Julie Higgins

Quick Facts

Full Name	Julie Higgins
Occupation	Equestrian
Date Of Birth	Feb 28, 1958(1958-02-28)
Age	66
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Aquarius

Julie Higgins Biography

Julie Higgins is one of the most popular and richest Equestrian who was born on February 28, 1958 in Australia. Higgins was born in Sydney on February 28, 1958. She was diagnosed with Fanconi syndrome. This strips bones of calcium and leads to insufficient absorption of phosphate, vitamins and sugar. Doctors did not anticipate her to live to the age of 10. She did not crawl until she was nearly three years old. When she began to walk at almost three, she suffered extreme bowing in both legs.

Three months prior to when the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, Higgins her hip started to fail and she was unable to ride in stirrups. She used a special saddle specifically for her for the event. Higgins had delayed a hip replacement in order to be able to compete in the competition. Although she was suffering from severe discomfort, she was unable to take painkillers during games in case they resulted in her being diagnosed with a positive test for substances. The team was chosen randomly to join a 14-year old pinto gelding called Kaleidoscope to play in the games. previously named Magpie and who she loved “more than any other horse”. she had previously met him at showsjumping events, and had been a competitor at national and state championships. He’d been working with riders who had handicaps since. The horse was hoof-related just two days after Higgins initially met with him, but, the hoof was fixed just in time to compete. Higgins took home two gold medals at her Mixed Dressage – Championship grade III and Mixed Dressage – Freestyle grade III events. For this, she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia as well as being in the group which finished sixth at the Mixed Dressage Team open event. It was the first time that Australia had an horse Paralympic Gold medallist. She underwent six hip surgeries February 2001, and then was back on the horse, was awarded the New South Wales State Championship Dressage title for Riders With Disabilities and the perpetual trophy that is awarded to the rider with the highest points scored.

Higgins received the award of the Australian Paralympic Commission’s female sportsperson of the year in 2000. In 2000, she was awarded the Australian Sports Medal, and in 2001, she won the Centenary Medal. She also was awarded the Award of Excellence to International Competition from the Equestrian Federation of Australia as well as an Sir Roden Cutler Award and in 2002, she received the Australia Day Sportsperson of the Award given by Hawkesbury. City of Hawkesbury. In addition, she was named Horse Magazine’ s Rider of the Year. She was the Australia Day Ambassador for various local governments in New South Wales.

Julie Higgins Net Worth

Julie Higgins is one of the richest Equestrian from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Julie Higgins 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Julie Elizabeth Higgins, OAM (nee Fowler, born 28 February 1958) is an Australian Equestrian rider who earned two medals of gold at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney.

Inspiring by the television footage of the first equestrian competition in 1996’s Atlanta Paralympics, Higgins took back her horse riding with the intention of competing in the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney. Friends and family members were worried about the effect that this sport would be having on her failing hip joints. She agreed with her husband to quit this sport in the event that she didn’t succeed at the next British nation Championships for riders with Disabilities, which were scheduled to take place in a year’s time. She took home the British championships both at the international and national level in the grade 3 classification from 1997 until 1999. Following winning her very first British championships victory her husband stepped aside from his riding career in order to become her coach and coach. She took home two medals of bronze at the 4th World Dressage Championships for riders with Disabilities in Denmark, one of them in the individual championship in grade 3 and the other in the form of an Australian dressing team.

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Julie Ranked on the list of most popular Equestrian. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Julie Higgins celebrates birthday on February 28 of every year.