Background
Horrie was born on 17 October 1979 in New Zealand.
Horrie was born on 17 October 1979 in New Zealand.
Switching to rowing in 2011, he made an immediate impact in the sport, first winning the NSW State Championships and then the National Championships in Adelaide. In 2001, he was in a motor vehicle accident that left him a paraplegic. As of 2012, he lives in Mount Druitt, New South Wales.
Horrie has three children.
Horrie was classified as a 4 point player. He played in Australia"s National Wheelchair League"s Brisbane Spinning Bullets.
He attempted to make the team for the 2008 Summer Paralympics but did not get selected for the national team until 2009 when he played in the 2009 IBWF AOZ Oceania Championship and the 2009 Rollers World Challenge. Following that, he left the sport.
He switched to rowing in 2011 following the 2008 Summer Paralympics after having been identified by a selector from Australia.
In 2011, he did water training Breakfast Creek and off-water training at West End, Queensland. The year, he had a scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport. In 2011, he finished first at the New South Wales State Championship.
At the 2011 National Championships in Adelaide, he finished first.
In April 2011, he participated in a national team training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport. In the arms, shoulders men"s single scull event at the 2011 World Championships in Bled, Slovenia, he finished third.
He competed in the 2012 World Cup 3 event in Germany. He was coached by Jason Baker.
In 2013, he competed in the first ever paratriathlon held in Australia.
He placed 2nd of 8 male handcycle/wheelchair athletes in the OTU Oceania Championships in 2014. In November 2014, he was awarded the 2014 World Para Rower of the Year. In November 2015, he was awarded the New South Wales Institute of Sport Male Athlete of the Year.
He was a member of the Australia men"s national wheelchair basketball team Horrie is classified as an AS rower and is a member of the Dragon Club.