The 10 riders from whom the U.S. team for the 2005 World Endurance Championships will be selected are now in Florida, training for the heat and sand of the United Arab Emirates. Nine of them will be sent to the UAE on Jan. 15.

The 10 riders training in Florida are Beverly Gray, Carol Giles, Becky Harris, Suzanne Hayes, Cardyn Hock, Cia Reis, Michele Roush, Meg Sleeper, Joyce Sousa and Dennis Summers.

Six U.S. horses will start in the championships, on Jan. 27 in Dubai. The three who don