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Encyclopedia > Steve Jefferys

Steve Jefferys was the lone rider in the Sydney Olympics Opening Ceremony. The Games of the XXVII Olympiad were held in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. ...


He galloped into the stadium on his Australian Stock Horse "Ammo", which reared, and then Jefferys cracked his whip to signal the beginning of the Opening Ceremony. This was followed by the entrance of a further 120 riders (which included Steve Jefferys' wife, Sandra Langsford) and their Stock Horses. The Australian Stock Horse (or Stockhorse), has been especially bred for Australian climatic conditions. ...


Steve Jefferys and his Stock Horse "Ammo" re-created their Olympics entrance during the 2002 Australian stage production The Man From Snowy River: Arena Spectacular, which was based on Banjo Paterson's poem The Man From Snowy River. He also played the role of "The Breaker" in the show, and his wife also took part as one of the crack riders (expert riders). The Arena Spectacular was so successful that the show toured Australian capital cities twice. Steve Jefferys, who is an expert horse whisperer also taught this difficult art to Martin Crewes (who played the title role of 'The Man from Snowy River' in the show). Steve Jefferys and his wife, Sandra, also trained their Stock Horse "Drummer" for his role of "the Colt from Old Regret". Steve Jefferys' and Sandra Langsford's Border Collie dog "Jana" (who they have also trained) was also in the show, where she had the part of Banjo Paterson's dog 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Man From Snowy River is a poem by Australian bush poet Banjo Paterson. ... Banjo Paterson. ... The Man From Snowy River is a poem by Australian bush poet Banjo Paterson. ... A Horse whisperer is a horse trainer who adopts a sympathetic view of the motives, needs, and desires of the horse, based on modern equine psychology. ... Martin Crewes (born in 1968 in London, England), is principally a performing arts actor. ... A Border Collie is a hard-working herding breed of dog that originated in the border country of England and Scotland. ...


Steve Jefferys and his Stock Horses "Ammo" and "Drummer", and "Jana" the Border Collie, have also taken part in Equitana events, including Equitana 2002 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, as well as other horse riding events. Equitana 2002 was an international live equestrian event, which was held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre in November, 2002. ... Brisbane by night Brisbane is the capital city of the state of Queensland, Australia. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ...


Steve Jefferys and his wife Sandra Langsford have a riding school, where they train horses and teach horse riding, and also teach people how to care for their horses. Steve Jefferys also lectures at Universities on animal behaviour, and has spoken at conferences, as well as holding horse clinics. horse, see Horse (disambiguation). ... A lecture is a talk on a particular subject given in order to teach people about that subject, for example by a university or college teacher. ... Ethology is the scientific study of animal behaviour (particularly of social animals such as primates and canids), and is a branch of zoology. ... The term conference can be used to describe any meeting of people that confer about a certain topic. ...


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