8/ SEPTEMBER 2020 THE RIDER MY SPIN: Keeping A Sharp Mind Gae ̈tan Laroche


had an electrical problem and it broke down. At the back of the property no less! My hired hand Nyle and I could not move it ourselves and there was no way for us to get any equipment back there to move it. There is no road access back there. So what did we do? I got my


reining mare and she towed the ATV back to the house! I’m not kidding. I should’ve gotten a picture of it as you may not want to believe me. I was so proud of that mare. Well the ATV is fixed and my


By Susan Dahl. One of the techniques that I


derson


learned early on was to give my reining horses other jobs to do besides training and showing in the reining pen. Many articles talked about avoiding ‘drilling’ your horse. We all know how burn out can happen to horses and humans alike. Here is an article from Clinton An- of


Downunderhorsemanship.com on not over drilling your horse. September is the month for the last


show season for many horse events in Ontario. We have our last reining GRAND FINALE show here in On- tario, September 11-13th at Fletcher’s


neighbour Nyle and I have been able to work a couple more days cutting trails in the bush. For me, this fall, I’m going to enjoy the beautiful fall leave colors along those trails. I’m also going to start work on


colt starting my reining bred long yearling this fall. I’m going to pony her through those trails to get her used to dealing with new surroundings. I hope you have a lovely fall


Horseworld. What are you planning to do


with your horse now that fall is here and the horse shows are done for the year? Travel south? Not many options yet due to COVID-1984. After you’ve given your horse a


break, what’s next? A long trail ride. Trying a new event. Watching Net- flix?


Bushwhacking and an ATV I’ve always been very inventive


on new jobs for my horses. I have an older retired reining mare who likes to do new things. I have an interesting story to tell. My big completed project this


year was clearing 4 miles of trails in my 30 acres of bush I have at the back of the property. The bush has never had any work done to it. So I hired my


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neighbour with a chainsaw and an ATV. For almost 3 months, we would go out with 2 chainsaws and an ATV every


morning, 4 mornings a week and work for 4 hours.


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About Susan Dahl Susan


We cut 4 miles of trails! Most


people are shocked to hear that I own a chainsaw - much less use one! Us horse women are tough! Well one day when we were 1


day away from finishing -it always happens that way doesn’t it! The ATV


Dahl, ORHA/NRHA past


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


multiple champion, writer, blogger, author and clinician, retired certified professional horse trainer. Owner of Foundation Reining Training Centre in Durham, ON. She specializes in ef- fective horsemanship, and reining. For more information on her serv- ices: judging, clinics or resale horses, please contact her on facebook,


her website:


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or reinersue@hotmail.com


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