Lauren Eckardt

Lauren Eckardt is a wife and mother of two, who has ridden at the Advanced Level of Eventing, earned her Gold Medal in Dressage, competed on the NAYRC Three Star Team, long-listed for the 2004 Olympics, and has won numerous AEC titles and championships. She started riding at age 6 in Montgomery, AL, and worked her way up through the levels while attending the University of Georgia. After college, she worked in corporate America at Ameriprise Financial for five years until she founded Bigtime Eventing in 2008.

Successful, safe, and fun competitions are the goals of every rider, and Lauren’s as well. She is constantly seeking to improve her own skills as well as those of her students and her horses. This is attributed to exercising the highest degree of horsemanship in every aspect of her barn, as well as having an amazing team of the best professionals, both local and national, in the industry. Lauren’s personal ISH mare, “Reeses” will be coming back into work shortly after delivering a gorgeous baby boy by Chatsworth Quasar. Lauren has owned Reeses since she was just 2-years-old and has very successfully competed her to the three star level. Lauren has high hopes for baby boy “Twizzler”.

Lauren is looking forward to another amazing year with her main focus on helping her students reach their goals while adding more medals and titles to the team. Happy and healthy horses and riders is paramount to this strategy for success. Lauren is also actively involved in procuring a venue for a local Eventing experience! Stay tuned for more!!!