itor . ▁ ▁, ▁his ▁coach ▁is ▁Jose ▁M ende z ▁and ▁his ▁gro om ▁is ▁F aye ▁M ende z , ▁and ▁he ▁trained ▁in ▁Mar ul an , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁involved ▁with ▁horse ▁related ▁sport ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁te en ager , ▁starting ▁in ▁the ▁sport ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁impress ▁a ▁girl . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁with ▁the ▁A CT ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sport . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁before ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁mus cular ▁d yst ro phy , ▁Oak ley ▁played ▁pol oc ros se . ▁He ▁started ▁doing ▁dress age ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁He ▁first ▁represented ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁That ▁year , ▁he ▁finished ▁first ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Derby ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁second ▁at ▁the ▁Hart p ury ▁International ▁Festival ▁of ▁D ress age . ▁He ▁competed ▁at ▁the ▁Hart p ury ▁International ▁Festival ▁of ▁D ress age ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁acquired ▁a ▁ 1 7 ▁hands ▁high ▁horse ▁called ▁Peace ful ▁War rior . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁trained ▁and ▁volunte ered ▁at ▁the ▁Peg as us ▁R iding ▁for ▁the ▁Dis abled ▁Centre ▁in ▁Can ber ra . ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0