Shane started riding at Forest Hills Pony Club in New South Wales at the age of five, taking part in everything from mounted games to Eventing. Co-incidentally Rose's family gave two-time Olympian Edwina Tops-Alexander one of her first ponies called Brandy, after all four Rose children outgrew him. Rose settled on the equestrian discipline of eventing and quickly progressed through the ranks. He was selected for the Australian team (which went on to win gold at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games) but an injury upon arrival in America meant he was unable to compete. Rose exemplifies perseverance and resilience having also overcome throat cancer and a horse kick to the head which put him in a coma for a short period. After winning a team silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Rose was on track to represent Australia in London 2012 until a minor injury to his horse Taurus ruled him out and he had to withdraw from the team just days prior to the start of competition. Taurus returned to form last year and Shane rode him for Australia at the 2014 World Equestrian Games. Rose has his sights on Rio 2016 and has a number of promising horses in the mix, including CP Qualified and Virgil.

Shane owns and operates Bimbadeen Park, a horse property south-west of Sydney with his wife Niki, breaking and pre-training racehorses, they have two children Olivia and Harry.

Age at Rio: 43

Olympic Games

2008 Beijing (team silver & 27th individually).

World Equestrian Games 

1998 Rome 

2006 Aachen 

2014 Normandy