‘The horses fit around the kids now’: at home with Laura Tomlinson at Cranmore Farm

Laura Tomlinson and her upcoming grand prix ride Forest Hill at Cranmore Farm.

Despite the precision of the design at Cranmore Farm, the Costwold base of Olympic gold medallist Laura Tomlinson, the atmosphere is far from regimented. Dogs pad around at your heels, children’s ponies intermingle with grand prix horses, and the mood among the team is relaxed and unforced.

As we mic Laura up for some video work in the gallery – lined with framed back issues of Horse & Hound and old winners’ rugs repurposed as cushion covers ...