, Laura guided Pasmore Stables' Agustina to the 2nd place position and Cortie Wetherill's Chamberlain to 5th.

Stay tuned for more results from WEF # 4 throughout the week! Click here for live coverage of WEF.

In the $8,000 1m45 on the first day of WEF III, Laura piloted Beverly Widdowson's Tortola to an 8th place finish with a fault free round. She kept her consistency in the 6 YO's by guiding Zidane, owned by Meghan Moran and The Freedom Group, to the 4th position. Then in the 7/8 YO class, Laura and Pin Oak's Winde jumped to 8th place.

On Thursday in the $8,000 1m45, Laura and Tortola found success again by jumping clear to a 5th place finish.

Stay tuned for more results from WEF! For live coverage, click here.

On Wednesday, Laura guided Beverly Widdowson's Tortola to an 8th place finish in the $8,000 1m45.

On Thursday, Laura and Zidane jumped to the win in the 6 YO Power & Speed. In the 1m30, Laura and Molly Ohrstrom's Calapuno finished in the 3rd place position.

In the 1m35 on Friday, Laura guided Calapuno to success again with a clean round and a 5th place finish. Laura and Zidane were 12th in the 6 YO, leaving all poles up but had one time fault.

In Sunday's Suncast 1m50 Classic, Laura and Tortola finished 12th by having a clear first round.

Stay tuned for results from WEF III throughout the week! For live coverage, click here.

Laura and Billy Bianca galloped to a 2nd place finish in the $6,000 Suncast 1m40 at WEF on Friday.

In the 7/8 YO Championship Qualifier, Laura rode Agustina to a 5th place finish.

For live results, click here.

Laura guided Tortola, owned by Beverly Widdowson, to a fault free 3rd place finish in the $8,000 1m45 at the opening day of WEF 1.

On Saturday, Laura and Unique (The Freedom Group) jumped clear in The Tom Hudson Christmas Stakes 1m40, and finished in the 8th position.

In The H&M Speed Stakes 1m40 on Sunday, Laura guided Olmifon d'As (Happy Hill Farm) to a 7th place finish.

On Monday, Laura piloted Unique to a 6th place finish in The Martin Collins Eraser Stakes 1m50. In the Six Bar competition, Laura and Olmifon d'As tied for the 4th place position.

Congratulations to Laura and the horses on a successful horse show!

Laura and the horses are off to a great start at Olympia! On Thursday, Laura guided Olmifon d'As (Happy Hill Farm) to a 4th place finish in the 1m40 Welcome Stakes.

During the Gala Evening Performance, Laura and teammate Charlie Sutton guided their horses Unique (The Freedom Group) and Twilight Faymer to a 2nd place finish in The Pony Club Mini-Major Relay.

In The Waverly TBS Christmas Speed Stake 1m50, Laura and Cedric (Happy Hill Farm) left all rails up, but had time faults, and ended up 13th.

On Friday, Laura and Unique rode to a 9th place finish in the Accenture Stakes 1m40.


Stay tuned for more results...

For live coverage, click here.

Laura will be competing at Olympia in London this week. Stay tuned for updates!

Watch the video of Laura piloting Miss Independent to victory in the 2008 Olympia Grand Prix by clicking on 'read more'.

For live streaming coverage, visit the Olympia website.

In the 1m40 Ingliston Open on Friday, Laura captured the 4th and 5th place positions with Unique, owned by The Freedom Group and Olmifon d'As, owned by Happy Hill Farm.

On Sunday, Laura rode Tortola, owned by Beverley Widdowson, to a 6th place finish in the National 1m30. In the Premier Grand Prix, Laura guided Olmifon d'As to a 7th place finish.

Congratulations to Laura and her team on a successful horse show!

Laura will be showing at Ingliston Country Club & Equestrian Centre in Scotland this week. Stay tuned for results!

For live feed and results, click here

Happy Thanksgiving!

$25,000 International Power & Speed - 2nd
$15,000 International Jumper Challenge - 5th
$25,000 International Jumper Class - 1st
$50,000 Weston Canadian Open - 5th

Laura piloted My Boy (owned by Mrs. F. Whitehouse) to victory in The Royal's $25,000 International Jumper Class on Thursday afternoon!

On Friday, Laura had another successful night with a 5th place finish on My Boy in the $50,000 Weston Canadian Open.

Remember to wish Laura Happy Birthday on Saturday!

For live scoring, visit The Royal Website

Laura had another great day at The Royal with a 5th place finish on My Boy (owned by Mrs. F. Whitehouse) in the $15,000 International Jumper Challenge.

Stay tuned for more results!

For live scoring, click here.

Laura had a great first day out at Toronto. She was 2nd with My Boy, owned by Mrs. F. Whitehouse, in the $25,000 International Jumper Power & Speed and 6th with Cedric (Happy Hill Farm) in the $25,000 Jolera International Welcome 1m50.


Stay tuned for more results throughout the week!

For live scoring, visit The Royal Fair Website by clicking here.

Laura will be competing in Toronto this week (November 10-14th) at The Royal Winter Fair Horse Show.

For live coverage and results, visit The Royal Horse Show website

Laura guided Unique (owned by The Freedom Group) to a 7th place finish in the Grand Prix of Assen. She had the first clear round and was the only non-Dutch rider to make the seven horse jump off. Well done Laura and Unique! Read on for more details...

Louise Serio guided Carlano, owned by Paige Cole, to a 4th and 6th place finish over fences in the 1st Year Green Hunters at the Washington International Horse Show this week.

Paige Cole purchased Carlano during WEF 2008, and trains with Lousie Serio at Derbydown.

Laura will be competing at CSI NIC Assen in the Netherlands October 21-25, 2009. Please stay tuned for updates.

For live coverage and results, Click here

Laura had another great day on Saturday at the HOYS 2009, guiding Unique (The Freedom Group) to a 2nd place finish in The Accumulator (1m60) right behind Nick Skelton and Nemo. In the Philip Billington Memorial Cup (1m55), Laura rode Olmifon d'As (Happy Hill Farm) to a 7th place finish, with one down in the jump off.

On Sunday, Laura finished 11th on Cedric in the HOYS Leading Show Jumper of the Year, with one rail down.

Overall a very successful horse show!

Laura piloted Unique, owned by The Freedom Group, to a 3rd place finish in The Dick Turpin Stakes (1m45). Stay tuned!

Overall it was a successful first day out for Laura and the horses at the HOYS in Birmingham, England. The three horses, Olmifon d'As, Unique, and Cedric had one down, but they all jumped great and finished in the top 20. Stay tuned throughout the weekend!

Laura will be competing at the Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham, England, October 7-10.

For live coverage, visit the HOYS website by clicking here

Good luck to Laura and stay tuned for results!

Laura and Cedric were 3rd in the Grand Prix of Barcelona. Congratulations to Laura, Happy Hill Farm and Cedric!

Laura piloted the 7 year old chesnut gelding, Olmifon D'as, owned by Happy Hill Farm, to a 3rd place finish in the 1.45m on the opening day of Barcelona.

For live coverage, visit CSI Barcelona Website.
Check back for results throughout the weekend!

Laura, Anthem and Unique had a great weekend competing at Windsor!

This year Laura and Lauren Hough received special invitations to compete in the Grand Prix and some other classes at the prestigious European Showjumping Championships Horse Show held at Windsor Castle in England. Congratulations to both of them on this wonderful honor and best of luck this weekend!

Neil Jones recently purchased the handsome 10 year old dark bay gelding, St. Laurent. We wish them both all the best!

Paula Frohring and Chambertina had a great first horse show together, finishing 3rd in the A/O Jumper Classic at Culpeper.

Members of the US Eventing Team have arrived and are currently stabling and training with Laura before they compete at the prestigious Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials in England, September 3-6. (http://www.burghley-horse.co.uk/default.asp)

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Laura and Cedric were 2nd in the main event at opening day Valkenswaard!

Paula Frohring purchased the seven year old mare Chambertina this week. They will compete in the A/O Jumpers and train with Elizabeth Solter in Maryland.

Laura and Julie had a great weekend at the Weston Lawns Young Horse Finals in England.

Molly Ohrstrom's Billy Bianca competed in her first Grand Prix last week at the beautiful Shrewsbury Flower Show in England. She had the unlucky last fence down and ended up 11th but jumped great. What a fantastic way to begin her Grand Prix career!