![]() ![]() Also, Tina’s sister, Charlotte Lund, lives in Germany and is married to her former trainer. The same has been the case for Linnea Ericsson-Carey who lives in Sweden with her Irish husband. The difficulty with having a family life and a career as a top rider is very familiar among other professional riders. You may also like to read: CARL HEDIN is living the dream – with his feet on the ground This is not very easy in Denmark - my home country.” This way I don´t have to compromise too much or chose between one or the other. So, I can be with my children during the mornings, then drive to a competition, ride and be home at the evening. “In Dubai all competitions are an hour away. But why did they travel the long way from their home in Denmark to the Middle east? Tina Lund explains that there are only two places in the world where you can both be a mother and a rider at an international level: The US or Dubai. Today the family live in the United Arab Emirates more specific Dubai. It takes a lot of determination to make it all workĭanish born Tina Lund is the mother of two, Louis and Lilly, their father is former professional football player Allan Nielsen. ![]() Tina Lund winning the award as rider of the year in the United Arab Emirates. In her own way she has found a great recipe to being both a mother and a top rider. She is also a family person with a capital F. This anecdote explains very well who Tina Lund is defiant, full of determination, drive and will-power plus a good amount of stubbornness. What they did not know at the time was that later that year, Tina would receive the award for best rider in the United Arab Emirates from 2014-2015 – as the first woman ever. That was Tina Lund´s immediate reply when a few male emirates tried to convince her that she needed to work even harder, if she was going to stand a chance of winning anything. “Let’s see who will be standing with a medal at the end of the year”. ![]()
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