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Lauren Bloss
2023-2024 Masked Rider

Picture taken by Ashley Rodgers, Texas Tech Office of Communications & Marketing 

Senior Lauren Bloss is the 62nd Masked Rider for the Texas Tech University Spirit Program. Bloss is an Animal Science major with a concentration in equine production and is minoring in Psychology. She is the daughter of Leigh and Wendy Bloss and grew up in El Paso where she has been riding since she was five and competitively since she was 12. Her older brother Justin Bloss played tennis at Texas Tech. Bloss's grandmother owned and bred Thoroughbred racehorses for over five decades. She competed in hunter jumper and equitation and has been part of the Texas Tech Equestrian Team and competed at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) at the advanced level in both English and Western show.
 
Bloss has worked with Masked Riders Ashley Adams and Caroline Hobbs for the last two years as an assistant with both Fearless Champion and Centennial Champion. Prior to her time as an assistant with Hobbs, Bloss was on field safety and volunteered time to help 60th Masked Rider Ashley Adams at local and out of town events.
 
Bloss plans to attend grad school for counseling and therapy where her goal is combine her love of horses and people. She would like to specialize in the use of equine therapy and psychology to help others who may have experienced past traumatic events and pairing them with horses that have come from similar traumatic backgrounds.

Written by Paul Tubbs, Texas Tech Office of Communications & Marketing 

 

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  • From El Paso, TX
  • Tech's 62nd student to serve
  • Senior, Animal Sciences major

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