Megan Jones (equestrian)

Megan Jones (born 6 November 1976) is an Australian equestrian. She was a Silver Medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Megan Jones

Personal information
Full name	Megan Jones
Nickname	Blondie
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1976-11-06) 6 November 1976 Adelaide, Australia
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Equestrian
Event	Eventing
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	Yes
Medal record Equestrian Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team eventing World Championships 2006 Aachen Team eventing

Jones began riding at the age of 5, continued through her early years in Pony Club before hitting the international scene in 2003 at the World Cup Final. In 2005, she won Melbourne International Three Day Event riding three star on Kirby Park Irish Jester, then later in the same year won the four star at the 2005 Adelaide Horse Trials on the same mount and a second in the two star competition on another. Chosen to compete in the 2006 World Equestrian Games, she was on the bronze medal winning Australian Event Team, and finished 16th individually.

Jones won a silver medal in Beijing in 2008 riding Kirby Park Irish Jester in the team event, alongside countrymen Clayton Fredericks, his wife Lucinda Fredericks, Shane Rose and Sonja Johnson.

Jones owns Kirby Park Stud, in Hahndorf in the Adelaide hills. Along with Kirby Park Irish Jester and Kirby Park Irish Hallmark, her top horses have included Kirby Park Allofasudden, which was selected as a reserve in Beijing.

References

http://www.chronofhorse.com/article/megan-jones-and-kirby-park-irish-jester-withdraw-weg

External links

• www.kirbypark.com
• Megan Jones's Blog