With the spring season in full swing, Lauren and her team have been busy training and traveling. Lauren has had a fantastic month with a number of top finishes, and she's delighted with how well her horses are performing.
Lauren and her team began March by heading to the Red Hills International in Tallahassee, FL. The star of the weekend was Jacqueline Mars's Landmark's Monaco who finished in the top eight in a massive CIC2* division, scoring an impressive 42.2 in the dressage phase and following with two solid jump phases.
After Red Hills, Lauren and her team returned to Ocala to compete at the Three Lakes Horse Trials, where Lauren picked up multiple top finishes. In the Open Training A division, Lauren and Jacqueline Mars's Get Gaudi earned a solid 28.6 in the dressage phase and had two confidence-boosting jump phases to finish strong. She also rode Jacqueline Mars's Landmark's Apollo to a win in the Open Training B division, ending on their dressage score of 23. Lauren also picked up a top five finish in the Open Preliminary division with Fashion Forward, turning in a solid dressage test and two strong jump rounds.
The star of the show was once again Jacqueline Mars' Gomarus, who won his first Novice in the United States with Lauren in the irons! The pair put in a beautiful dressage test, scoring an 18, and had flawless cross country and show jumping phases to lead from start to finish. Lauren can't wait to see how this exciting young horse continues to develop.
To finish off March, Lauren and her team packed up and traveled to the Carolina Horse Park in Raeford, NC to compete in the prestigious Carolina International. Lauren rode both Jacqueline Mars's Vermiculus and D.A. Duras to solid finishes in the competitive CIC3* division. Both horses handled the atmosphere well and finished the weekend strong in preparation for the upcoming spring events.
In the Advanced division, Lauren rode both Jacqueline Mars's Landmark's Monte Carlo and Team Rebecca LLC's Veronica to top four finishes. Veronica delivered a stunning dressage test, earning a 27.2, and Landmark's Monte Carlo was not far behind. Both horses had fantastic jumping phases to end the weekend on a strong note, and Lauren looks forward to progressing though the spring with both horses. Check out a video of Lauren and Landmark's Monte Carlo's dressage test below:
Lauren and Landmark's Monte Carlo at the Carolina International
As she celebrates her successes and continues her preparation for the rest of the season, Lauren would especially like to thank her owners for allowing her to ride such talented, special horses. None of this would be possible without the support of everyone on her team, along with her family, sponsors and friends. She is looking forward to more great things to come this year!
