Marita Hird
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Nationality
Australia
AustraliaBorn25 February 1971 (age 54)
Kew, Victoria, Australia
 2000 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Hird | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Australia |
| Born | 25 February 1971 (age 54) Kew, Victoria, Australia |
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Marita Hird (born 25 February 1971)[1] is a Paralympic equestrian competitor from Australia. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Mixed Dressage – Freestyle grade III event.[2]
Hird was born in Kew, Victoria.[1] She was a jockey until 1993 when she fell from her horse during a race.[3] Hird broke her neck in three places[4] and was advised that she was an incomplete quadriplegic.[3] However, after nine months Hird learned to walk again and began riding horses as a form of therapy.[3]
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