Lauren Shannon
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About
Horse jockey and writer who competed for Britain at the Young Rider level and won a gold medal in 2006. She was also longlisted for 2012 Olympics in London. She was an event blogger for Horse & Hound magazine.
Before fame
She began riding as a child.
Trivia
In March of 2020, she was injured in a race and broke her pelvis, her collarbone, a rib and a bone in her back.
Family life
She gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Sloane, in January of 2020. She married Tom Blades.
Associated with
Julie Krone was instrumental in paving the way for other female horse jockeys.
