The six horse and riders are

Stuart Tinney Ava

Sammi McLeod Frederick Hunter

Olivia Bunn GV Top of the Line

Phillip Dutton House Doctor

Andrew Hoy Moonfleet

David Middleton Willowbank Jack

1st Reserve Bill Levett Time Will Tell VI

2nd Reserve Matt Ryan Kibah Sandstone

3rd Reserve Brook Staples Master Monarch

The horses will undergo a veterinary examination on Tuesday morning England time and will be required to pass this examination in order to retain their position. If one or more of the 6 selected horses do not pass the veterinary examination the reserve horses and riders will come into the team in order of ranking as listed.

The team of 4 to contest the team competition and the 2 individual competitors will be named following the trot up at the World Games on September 11th

One of the features of the team of 6 is the experience at three day event level and includes 3 Olympic gold medalists in Andrew Hoy, Phillip Dutton and Stuart Tinney who have won 7 Olympic medals between them. David Middleton has been the form rider in Australia in the past two years and earns his place for his first senior team at a World Games level as does Sammi McLeod who was in the squad for the 1998 World Games but missed out on selection. Olivia Bunn has the opportunity to compete at her second World Games having been Australia's highest placed rider at the 1998 WEG finishing 8th as an individual.

The depth of Australian Eventing is reflected in the fact that Olympic gold medalist Matt Ryan and 2000 Olympian Brook Staples are listed as reserves along with UK based rider Bill Levett.

For further information contact:

Gareth McKeen - High Performance Manager ph. 02 4227 2411