Austrian qualifier for the FEI World Reining Masters Series to be held in Leermoos on August 7

The first and so far only Austrian qualifier, an FEI CRI category B, for the FEI World Reining Masters will be held at Leermoos, Austria, on August 7. Among the riders are Rudi Kronsteiner with Hollywood Reckless and Tina Kuenstner-Mantl with Lady Lena Twist and Tuff Chic Olena.

The FEI World Reining Masters finals which will be held in Oklahoma City during the 2004 NRHA Futurity & Championship Show on Thursday, December 2, at 7.30 pm, a prime time performance hour.

To this date 15 countries have planned to organize one or more qualifying CRI events and Teams that made the finals at the 2002 WEG may submit two entries while all other countries may submit one. At the FEI World Reining Masters Finals, contestants do not need to compete on horses with which they qualified and no ownership restrictions will apply.

The FEI World Reining Masters is organized for the first time this year. The presenting sponsor behind this remarkable reining project is NetJets, the world's leading provider of fractional aircraft ownership. NetJets fractional aircraft ownership allows individuals and companies to buy part of a private jet at a fraction of the cost of whole aircraft ownership, and guarantees availability 7 days a week, 365 days a year. In 2003, the NetJets Europe Fleet and the NetJets US Fleet together flew more than 250,000 flights to more than 145 countries.

Along with NetJets as the presenting sponsor, AQHA, NRHA, RHSF and Classic S Ranch have generously donated funds to make this a premier event.