Lara Prior-Palmer Explained

Lara Prior-Palmer (born 24 June 1994) is an athlete and writer. She is the niece of British equestrian Lucinda Green.

Mongol Derby

In 2013 Prior-Palmer became the first woman to win the Mongol Derby, the world's longest horse race,^[1] as well as the youngest person ever to complete it.^{[2] [3]} Her autobiography Rough Magic, recounting her experience competing in the race, was published in 2019.^[4] The memoir received positive reviews in The Washington Post^[5] and The Daily Telegraph:^[6] Sarah Moss, writing in The Guardian, stated: "It's the resistance to the obvious narratives that makes Rough Magic so appealing: the book undermines lazy women-in-the-wilderness tropes at every turn."^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Briton reflects on Mongol Derby win. BBC Sport. 20 August 2013. 3 October 2020.
2. News: Briton becomes first woman to win Mongol Derby. The Daily Telegraph. Jolyon. Attwooll. 12 August 2013. 3 October 2020.
3. Web site: Lara Prior-Palmer wins the Mongol Derby 2013 in dramatic fashion. https://web.archive.org/web/20130817090058/http://mongolderbyblog.theadventurists.com/2013/08/10/lara-prior-palmer-wins-the-mongol-derby-2013-in-dramatic-fashion. the Adventurist. Richard. Dunwoody. 10 August 2013. 17 August 2013. dead.
4. Book: Rough Magic: Riding the world's wildest horse race. Lara Prior-Palmer. Ebury Press. 6 July 2019. 9781785038853.
5. News: At 19, on a whim, she entered the world's most grueling horse race — and won. The Washington Post. Ellie. Robins. 30 May 2019. 3 October 2020.
6. Web site: How to win the world's wildest horse race — as told in one of 2019's best memoirs. The Daily Telegraph. Helen. Brown. 13 July 2019. 3 October 2020.
7. Web site: Rough Magic by Lara Prior-Palmer review – winning at 19 a 600-mile horse race. The Guardian. Sarah. Moss. 8 June 2019. 3 October 2020.