8/ MAY 2020 THE RIDER MY SPIN: Are You Red Pilled?


classic film, The Matrix. There’s a scene early on in the movie in which the main character, Neo, is offered two pills: a red one and a blue one. The red pill rep- resents an awakening, but one that could be difficult and painful. Neo’s world will be changed uncomfort- ably if he takes the red pill, but he’ll be made aware of the truth of the world. The blue pill represents com- fort and security. If he takes the blue pill, he’ll con- tinue to live in blissful ignorance. The concept has a precedent in the 1990 science


fiction film Total Recall. In that film, one character offers another a red pill, which is said to be a symbol of his “desire to return to reality.” There’s no blue pill presented, however. Red pill and blue pill have become slang for ac-


cepting truth even though it’s difficult, or rejecting it to cling to a comfortable falsehood.” I love the Matrix movies!


By Susan Dahl.


Have you been “red-pilled?” According to dictionary.com: “Red


pilled refers to the truth behind the situa- tion especially a truth that is difficult to ac- cept.”


Where Does Red-Pilled Come From? “Red pill comes from the 1999 cult


I Was Really Naïve When I first started in the reining back in the


80’s, I was really naïve. Life has a way of ‘red pilling’ us. I never would’ve dreamed back then that I would be witness to people drugging their horses for per- formance but mainly for lameness and pain issues. Gosh I was so naïve! I would innocently ask


why someone whom I knew to be a highly respected person in the horse industry, was doing with those in- jections. I really didn’t know. I did my research and I soon found out.


Today, thankfully many horse organizations have drug testing and I’m all for it.


COV-ID1984 (term created by Leo Zagami . com) Another event that will give all of us an oppor-


HORSE SHELTERS & ROW BARNS Locally Made with Quality Materials! Delivery Available!


tunity to be ‘red pilled’ is this coronavirus pandemic we are just recovering from. There is so much infor- mation from the news. Misin- formation. Disinformation. Fake news. And somewhere hidden there’s the truth. The one thing that the


drugs and the horse industry that I witnessed taught me in the 80’s is that what we are told in the mainstream media or mainstream anything is ‘window dressing’ - fake news. I taught myself to look for the truth - that it might not be where we expect it. And the truth is not always easy to comprehend.


soon! May you be red pilled soon! As I always say:


“The great thing about today is that everyone can go and do their own research themselves to find out the truth. Don’t believe what you’ve been told.”


Putting My Spin on Researching The Truth Reinersue @KISS Reiners


About Susan Dahl Susan Dahl, ORHA/NRHA past multiple champion, writer, blogger, author and clinician, retired certified professional horse trainer. Owner of Foundation Reining Training Centre in Durham, ON. She special- izes in effective horsemanship, and reining. For more information on her services: judging, clinics or resale horses, please contact her on facebook, her website: www.reinersuehorsemanship.com or reinersue@hot- mail.com


Foundation Reining Training Centre “Better trained horses to western riders.”


Susan Dahl B.Sc. Computer, Math


Retired Certified Professional Horse Trainer Myler Bit Certified,


judge, clinics, horse sales, writer 315538 Highway 6, RR1


Williamsford, ON N0H 2V0. 519-369-4631, reinersue@hotmail.com www.reinersuehorsemanship.com I believe we are in The Great Awakening. The


big red pill moment for humankind. Buckle Up! We are all going to be ‘red pilled’


FINE LEATHER & SILVER WORKS


Visit our Website for More Info. & Pricing maxwellgardencenter.com


453897 Grey Road 2 Maxwell, Ont. 519 922-1479 / 1 844 564-0224


Toll-Free (877) 446-4688 Fax: (613) 446-7888


Email: circlersad@yahoo.com Website: www.circlersaddles.com


1265 B Caron St., ROCKLAND, ONT. K4K 1H2


Ray Laviolette (613) 446-4688


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52