By gaining the most points in the CRI competitions held in Mexico, Javier Alvarez Malo once again earned a spot in the finals of the FEI World Reining Masters Series. Malo in fact represented his country last November in Oklahoma City where the finals of the first edition was held. This year he will be making his way to Manerbio, Italy, in order to compete in the 2005 FEI World Reining Masters Series finals presented by the Arcese Group and the Italian Equestrian Sports Federation (FISE). Alvarez Malo was instrumental in the formation of the Mexican Reining Horse Association in ’92 and in 2000 he organized the very first national Reining Competition in Mexico. In 2003 he was crowned Mexican National Reining Champion and today, the president of the Mexican Reining Horse Association, runs his own training facility and equine clinic.
The finals of the prestigious competition will be held on Saturday 25th September at 9 pm. The schedule is posted on the 2005 FEI World Reining Masters Series official website: www.worldreiningmaster.com.
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.
