The U.S. Equestrian Federation has named five horse-and-athlete combinations to the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games endurance team. Additionally, four horse-and-athlete combinations have been named as alternates.
The following horse-and-athlete combinations have been named to the team (in alphabetical order):
Ellen Olson (La Motte, Iowa) and Farzad Faryadi’s Hot Desert. Knight
Hot Desert Knight is a 14-year-old Arabian gelding.
Heather Reynolds (Dunnellon, Fla.) and her own Chanses.
 Chanses is a 9-year-old Arabian gelding.
Jeremy Reynolds (Dunnellon, Fla.) and his own RR Gold Dust Rising.
 RR Gold Dust Rising is an 8-year-old Arabian gelding.
Kelsey Russell (Williston, Fla.) and Valerie Kanavy’s My Wild Irish Gold. 
My Wild Irish Gold is an 11-year-old Anglo Arab mare.
Dr. Margaret Sleeper (Frenchtown, N.J.) and her own Syrocco Reveille.
 Syrocco Reveille is a 14-year-old Arabian mare.
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The following horse-and-athlete combinations have been named as alternates to the team (in ranked order):
Jeremy Olson (La Motte, Iowa) and Amy Wallace-Whelan’s Wallace Hill Shade.
 Wallace Hill Shade is a 12-year-old half-Arabian gelding.
Valerie Kanavy (Fort Valley, Va.) with her own Just Gold.
 Just Gold is a 9-year-old Arabian gelding.
Lisanne Dorion (Williston, Fla.) with her own SH Sur Trad.
 SH Sur Trad is a 10-year-old Arabian gelding.
Melody Blittersdorf (Jeffersonville, Vt.) with her own Synthetic.
 Synthetic is a 14-year-old Arabian gelding.
