Victoria ‘Vic’ Davies’ equine passion began early through her parents who were heavily involved in breeding and competing horses. She won her first competition as a toddler but, in her early teens, became too weak to ride and started using crutches and a wheelchair. She had been diagnosed with the degenerative disease Rheumatoid arthritis at age nine.

Remarkably, after two hip replacements, Vic was able to get back on a horse at the age of 19. From there, she hasn’t looked back.

Around that time, Vic was invited to a high-performance squad camp, where she was awestruck by the Para-riders’ fierce determination as they trained for the upcoming Paralympics. She decided in that moment that she wanted to join them.

Success has come at a price for Vic. She describes the effects as “severe destruction” to her body, with some 42 operations, multiple joint replacements, fusions, scarred organs, nerve and …

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Date of birth
21 August 1984
Sport
Para-equestrian
Past Paralympic Games

Tokyo 2020

Residence
Bolong, NSW
Occupation
Athlete and horse breeder
Started competing
1984
First competed for Australia
2016
Sport career highlights

Six times Champion CPEDI (International) FEI Para Grade II

Greatest sporting moments

Qualifying both of my stallions Celere and Andaluka Elegido for the Tokyo Paralympic Games

Heroes/role models

Stef Cohen

Favourite quote
“Failure doesn’t define me. I chose to embrace all the things that feel threatening: challenge, struggle, criticism, setback. I used to think that unless you win, you lose. But I’ve learned that the journey is the reward even when things don’t go as planned.” - Stef Cohen

Disciplines

  • Sport: Para-equestrian Classification: II

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