The three riders representing Australia in endurance at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games will be Norbert Radny, Matthew Sample, and Penny Toft, the Australian Endurance Squad recently announced.

The full team includes:
Norbert Radny and West Coast Acharon 
Grooms: Jane Radny, Dr. Narelle Cribb
Crew: Rebecca Radny, Harry O'Brien, Ian Symington 

Matthew Sample and Tarrangower Crescendo(Reserve: Brookleigh Ricardo)
Grooms: Paul Brown, Jessica Landridge 
Crew: Barbara Timms 

Penny Toft and Don 
Grooms: Anne Hall, Alexandra Toft 
Crew: Helen Toft, Jackie Byrnes, Peter Toft 

Chef d' Equipe, Dr. Trish Mackay-Annetts, Assistant: Denise Trollope 
Team Veterinarian: Dr. Robyn Mather 
Crew Manager: Chris Gates 
Farrier: Mark Peel 

Radny and Acharon won their final preparatory ride last week, covering 90 km in 4:53. Sample and Crescendo will compete at the Murrumba 100-km ride August 8, while Toft's final ride will be Charvleville August 21.

The horses are currently booked to fly to the United States on August 29. After clearing quarantine, they'll be housed at Kentucky Equine Research's Versailles, Ky., research farm, allowing the riders to acclimate and condition the horses under local conditions for several weeks before the September 26 endurance event at the Kentucky Horse Park. 

Kentucky Equine Research (KER) is the official equine nutritionist of both the Australian Equestrian Team and the U.S. Equestrian Federation. KER nutritionists work with feed mill owners and managers on six continents to formulate top-quality feeds that complement typical forages found in the locale. Based in Kentucky, the company's second office is located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to serve that continent as well as Asia.