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Scott KEACH

Scott KEACH is an Australian athlete and competes in Jumping.
Name Scott KEACH
FEI ID 10020623
Gender Male
Date of Birth 21/04/1965
Competing for Australia - AUS
Registrations Jumping 2024
Eventing 2013
Last update 29/12/2022
FEI Database

Jumping 70x70 Eventing 70x70
General Interest
Nicknames Scotty (horseradionetwork.com, 19 Aug 2014)
Injuries In February 2016 he ruptured his bladder and was out of the saddle for four months. He returned to light training in June that year, but suffered a groin injury and could not ride in the six weeks leading up to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He sustained a further injury to his groin while competing at the Games. (australianjumping.com.au, 11 Jun 2018; noellefloyd.com, 25 Aug 2016)
Sporting philosophy / motto "You need a lucky break, but it won't come to your doorstep. You have to be responsible and make it happen." (eqlifemag.com.au, 05 Dec 2022)
Other sports He represented Australia in eventing at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, placing 23rd in the individual competition. (SportsDeskOnline, 23 Nov 2018; smh.com.au, 28 Apr 2016)
Other information OLYMPIC AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WAIT He was an eventer earlier in his career, and competed in the sport at both the 1986 World Championships in Gawler, SA, Australia, and the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. His next world championship appearance came 32 years later in 2018 in Tryon, NC, United States of America [known as the World Equestrian Games], and his second Olympic participation was 28 years after his first in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. He was competing in jumping by this time and revealed that he had been disappointed with his first Olympic appearance in 1988 in Seoul, where he had placed 23rd in individual eventing. "On paper we were in good form [in 1988] but I took the long way through the second water [jump] and fell. That has haunted me for a while but not anymore. Age is not a factor. I am a much better rider now [in 2016] with my experience." (Equestrian Memories Australia Facebook page, 14 Mar 2020; wellingtonequestrianrealty.com, 26 Nov 2018; eurosport.co.uk, 22 Sep 2018; ONS, 13 Aug 2016; theguardian.com, 28 Apr 2016) AUSTRALIA TO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Born in Australia, in 2009 he relocated to Ocala, FL, United States of America. "The people that own Fedor [one of his horses] and a few other horses for me are called Anne and Dave Quanbeck, who are from Virginia. They were the people that gave me a start in this country. In 2009, 2010, and 2011 I trained their daughter. Then they bought a mare in Germany that I jumped in and placed in numerous grand prix events, as well as winning some. I've been here for nine years [speaking in 2018]. It's hard to quantify, but it has certainly helped with opportunities I have been given and the competition opportunities that we have here in the United States." (equestrian.org.au, 27 Jun 2018) STABLES He runs Southern Cross Equestrian at Ocala Horse Properties in Florida, United States of America. (Facebook team page, 30 Mar 2022; eventingnation.com, 08 Mar 2014)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He began riding as a child at the Goolwa Pony Club in South Australia.
Why this sport? Growing up he rode his pony in every discipline. He started eventing professionally as a teenager, and in 2007 he began training alongside New Zealand jumper Sharn Wordley in the United States of America, while also acquiring clients who had a focus on jumping. In 2011 he decided to focus completely on jumping.
Club / Team Southern Cross Equestrian: Ocala, FL, USA
Further Personal Information
Residence Ocala, FL, USA
Occupation Athlete, Coach, Horse Trainer
Languages English