Following the qualifying CRIs held in Scandinavia, Peter Ljungberg topped the Swedish rankings and will be representing his home country in the 2005 FEI World Reining Masters Finals presented by the Arcese Group and the Italian Equestrian Sports Federation (FISE). Born on one of Sweden’s biggest islands, Gotland, Peter has been riding since childhood. He has been one of Sweden’s top riders for the last ten years and has been an active rider on an international level where he was also seen riding to qualify for the 2002 World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain. Head of the Norwegian Youth Team, Peter is also a member of the Swedish Reining Team since the beginning of 2002, when the first qualifications were held.
Lars Ă–stby Deglum topped the Norwegian rankings in FEI approved CRI qualifiers and will be representing his home country in the 2005 FEI World Reining Masters Finals presented by the Arcese Group and the Italian Equestrian Sports Federation (FISE).
Lars Östby Deglum is the chairman of the Norwegian Quarter Horse Association. He started riding reiners three years ago after having successfully competed in pleasure classes and owns one of Norway’s biggest horse facilities.
The FEI World Reining Masters Series is a competition defining the best individual reiner each year. It is based on qualifying the best reiner from each NF for a final event which alternates between the USA and Europe. The finals will offer a $75,000 Open and a $25,000 Restricted division. The first is open to all riders, the Restricted division will only be open to those countries who did not qualify for the finals at the 2002 World Equestrian Games (WEG) held in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, therefore U.S.A, Canada, Great Britain, Italy and Germany will only be able to compete in the Open division and will be allowed to send two riders, all other countries are eligible to compete with one qualified rider.
With over 20 countries expected to participate, reiners worldwide have qualified, or are getting ready to qualify, for the second edition of the $100,000 FEI World Reining Masters Series presented by the Arcese Group and the Italian Equestrian Sports Federation (FISE) in collaboration with the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA), the Reining Horse Sports Foundation (RHSF) and the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA).
