| Nicknames |
Hoy Boy (horsemagazine.com, 09 Jan 2015) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold in the team event at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. (horseandhound.co.uk, 24 Jul 2020) |
| Most influential person in career |
His wife Stefanie. (horsemagazine.com, 07 Jul 2022) |
| Hero / Idol |
Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna, Australian Moto GP rider Casey Stoner, Australian road cyclist Cadel Evans. (olympics.com.au, 01 Jan 2012) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"What I really enjoy is working with each horse and getting to know their personality. Sitting on them myself, rather than having someone else do it for me, doing a lot of work from the ground and different forms of cross-training, which we have to do for fitness anyway. That way, I know their personality and I know what each horse finds difficult or easy. What I'm looking for when we are in competition is harmony, and that's how we get it. My desire is the passion for the horse, to work with the horse. I've got one word that describes what I want to achieve and that is harmony." (olympics.com, 01 Aug 2020; eventingnation.com, 04 Oct 2018) |
| Awards and honours |
He was flag bearer for Australia at the opening ceremony of the 2018 World Equestrian Games [WEG] in Tryon, NC, United States of America. (geniusequestrian.com, 01 Sep 2018)
He was inducted into the Equestrian Australia Hall of Fame in 2015. (geniusequestrian.com, 01 Sep 2018)
He was inducted into Australia's Sporting Hall of Fame in 2001. (Sport Australia, 14 Jul 2006)
He was flag bearer for Australia at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. (16 Days in Atlanta, 2004)
In 1993 he was presented with the Medal of the Order of Australia [OAM]. (tophorse.com.au, 01 Jan 2012) |
| Famous relatives |
His great-grandfather P.T. Heywood trained the 1919 Melbourne Cup winning racehorse Artilleryman. (races.com.au, 01 Jan 2020; Twitter profile, 05 Nov 2019) |
| Other information |
STABLES
He has lived in England since the 1990s. In December 2013 he moved to Somerby Stables in Leicestershire, England. "I came to England after one of my Olympics which was in Barcelona in 1992. We won gold. Prior to that I was farming in Australia and riding as a hobby. With the success in Barcelona, it gave me the confidence to be able to think, 'Well, I'm going to do this full-time'. So, I wanted to be in the hub of the sport. I saw the place in early December 2013 - it suited all of my needs and I was able to rent the whole facility so we moved in on New Year's Eve. It's really designed as a facility where I can have students and where people can train with me here." (nicomorgan.co.uk, 19 Jul 2021; hoyteam.com, 03 Jun 2021; AUS Olympic Team YouTube channel, 24 May 2020; an-eventful-life.au, 01 Jun 2015)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In January 2020 he became an ambassador of the Equestrian Fire Relief Australia Fund. "To see my home country going up in flames, to see the suffering of people, wildlife and all other animals is just devastating. The Australian equestrian community so urgently needs the help of the international equestrian community - financially, but also morally. I hope with this campaign we will be able to make a difference, show our support and get much-needed finances to the people affected." (horsetalk.co.nz, 11 Jan 2020; horseandhound.co.uk, 10 Jan 2020) |
| Milestones |
At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo he became the oldest athlete representing Australia to win a medal at the Olympic Games. At age 62 he claimed bronze in the individual eventing competition and silver in the team competition. The Games were his eighth, a record for an Australian at the Olympic Games from any sport. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Aug 2021; fei.org, 13 Aug 2021) |
FEI Database
www.hoyteam.com 
twitter.com/HoyEventing 
instagram.com/hoyeventing 
www.youtube.com/channel/UC-emTd81G0PWKwmYlL6sF_g 
