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Laura Tomlinson: Olympic judges, please mark what you see, not who you see

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    • World, European and Olympic medallist, Laura Tomlinson, shares her hopes and predictions for the Tokyo Olympics

    I’M writing this column while on the way to Deauville CDI in France with my two grand prix horses, and it’s great to have Lara Butler back in the gang this time. Her ride, our home-bred Kristjan, is returning to action after having problems with his feet earlier in the season.

    My top horse, Rose Of Bavaria (Betty), was one of the non-travelling reserves for the Tokyo Olympics, and so spent a week in quarantine with the team at the fantastic British Showjumping National Training Centre. Betty had a lovely time with my groom Bea Snudden all to herself, though I found it a little stressful having to drive two-and-a-half hours each way to ride her.

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