YOUNG EQUESTRIAN RIDERS
Charlotte McLaughlin
STORY BY OLIVIA AIRHART | PHOTO BY PHELPS MEDIA GROUP
18-year-old Canadian show jumper Charlotte McLaughlin of Perth, Ontario, began her riding career in 2011 in the hunter ring, moving quickly through the ranks aboard It’s Coolman, finishing with her team as reserve champion in the Children’s Hunter Division at the Royal Winter Fair. McLaughlin transitioned to the jumper ring in 2017, and just one year later she had the opportunity to represent her home nation at the 2018 FEI North America Youth Championships at Old Salem Farm, where she won team gold and individual silver. In her 42 april 2022 | wellington the magazine
breakout year, she was also named the 2018 Canadian Champion at the Royal Winter Fair. Since making a splash in the show jumping world, McLaughlin has continued to develop as an athlete under the tutelage of both Millar Brook Farm and Millar Brooke South here in Wellington. As a recipient of the Equestrian Canada Jumping Youth Bursary in 2020, McLaughlin was praised for her dedication to both the classroom as an honor roll student and as a serious competitor in the show ring. Most recently, the upand-coming rider represented Canada
yet again at the 2021 FEI North American Youth Championships in the 1.401.45m Junior Jumper division aboard Vantastico. Just this past winter, McLaughlin achieved one of her lifelong goals of becoming a Tiger, making a verbal commitment to ride on Auburn University’s NCAA Division 1 equestrian team. She prides herself on being a well-rounded athlete devoting her time to both the show ring and the classroom, as well as volunteer work. McLaughlin is excited to ride for Auburn and will continue to train and show with the Millars.