1.      Rodrigo Pessoa – International Team
- Jumping Olympic Gold medalist, three-time FEI World Cup Show Jumping Champion and the youngest FEI World Equestrian Games World Champion
- Sir Pine By Boomer (2000 American Quarter Horse) Owned by Kim & Jessica Tourino of California; NRHA Earnings $10,686; NRHA Open Futurity finalist; AQHA World Show Reining qualifier

2.      Will Simpson – U.S. Team
- Jumping Olympic Team Gold medalist
- Arapaho Sailor (1999 American Quarter Horse) Owned by Patrick and Leah Boylan of California; NRHA Lifetime Earnings $36,514; NRHA Limited Non Pro Futurity Champion

3.      Anky Van Grunsvan – International Team
- Nine-time FEI World Cup Dressage Champion and multiple Dressage Olympic Gold medalist
- Dun Its Chico (2002 American Quarter Horse) Owned by Susan Williams of California; NRHA Lifetime Earnings $44,313; 2007 AQHA World Champion Reining

4.      Charlotte Bredahl-Baker – U.S. Team
- Dressage Team Bronze Olympic Bronze medalist, USEF “S” judge and FEI “C” judge
- Reeboks Rerun (2002 American Quarter Horse) Owned by Careena Laney of California; NRHA Lifetime Earnings $37,805; NRHA Limited Non Pro Champion Pro Futurity champion

5.      Ann Fonck – International Team
- NRHA Professional, NRHA Open World Champion and accomplished dressage competitor
- Whizle Fritz (2002 American Quarter Horse) Owned by Leah Boylan of California; NRHA Earnings $7,137; NRHA Limited Open Derby Reserve Champion; sired by NRHA Six Million Dollar Sire Topsail Whiz

6.      Rick Weaver – U.S. Team
- NRHA President, NRHA Professional, NRHA Futurity Open Division Champion and multiple NRHA World Champion
- Dun Its Manhatten (2002 American Quarter Horse) Owned by John Booth, of California; NRHA Earnings $17,851; AQHA World Show Reining finalist

The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) and the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) are co-sponsors of the International Reining Celebrity Challenge and are supplying an abundance of Reining expertise in the form of coaches, riders and, of course, horses. Each team will consist of the following riders with one dressage, one jumping and one reining competitor assigned to each team. The riders have taken take a four-day crash course in the trademark sliding stops, mind-blurring spins and classical power-steering of the Reining horse before they hit the arena for a thrilling head-to-head competition.

A special thanks goes out to Tom and Kirstin Foran; David and Becky Hanson; Mike Boyle and a group of generous owners who will be supplying an experienced field of Reining horses for this event. More details will be released soon on the equine athletes featured in the International Reining Celebrity Challenge.