6/ DECEMBER 2018 THE RIDER MY SPIN:


Paradis and Bob Gleeton for being the Eastern Canadian Affiliate Ambassa- dors (which includes Ontario).


Eastern Canadian Affiliate Ambas- sadors: Bob Gleeton and Marilou Paradis


I had the opportunity of watching the


NRHA Non-Pro Futurity finals and run- off on live stream with NRHA judges: Steve Ross and Jody Brainard providing commentary. I had the privilege of scrib- ing (judge’s assistant) for Jody this past summer. I’ve always found listening to judge’s commentary most beneficial for learning about reining. That’s why I started NRHA scribing in the first place. I have provided some of their and


my comments below. Before I start, I want to give a big shout out to Marilou


that the small details make the biggest difference. He was referring to pattern placement. There was a meeting at the


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and Jody gave big compliments to vet- eran riders like Dr. James Morgan. I had the privilege of scribing for Dr. Jim also this past summer. And I thank him sincerely for giving me a recommendation to the NRHA Futu- rity committee which resulted in me being on the international list of scribes (or judge’s assistant). I was hoping to get ‘called in’ for this year’s futurity but I did not. Here’s hoping for next year. The horses have gotten so good


to do their job compared to 20 years ago. They are such naturals at it. Steve and Jody were joking around about some of the reining horses 20 years ago were ugly. Now you don’t find an ugly one ever. I remember 20+ plus years ago running into the same prob- lem. I’m glad we have such a better choice now. Speaking of 20 years ago. Steve


NRHA Judges: Reining horses are so well bred


Some Points Noted by the 2 In the Chair: Judging the 2018 NRHA Non-Pro Futurity Finals


the horse not to be pleasing to watch or willingly guided. This can include a horse ‘scotching’ in the rundown. They gave different examples of a horse’s head being too high in a rollback, dancing in the middle and hesitation in places where it shouldn’t be. Doing lead changes and lead de-


partures with very loose reins show- ing great degree of difficulty. Craig Schmersal demonstrated this in last year’s Open Futurity Finals. A little too slow in the lead


change or over animated will be costly. There is now an ‘end cam- era’ to see the exhibitor’s ride from the end of the arena when judge’s want to review a ride. A horse dancing around in the


middle anticipating will cause the judge to make a maneuver reduc- tion of 1/2 to 1 point. I remember when this wasn’t much of an issue. It certainly was something that took away from a maneuver score but it’s more so now. “Most transparency in judging”


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according to Steve Ross. I have no- ticed that myself in the 26 years that I’ve been scribing.


Kathy Showing in Non Pro Finals


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P.O. Box 378, Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0 (905) 387-1900 • email: barry@therider.com old year.


then they get penalty score 0. Some- times it’s a good horse just anticipating what to do. “First you got to teach him to do


count the 4 steps of an “unscheduled” backup. Everything is getting more pre- cise. Horses in reining are judged on an industry standard and not against each other as in other events. A horse more the 90 degrees off


One of the 2 Canadians in the Non- Pro Finals Run-off Judges watch the front feet to


About Susan Dahl Susan Dahl, ORHA/NRHA past multi- ple champion, writer, blogger, author and clinician, retired certified profes- sional horse trainer. Owner of Founda- tion Reining Training Centre in Durham, ON. She specializes in effec- tive horsemanship, and reining. For more information on her services: judg- ing, clinics or resale horses, please con- tact her on facebook, her website: www.reinersuehorsemanship.com or reinersue@hotmail.com


ORHA reining show this summer where Dr. Jim and Jody made a point of talking about pattern placement. Easiest way to loose points is for


the futurity especially the non-pro divi- sion. For 3 year olds, this can be tough. Steve and Jody talked about perhaps having an international show to replace the WEG now that FEI has cancelled the agreement with AQHA and NRHA. A lot of the young 3 year old reining horses are not shown until their 4 year


The mentally strong horses make


it and then teach them not to do it.” John Hoyt in reference to not letting a horse learn to anticipate. I want to wish everyone a Happy


Holidays and all the best in 2019! Putting my spin on Reining Reinersue @KISS Reiners


Health Alert: Positive Cases Of Equine Infectious Anemia Confirmed In Alberta


An Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA)-affected


premises has been identified in the province of Al- berta. Please note that the following information is in addition to what the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) already communicates to stake- holders which includes:


• Notification to the relevant provincial veterinary service of any newly affected premise • Monthly Federally Reportable Disease updates on the CFIA website (10th of each month), which includes the number of af- fected premises as well as individual animal case • Communications with the owners or persons directly involved in the case, as outlined in the current EIA program policy On Nov. 2, 2018, a positive EIA result was confirmed by


the CFIA’s national reference laboratory for a horse on a premises in the municipal district of Bonnyville, AB. The horse had been sampled by an accredited veterinarian to comply with U.S. im- port conditions. On Nov. 21, 2018, a positive EIA result was confirmed by


the CFIA’s national reference laboratory for a horse on a premises in the County of Athabasca, Alberta. The horse had been sampled by an accredited veterinarian to comply with U.S. import condi- tions.


No clinical signs of disease were noted at the time of sam-


pling. A CFIA investigation is underway and as per program pol- icy, a quarantine has been placed on the infected animal and its on-premises contact animals. Initial reports indicate that there are several equines on the affected premises. The quarantine will remain until all disease response activities have been completed, including follow-up testing and ordering the destruction of pos- itive cases. Trace-out activities may require the CFIA to undertake ac-


tions at additional premises as outlined in the current program policy. More details on EIA may be found on the CFIA website -


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