I bumped into Lauren Shannon Thursday morning taking Zero Flight for an early hack before her dressage test at 11:30. Unlike the other riders who had passed the trot up the night before and breathed a huge sigh of relief however, she told me she was on her way to the doctor to get final clearance to ride after breaking her wrist about a month earlier. Lauren also cleared up the matter of her heritage for us, as well as telling us a little about her horse and her very entertaining blog for Horse and Hound.
Lauren rode a lovely, accurate test in the end, and I’ll be posting an interview with her coach, the multi-talented, muti-tasking Judy Bradwell later. Lauren also told me that she coudn’t definitively rule out riding for the USA one day either. Thanks so much for chatting, Lauren, and best of luck this weekend. You can read her Horse and Hound blog here, and follow her on twitter here. Go Lauren and Go eventing.
