SHANE ROSE and EDWINA TOPS-ALEXANDER Headline Elite 9 Member AUSTRALIAN EQUESTRIAN Team PARIS 2024

16 Jul 24

Three-time Olympic medallist Shane Rose headlines a nine (9)-member Australian equestrian team for the Paris 2024 Olympics, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) have announced.

SHANE ROSE

We can now share the competition timetable with our friends and followers as we get ready to cheer-on Shane, his horse Virgil, and the whole Australian Equine Team on their pursuit for Gold in Paris.

The Dynamic 51-year-old Shane Rose is the oldest athlete representing Australia in Paris 2024 whilst the youngest member is just 14-years-old.

Shane is set to make his fourth appearance at the Summer Games, and lead Australia’s charge in eventing, alongside Kevin McNab and Chris Burton.

Shane Rose has Won a Team Medal at all three of his previous Olympic appearances, with a Silver at Beijing 2008, a Bronze at Rio 2016 and a Silver at Tokyo 2020.

Silver in Beijing 2008

Bronze in Rio 2016

Silver in Tokyo 2020

Shane also has lived through the ups-and-downs of Olympic competition.

At 23, Shane was selected a member of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Team.

Shane and his horse arrived in the USA at the venue only to become a late scratching after his horse presented lame and Australia’s Reserve Rider and Horse took Shane’s position on the team. Shane watched from the grandstand as the Team went on and WON GOLD.

Otherwise, this should have been Shane’s fifth (5th) Olympic appearance.

Shane Rose and Kevin McNab were part of the Australian Eventing team three years ago that won the Silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

Andrew Hoy, was the third member of that Team in Tokyo, but he and his horse has been out-of-form for an extended time, so Hoy was dropped for Chris Burton, who was part of the Eventing Team that won Bronze in Rio 2016.

Jumping:

Edwina Tops-Alexander is set to make her fifth appearance at the Summer Games and will spearhead the Australian Jumping Team, which includes debutants Hilary Scott and Thaisa Erwin. Australia will compete with an all-female jumping team at the Olympics for the first time.

Edwina Tops-Alexander, who made her Olympic debut at Beijing 2008, will also become Australia’s first five-time Olympian showjumper at Paris 2024.

Dressage:

Australia will be represented by Simone Pearce, Jayden Brown and Will Matthew in dressage. Pearce returns for her second Summer Games while Brown and Matthew will make their Olympic debuts.

Equestrian was first included in the Paris Olympics of 1900 however Australia only first competed in the sport at the Melbourne Olympics of 1956.

Australia boasts a proud history in Equestrian pursuits with 14 Olympic medals (six gold, four silver and four bronze) won to date.

The equestrian eventing, dressage and jumping competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympics will be held at the famous Château de Versailles venue.

The Equestrian sport kicks off with the Eventing competition from July 27 to 29, followed by dressage from July 30 to August 4 and Jumping from August 1 to 6.

Congratulations to all members of the AUSTRALIAN EQUESTRIAN TEAM FOR PARIS 2024

Eventing:

Shane Rose
Chris Burton
Kevin McNab

Jumping:

Edwina Tops-Alexander
Hilary Scott
Thaisa Erwin

Dressage:

Jayden Brown
Simone Pearce
Will Matthew

Travelling Reserves

Shenae Lowings (Woodlow Equine – Bimbadeen Park & Booleroo)
Mary Hanna
Amber Fuller

Hoofnote: Dynamic Syndications also wish to acknowledge Dynamic Team Member Shenae Lowings.

Shenae who made the position of travelling reserve, manages Shane Rose’s Booleroo Park property and works alongside Shane Rose looking after our Dynamic Syndications speller’s and pre-trainers.

Whilst Shenae’s partner Sam also rides a lot of horses for Dynamic Syndications in Pre-training and Breaking-in.

He (Sam) held the fort for Shane recently when Shane was badly injured in training for this year’s Olympics and was forced into a wheelchair to recover.

Adam Watt & Shane Rose at Bimbadeen

This highlights the quality of Horse Husbandry and Management Dynamic Syndications employ to look after our horses.