EQUESTRIAN Australia has announced the Para Equestrian national coach and squads.

The new coach is Julia Battams, whose task will be to prepare the AUS Para-Equestrian Team for the 2010World Equestrian Games, after which her appointment ends.

This year’s National High Performance Squad comprises separate Elite and Athlete squads. Those chosen are:

Elite squad: Emma Bennett, Grace Bowman, Georgia Bruce, Sharon Jarvis, Nicole Cullen, Rob Oakley and Elizabeth Skinner.

Athlete squad: Carley Albers, Ingrid Bayley, Aimee Blakiston, Hannah Dodd, Kate Doughty, Andrew Driffield, Shannon Farrelly, Joanne Formosa, Carolyn Kelmar, Fleur Litster, Marion McKenzie Susanne Siepel and Elizabeth Sobecki.