▁be ▁re construct ed . ▁She ▁has ▁two ▁older ▁brothers . ▁She ▁can ▁walk ▁with ▁the ▁a ide ▁of ▁a ▁cal i per , ▁and ▁also ▁uses ▁a ▁wheel ch air . ▁, ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁horse ▁r iding ▁teacher ▁and ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Western ▁Sydney ▁where ▁she ▁is ▁major ing ▁in ▁sports ▁and ▁exercise ▁science . ▁ ▁E quest rian ▁D odd ▁is ▁a ▁Gra de ▁IV ▁e quest rian ▁compet itor , ▁co ached ▁by ▁Peter ▁Turner . ▁Due ▁to ▁her ▁sac ral ▁ag en esis , ▁when ▁she ▁r ides ▁her ▁horse , ▁she ▁dis loc ates ▁several ▁b ones ▁every ▁time , ▁but ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁anti - d op ing ▁rules , ▁she ▁has ▁had ▁to ▁find ▁alternative ▁ways ▁of ▁cop ing ▁with ▁pain ▁associated ▁with ▁r iding . ▁ ▁D odd ▁has ▁been ▁around ▁horses ▁since ▁she ▁was ▁four ▁months ▁old , ▁and ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁ride ▁on ▁her ▁own ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁she ▁was ▁two ▁years ▁old , ▁before ▁she ▁learned ▁to ▁walk . ▁The ▁sport ▁gave ▁her ▁a ▁degree ▁of ▁independence . ▁She ▁started ▁compet ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁first ▁represented ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁winning ▁her ▁first ▁test ▁in ▁England ▁that ▁year . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁young est - ever ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁national ▁champion ships . ▁She ▁finished ▁first ▁at ▁the ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁inter - sch ools ▁cup ▁at