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Australian Olympic Eventing Team Announced.

The Melbourne 3 Day Event Committee would like to congratulate the Riders selected to represent Australia in Hong Kong in August.

The team will comprise of Megan Jones on Kirby Park Irish Jester (winner, M3DE CCI*** 2008), Shane Rose on All Luck (first runner-up, M3DE CCI*** 2008), Sonja Johnson on Ringwould Jaguar (third runner-up, M3DE CCI*** 2008), and Clayton and Lucinda Fredericks on Ben Along Time and Headley Britannia respectively.

With 3 Australian based riders chosen, we have further confirmation that Eventing in Australia is rival to any international competition. Megan, Sonja and Shane have been consistently performing in Australia over many years and have timed the preparation of their horses for Beijing perfectly. All achieved fantastic results at the 2008 Melbourne 3 Day Event, Australia's final Olympic Qualifier for Beijing.

Lucinda and Clayton have been based in England for many years, and their consistency in European competition has paid off.

We wish all riders, horses and connections the best of luck!

M3DE Committee.