Laura Beth Secari

Laura Beth Secari, Started her riding career at the age of two.  She grew up with her mother Carol Lee being a professional as well her father, sister & brother being riders.  She kicked off her riding career at the age of three when she won the Leadline at the Hampton Classic.  As a junior rider she enjoyed catch riding ponies & horses for many top professionals as well as showing her own string. Laura Beth qualified for the Medal Finals, USET, Sport Horse Nationals, New England Eq. Finals, Pony Finals, Harrisburg & Devon. She has been Champion or Reserve and Best Child rider in the Hunters, Jumpers, & Equitation at many of the forementioned shows.  As Laura Beth moved from riding as a junior to a professional her mother handed over the reins of Laurel Crown Farms.

Laurel Crown Farms presently accepts riders of all ages as well as all levels. Laura Beth takes customers to away to shows as well as supports the Local Horse Show community.  Laura Beth strives to please as well as to produce winning riders & horses/ponies that have a excellent foundation.  She specially loves watching students develop not only in the effectiveness of their riding, but evolve in life as well through this experience.  These life lessons will serve them their entire lives no matter the career path they eventually pursue. Laura Beth teaches students her own philosophy: ride with your all and the ribbons will follow.  She points out how you should always be properly prepares mentally & physically.  She helps her students understand that "every horse is different and you can not ride them all the same."  She emphasizes to her students how important it is to develop an ability to adjust your riding to each horse because they are not going to adjust to you!

With all that being said Laura Beth is determined to make a difference in the equestrian world.

Her mother, Carol Lee Secari, A School Teacher by education, but a Riding instructor by Passion began teaching in Virginia and followed her dream back to Long Island along with young ponies and students including both her daughters. As a professional in the business for many years she has started many of our top riders/trainers on the circuit. Carol Lee works on starting out the adult & children for LCF, giving them a strong foundation & horsemanship skills. She has a unique way of working with children that makes even the most shy child become extremely confident & out going.  Carol Lee makes learning fun and while they are having fun they learn to be little equestrians. One of her past students that is a trainer at large show barn now said that Carol Lee,"Is the best trainer for posting trot through the pony hunters. I do not have to fix any bad habits because I never learned any from the beginning."  We at LCF are very lucky to have Carol Lee to start the next generation of riders. We often call her "Sunshine" because she is always happy and she has a way of making everyone feel better.            

 Laura Beth & Carol Lee, still working as a mother and daughter team, they both continue to bring students to meet there full potential in the show ring!!