HAZEL Shannon is set for the "ride of a lifetime on a horse of a lifetime".
The 30-year-old equestrian rider, formally based at Heatherbrae with Olympian Heath Ryan, will make her World Championships debut when she represents the Australian eventing team in Italy from Thursday.
Shannon and Clifford, unmatched as three-time winners of the prestigious Adelaide 3-Day Event (2016, 2018, 2019), join decorated veteran Andrew Hoy, Shane Rose, Kevin McNab and Shenae Lowings in Pratoni Del Vivaro for 11 days of competition.
"It's amazing. I'm really excited. It's a bit surreal. It was something I hoped to achieve one day and to achieve that with Clifford makes me really happy," she told Equestrian Australia media.
Shannon's recently had a UK stint, staying on after a five-star event in 2021. She rode a Nations Cup in France last month.
