The Aussies have named a stellar team to take on the Kiwis in the 2011 Horse of the Year trans Tasman test match.

GEORGE SANNA – 59
* Glossodia, NSW
* horse - CP Aprilla (owned by Sanna and Charles Blinkworth)
* ridden at two Olympic Games, three World Cup finals and one World Equestrian Games for Australia
*2010 Australian Jumping Champion
*2010 NSW Jumping Champion member of the 2011 national elite squad

CATHY GRAHAM – 38
* Helidon Spa, QLD
* horse – Da Vinci’s Pride (owned by graham)
* 4th in the Golden Grand Award for most successful horse throughout the World Cup competition
* 3rd in the Australian World Cup league
* member of the 2011 national A squad

JULIA HARGREAVES – 24
* Wilberforce, NSW
* horse – Vedor Z, a former world champion six year old (owned by Hargreaves)
* member of the 2011 national A squad winner of the New South Wales and National Showjumping Young Rider of the Year awards * 11th in the Australian World Cup league

BROOK DOBBIN – 36
* Yarra Glen, VIC
* horse – Advisor (owned by Brook and Angela Dobbin)
* member of the 2011 national A squad
* winner of the Australian World Cup league
* winner of the Golden Grand Trophy for most successful horse in the league former rider of Shine, who was the Victorian Jumping Horse of the Year for three consecutive years

* Chef d'equipe: Stephen Lamb

Reserve – PAUL ATHANASOFF – 43 Dungog,
* NSW
* horse – Wirragulla Nicklaus, who Athanasoff bred (owned by Athanasoff and Charlie Hooke)
* member of the 2011 national elite squad
* 2nd in the 2007 Bell Tea Olympic Cup
* twice in Australian Nations Cup teams that placed second – Lummen and Linz, both CSIO 4*