A three-time Olympic medallist,[1] he started riding at the age of five at the Forest Hills Pony Club.

[3] Rose's love for horses continued to grow, and at 21 years of age he represented Australia in the Young Rider Trans-Tasman competition with Mr Joe Cool.

[4] Since then he has competed at many prestigious competitions around the world, including success at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where Rose and his horse All Luck were part of the team's silver medal for Eventing.

The team of Andrew Hoy on Vassily de Lassos, Shane Rose on Virgil and Kevin McNab on Don Quidam won silver.

Another kick in 2015 broke five of his ribs, punctured his lung, split his liver, and left him with a golden staph infection.