Catching up with Lauren Balcomb after her brilliant performance in the Nations Cup

Saturday’s FEI Nation Cup held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Centre in Wellington, Florida was a fantastic event, with the Australian Jumping team putting in a very strong performance to finish in 6th place out of 11 countries entered.

For Lauren Balcomb it was a particularly successful evening, being the only member of the Australian Team and one of only a few in the entire competition who managed to go clear in both rounds. Lauren and her wonderful horse Verdini D’Houtveld Z completed both rounds in style.

Sydney born Lauren now lives with her fiance New Zealand Showjumper Sharn Wordley in Florida. Recently back on the competition circuit after the birth of her daughter, Lauren says about her recent experience that “it’s a dream to be chosen to represent your country. I was very excited to be selected. We were incredibly lucky to have a really great group of Aussies selected. Also the Australian entourage that came to cheer us on definitely added to the team spirit!! We had fun, and everyone’s score counted to finish where we did. Todd Hinde does such a fantastic job supporting the team.

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