Laura Collett

Laura had her call-up to the British Pony team back in 2005 with Noble Springbok, where they won team gold and individual bronze. Following this success, she was then selected to represent Britain on the Junior team in 2006 with Fernhill Sox (team gold and individual bronze), then again in 2007, where she brought home double gold with Rayef.

In 2009, Laura won the National Under-21 Championship title and was also selected to represent Britain at Young Rider level, where she earned team and individual gold titles.

After receiving her first senior squad selection in 2011 with Rayef for the FEI European Championships in Luhmühlen, she was selected for Blair European Championships in 2015 with Grand Manoeuvre. She also competed as an individual at the European Championships in Luhmühlen in 2019 with London 52.

A coveted first CCI5* victory came at Pau in 2021 with London 52, followed by the pair heading to Japan for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – they came home with team gold. Thoroughly on a roll, this was soon followed by them taking the Badminton Horse Trials title in May of this year.

After just missing out on a team medal at the World Championships in Pratoni in 2022, Laura and London 52 travelled to Luhmühlen in June 2023, where they added another CCI5* title to their collection with a personal best finishing score of 20.3. This was swiftly followed by selection for the FEI Eventing European Championship later that summer, where they helped the team to a gold medal and individual ninth place.

In 2024, Laura and London 52 were selected for Paris 2024, to defend the team gold medal they won for Team GB at the previous Games. During the dressage phase, they smashed the Olympic eventing dressage record – previously 19.2 and held by David O'Connor of the USA – with a score of 17.5. On the final day, they helped Team GB to retain their title, plus picked up an individual bronze – their first individual championship medal.