On Monday 18 June 2012, Equestrian Australia's selection committee for the Eventing discipline identified the five athletes to be nominated to the Australian Olympic Committee for selection to the 2012 Australian Olympic Team.

The five athletes put forward are Andrew Hoy, Chris Burton, Shane Rose, Lucinda and Clayton Fredericks.

A delighted Team Fredericks

H&C spoke to Clayton en route to the Isle of Wight to celebrate selection and fellow Australian Sam Griffiths 40^th birthday, he commented “It’s a lifetime dream for any rider or athlete to represent their country at an Olympics, and to do it twice is doubly amazing, but to do it twice with your wife is incredible. Living here we feel like this is a home games for us as well and we know we will have loads of fans here to support us”

Clayton will be riding Bendigo at the games and when asked about him and his own current fitness after a recent fall he said “the horse came fourth at the test event, so he knows the terrain. He is incredibly fit and it’s been great to be able to focus him on the games after an early qualification. I went out recently to win, to show we were both 100% fit and still on form and I have high hopes for the games”

Meet the Team

Andrew Hoy riding Rutherglen

Andrew is a six-time Olympian (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004), triple Olympic Games gold medallist (Team Eventing - Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000) and Olympic Games silver medallist (Individual Eventing - Sydney 2000).

Chris Burton riding Holstein Park Leilani

Chris represented Australia at the World Equestrian Games in 2010. This is his first nomination to the Australian Olympic Team.

Clayton Fredericks riding Bendigo

Clayton is an Olympic Games silver medallist (Team Eventing - Beijing 2008).

Lucinda Fredericks riding Flying Finish

Lucinda is an Olympic Games silver medallist (Team Eventing - Beijing 2008).

Shane Rose riding Taurus

Shane is an Olympic Games silver medallist (Team Eventing - Beijing 2008).

Members of Equestrian Australia’s Shadow Squad – Eventing, were informed of the decision on Tuesday evening 19 June 2012. The selection process allows athletes a 48 hour period to lodge an appeal against the nominated team. 

The final team selections will be advised by the Australian Olympic Committee.

Equestrian Australia, identified athletes and the Australian Olympic Committee will not be in a position to make any further comment at this time.

Dressage and Show jumping

Earlier on in the month the Equestrian Australia’s national Dressage and show jumping selectors identified the three horse and rider combinations to be nominated to the Australian Olympic Committee for selection to the 2012 Australian Olympic Team.

Dressage

The horse and rider combinations are:

Lyndal Oatley and Sandro Boy

Kristy Oatley and Clive

Mary Hanna and Sancette

Show Jumping

The horse and rider combinations are:

Julia Hargreaves and Vedor

James Paterson-Robinson and Lanosso

Matt Williams and Watch Me VD Mangelaar

Australia will field a four member Jumping team and these three horse and rider combinations have been nominated to join Edwina Tops-Alexander who was selected to the team through early nomination.