Shane Rose
(AUS) Internationell fälttävlandsryttare
Summer Olympics in Beijing and team bronze at the 2016 Olympic games in Rio. Shane is based at Bimbadeen Park, Werombi, Australia.
At the age of 5, Shane joined the local pony club and took part in everything, from mounted games to showjumping and eventing. Shane was fortunate in his early career to receive mentoring from greats such as Heath Harris, Peter Taylor, Jane Thelwall and Denis Piggott.
In 1994, when Shane was 21, he realised his first goal, representing Australia in the Young Rider Trans Tasman competition with Mr Joe Cool. They won both the NZ Young Rider One & Three Day championships and the team won the Young Rider Trans Taman trophy for the first time.
In 1998, Shane went to Rome with It’s A Knockout (Josh) and rode at the World Equestrian Games (WEG) as a member of the Australian team. This was a mixture of thrill and disappointment. After a really sensational dressage test, Shane had to walk Josh home about 4 jumps before the end of the course. He was exhausted. It turned out he had caught a bacterial infection which cut off his breathing when he got to this point. He later completed the four star at Adelaide with no ill effect.
In 2008, Shane and Lucky were selected for the Beijing Olympic Games. Although Lucky did not put his best foot forward in the dressage, he came out all guns blazing for the cross country and clocked up the best cross country round of the day. Shane and Lucky were members of the Team that won the Silver Medal at the Olympic Games. In 2015 Shane created history by taking first and second places at the Adelaide International 3 Day Event, second leg of the FEI Classics™ 2015/2016 series. Holding on to first place with his Dressage leader, CP Qualified, he claimed victory with a 1.50 penalty lead. He then jumped clear on Virgil to take second place on the podium also.
In 2015 Shane created history by taking first and second places at the Adelaide International 3 Day Event, second leg of the FEI Classics™ 2015/2016 series. Holding on to first place with his Dressage leader, CP Qualified, he claimed victory with a 1.50 penalty lead. He then jumped clear on Virgil to take second place on the podium also. ,
Shane cemented his status as one of Australias leading event riders, by claiming Team Bronze as part of the 2016 Australian eventing team at Rio. He and his team mates Sam Griffiths, Stuart Tinney and Chris Burton put on an incredible display of horsemanship.
In 2017 Shane made the decision to keep three of his best horses in the UK, with team mate Sam Griffiths, allowing him to compete in international three day events such as Badminton and Burghley for the first time.
To read more on Shane visit his website or read an excerpt on Shane that featured in An Eventful Life
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