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Katie Lawrence

How I make it work: By being organised and thanks to the team at Swanmore Stud

The amateur dressage rider with a head for mathematics and data juggles two very different freelance roles while also campaigning her Westphalian mare, Donaulied.

My job…

I juggle two part-time jobs that are both largely full-time hours. I'm a freelance trackside data engineer and I spent the 2023 season working for Optimum Motorsport in the GT Open Championship and GT World Challenge Europe. A highlight of the season was winning the Gold Cup category at the word famous Spa 24-hour race. All in all, it was a great year for my team. That win was epic and it made the long hours of work over the race weekends totally worthwhile. This role has taken me to some amazing places, including Formula 1 races and all

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