Jan Pike ' (born 10 February 1952) is a Paralympic equestrian competitor from Australia. She was born in Sydney. Pike won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Mixed Dressage – Freestyle grade I event and a silver medal in the Mixed Dressage – Championship grade I event. Her horse for these events was named Dr Doulittle. She was also a member of the Australian Paralympic Team at the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China, from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

, the equestrian events of which were held in Hong Kong. She is an Honorary Life member of

Equestrian Australia Equestrian Australia (EA) is the national governing body for equestrian sports in Australia. These sports include the FEI-recognized disciplines of dressage, eventing, show jumping, equestrian vaulting, endurance riding, reining, para-equest ...

. In June 2021, she was awarded Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to people with disability.

Introduction to horseriding

Pike, who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy, only started riding at the age of 27 when she took up the sport with Riding for the Disabled NSW and says, "The first time I sat in the saddle and experienced the freedom of movement I fell in love. While riding with RDA NSW, she competed in several State and National Championships. After leasing her own horse and beginning private lessons in 1999, she was selected to the Paralympic Squad.

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