BY STEPHANIE PETERS MAJOR PHOTOS BY GEORGE KAMPER
L AURA KRAUT A CASUAL CHAT WITH LAURA ABOUT HER JOURNEY TO THE TOP
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OF HER SPORT.
AURA KRAUT IS NOT HAVING A MOMENT.
More than likely, she is adding yet another to her countless award-winning moments accrued throughout her decades-long career. It’s no wonder that she is one of the most revered and respected equestrians competing today, and why I had to admit to shamelessly gushing when I met her at her Wellington, Florida, home. A virtual who’s who in the world of show jumping, Laura’s riding career has taken her around the globe and atop the podium of the sport’s most prestigious events. She is a two-time Olympian, earning team gold in Beijing in 2008 and team silver in Tokyo in 2020, and has earned team silver at the 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany, and team gold at the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon. Her resume includes numerous Nations Cup teams, World Cup Finals, and over 100 grand prix wins, and this barely skims the surface. The visit to Laura’s home that she shares with her partner and fellow multi-Olympian, British show jumper, Nick Skelton, was twofold; we wanted to learn more about Laura’s equestrian career and her collaboration on the design of her home with M. Douglas “Dougie” Mutch’s Gracie Street Interior Design in West Palm Beach.
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