0 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁attempting ▁to ▁get ▁horse ▁flu ▁v acc in ations ▁for ▁his ▁two ▁horses ▁because ▁he ▁believed ▁if ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁them , ▁his ▁ch ances ▁of ▁making ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁team ▁would ▁be ▁dimin ished . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁dress age ▁shadow ▁Par al ym pic ▁team ▁and ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Championships . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁rid ers ▁trying ▁to ▁ear n ▁Australia ' s ▁fifth ▁and ▁final ▁spot ▁on ▁the ▁country ' s ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Summer ▁Par al ym pic ▁team . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁selected . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁National ▁High ▁Performance ▁Squad . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁O ce ania ▁Championships , ▁he ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁and ▁individual ▁events . ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁represent ▁Australia ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Par al ym p ics ▁in ▁e quest rian ▁r iding ▁Stat ford ▁Mann y ▁Mant iv ani ▁as ▁a ▁fifty - year - old . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Games . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Par al ym pic ▁e quest ri ans ▁of ▁Australia ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 6 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : E quest ri ans ▁at ▁the ▁