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Family Name
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Jones
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Given Names
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Megan Victoria
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Discipline
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Eventing
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Date of Birth
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6-Nov-76
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Gender
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Female
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Place of Birth
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South Australia
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Status
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De facto
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Home State
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SA
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Hobbies
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I spend as much time as I can with my partner and I like to ride my mountain bike with him.
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Employment
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Coach, NCAS lvl 2 Eventing and coach educator / rider
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Education
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Year 12, started an Ag science degree but withdrew to ride horses
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Current Horse
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Kirby Park Irish Jester, Kirby Park Allofasudden
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Horses Details
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Kirby Park Irish Jester: 1993 15.3hh grey gelding, Irish Sport Horse, by Irish Enough
Kirby Park Allofasudden: 2000 Chestnut TB Gelding 16.1hh by Rustic Amber
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Career Highlights
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2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Team Silver, Indiv 4th
2008 Melbourne CCI 3* - 1st
2008 Sydney CCI 3* - 2nd
2007 Lakes and Craters CCI 3* - 1st
2006 Aachen World Equestrian Championships Team Bronze
2005 Adelaide CCI 4* - 1st
2005 Melbourne CCI 3* - 1st
2001 Adelaide CCI 4* - 4th
2000 Adelaide CCI 3*- 3rd
1998 Adelaide CCI 3* - 7th
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What awards have you won?
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The Anna Savage Award, best and fairest, 2002, 2006. Australian Centenary Medal 2000, South Australian event rider of the year 2000, 2001.
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Favourite Food
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Steve’s BBQ vegies
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Favourite Movie(s)
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Not much time for movies, you have to sit down for too long
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Favourite Music
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Anything that is playing
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Pre-competition Routine
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I only ride the horses that I am taking in the last week so that I can totally focus on them and get more sleep/rest
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Most Embarrassing Situation
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Splitting my skirt during the trot up at Naracoorte young rider 3DE in 1993
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Best advice you have received
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Don’t worry about what everyone else is doing, just do your job. (From mummy when I was about 8 years old)
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Advice for aspiring riders
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Always make sure you’re enjoying what you’re doing, if your smiling then you’re already winning!
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Most Admired Sportsperson
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Mark Todd
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Superstitions
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Never use brand new gear at a competition
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If you won 1 million dollars what would you do
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Be very happy! - pay off the mortgage on my previous property
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