Moree's Hilary Scott has helped Australia land the bronze medal in the prestigious FEI Nations Cup, alongside Armidale's Rowan Willis.
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At the tightly-contested second round in Florida on Saturday night, Willis and Blue Movie were the final combination to ride for Australia and they jumped a clear round to land the final spot on the podium behind the US and Ireland.
The Nations Cup is contested by teams of four from Australia, the United States, Mexico, Israel, Ireland, Colombia, Canada, Chile and Brazil over two rounds in the US.
Not only did they land a spot on the podium against the world's best showjumpers, but earned Australia qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The success comes off the back of an earlier Nations Cup competition in Wellington two weeks prior, where the same team competed at the CSIO5* Nations Cup at the Palm Beach Masters where the team finished in 7th position.
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Scott was thrilled with the result in her first time competing on a Nations Cup team.
"Being my first Nations Cup, I'm really happy to have the opportunity and experience with these riders and share in the team environment and the buzz that comes with it," she said.
Now based in the United Kingdom, Willis spent some of his childhood in Warialda before moving to Armidale where he attended The Armidale School.
Willis is the highest-ranked Australian on the FEI World Rankings for showjumping at 47th, with three-time Olympian Edwina Tops-Alexander the next highest at 151st.
He and superstar of his stable Blue Movie, more fondly known as Carrots, are vying for a spot in the Australian team for Tokyo.