EquiRatings Eventing Podcast - Horse of a Lifetime: Laura Collett

Duration: 1h 13m
Broadcast on: 13 Nov 2024
Audio Format: other

Join us for a very special episode of Horse of a Lifetime.

In this episode:

Discover the incredible story of Laura Collett's journey with her ultimate horse.
Explore their path from an unexpected beginning to top-tier competitions, achieving international acclaim.
Listen to Laura share intimate, behind-the-scenes insights on the bond and trust that elevate their performance.

🍏 A quirky fact: Laura's horse has quite the preference for a certain type of apple — find out which in the podcast!

Guests:

Laura Collett is a renowned British equestrian and a standout figure in international eventing. She boasts an impressive resume, highlighted by a team gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and continuing her Olympic success with a team gold and an individual bronze at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Additionally, she clinched a victory at the prestigious 2022 Badminton Horse Trials. Collett's career is a testament to her resilience and determination, notably overcoming a severe accident in 2013 that left her in a coma. Her triumphant return to top form and continued success at major competitions underscore her exceptional talent and perseverance.

Sponsors:

We're delighted that Agria have come on board as partners of the 'Horse of a Lifetime' series on the EquiRatings Eventing Podcast in 2024. Established over 130 years ago, Agria have been at the heart of the insurance industry for many years but their recently launched Equine Lifetime Insurance has revolutionised the offering available. Agria's commitment to equine welfare and desire to protect your partnership with your horse makes them the perfect partner as we look forward to reflecting with some of the greatest names in the sport, on their horses of a lifetime.

This podcast is supported by Agria, the company behind the UK's only lifetime equine insurance. Their mission is to raise the bar on horses' lifelong wellbeing and they offer up to £10,000 of vet fee cover, year after year - for life!

Their Horse of a Lifetime campaign celebrates the horses who enrich our lives. To find out more search for Agria Horse of a Lifetime, where you can enter on the Agria website, or catch up with Agria Equine on Instagram and Facebook.

For more information and to find out how the Agria team can support you visit Agria Pet Insurance. Agria Pet Insurance Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, Financial Services Register Number 496160. Agria Pet Insurance Ltd is registered and incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 4258783. Registered office: First Floor, Blue Leanie, Walton Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 7QW. Agria insurance policies are underwritten by Agria Försäkring.

We wanted to find out a little bit more about Agra equine insurance, because they have come on board with the eventing podcast, they have a brilliant message to share, and I'm delighted to say, Vicki Wentworth, Chief Executive of Agra UK is with me. Vicki, one of your flagship products, which I think is probably the hot topic of conversation in the equestrian world right now, because insurance is such an important part of any horse owner's journey, but your flagship product is lifetime insurance. Are you basically telling me that you can ensure a horse for its entire lifetime, regardless of what injuries or ailments, and we all know they love injuries and ailments, it might have. - Yes, that's exactly what we're saying. So I joined the company at the back end of 2021, when they came and asked me if I was sort of up for doing the job, I said, yes, but do you know what, as an equestrian, if you want me to launch equine insurance, I really genuinely need you to listen to what I have to say, 'cause I've been on the wrong end, or the receiving end of insurance that just hasn't met my expectations, and the company's been amazing from that viewpoint. So we do lifetime insurance with the only company in the UK that does lifetime. The reason being is you're absolutely right, your horses go wrong, and they go wrong because of what we ask them to do, but they also go wrong because they can be a little bit silly and do things that we don't actually need or want them to be doing, particularly when they get turned out and stuff. So lifetime means that at the moment, we ensure from 30 days, we're gonna be doing obviously extensions to the policies, but from 30 days you can ensure a little wee baby horse, and you can take it right up until it goes over the equestrian rainbow, so to speak. So the brilliant thing is all of those ailments that come in the period of time that it's ensured are covered, never any exclusions. - Never any exclusions. It's like the magic words, honestly listeners. Surely though, that is only while I own that horse. - No, it's not actually.

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