10/ FEBRUARY 2022 THE RIDER
Pro and Non-Pro Reiner Article Series Insiders Guide: Open Mind- Open Possibilities
J&J Reining Inc, Jen Jonas and Sharon Jones
‘Insanity is doing
the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results’*
Jen: You’ve likely heard this one before. It applies not only to
life in general, it also ap- plies to horse training, riding, and coaching.
different. Just
like people,
some horses are timid, others are assertive. One method does not work for all horses. Same for when we are coaching our stu- dents. Expecting them to do something just be- cause others do it based on the same instruction is non-sensical. The
enemy of
progress is being stead- fast in your viewpoint.
ence. You now have something useful for that horse and maybe for other horses too. Maybe what you tried does not work – so move on. This is how you get results and
different
learning progresses. It’s the trickle effect of learn- ing that turns into a wide river of knowledge, where you’re not limited to one path, instead you have opened yourself up
I am riding/training my own horse. Knowledge can be the enemy of learning – once we know something it’s as though our brain says ‘yes, got that. No need for any new information’. Yet when we are faced with a situation that our knowl- edge can’t answer, if we don’t have the open mind it can lead to frustration which is no good for any- one, person or horse.
When I feel I have
hit that brick wall with a person, I become curious and ask for their frame of reference. I am open to discover and learn. It’s the same when working with my horse, instead of forcing what worked on other horses, aim to be open to consider other ways to achieve a result that the horse can accept willingly. I consider my- self a life-long learner
and with the horses, I lean on Jen to help me! Kids have the edge
on adults in curiosity so let your inner child out and be curious.
*Quoted from Rita Mae Brown, in her 1983 book “Sudden Death” This quote is often mis-attrib- uted to Albert Einstein. ———-
Pro and Non-Pro articles written by Jen
Jonas of Jonas Perform- ance Horses (Pro) and Sharon Jones of Be A Better You (Non-Pro). Together, they are J&J Reining Inc. Both
Jen you’re not growing. and
Sharon are believers in continual learning – if you’re not
learning
It’s so easy to get
caught up in a routine, whether it’s going well or not. You’ve probably also heard and maybe even said to yourself at some point “This is how we have
always
things.” This type of thinking lends itself to us doing the same thing over and over. You carry on as usual on the same path. And get the same results. Which is great if they work but… This
done
And the cure for stead- fastness is curiosity. I don’t mean recreating the wheel just for the sake of it; after all, there’s a lot of conventional wisdom and knowledge out there that became that way for a reason - but being curi- ous in general can lead you to discover how to approach a situation in a different way. When you open
is where
progress meets limita- tion. In training a horse we need to embrace the fact that every horse is
your mind and have a cu- rious mind set, you are open to learning some- thing new. It can be one new
thing you try, and you see an improvement; a differ-
Secretary: Kit Bartle Kelly Lehman
Melanie Gray Shari Irwin
to an abundance of paths. I believe that you
need to be consciously aware to be open to this type of learning and the more you do, the more it becomes a life habit. There’s high reward for the horse and you as as a rider, coach, and trainer.
Sharon: “Frustration be- gins where knowledge ends” is a quote attrib- uted to Clinton Ander- son. My day job is training people and this statement plays out for me in the training room (or on the Zoom session) as much as it does when
New Book! Lucky
Lenny Lost His Shoe
Lucky Lenny Lost
His Shoe, a children’s book inspired by a gritty little horse. A local Ontario
horse owner and com- petitor, Laurie Reed has published a fun book for small children using her horse as a muse for her creativity. Lucky Lenny Lost His Shoe is a fun rhyming story based a
real horse in some unreal situations. Laurie has also writ-
ten two other children’s stories focused on her
2022 Judges Committee (519) 372-2527
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2022 Sr. Judges
Cally Jo Fritz 21 Taylor Blvd., Elliot Lake, ON P5A 3H5 H: (226) 289-8563, C: (519) 280-8169 Email:
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Melanie Gray 49 White Road, Lakeville, NB E7K 1Y2 (519) 372-2527,
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Shari Irwin 166 Gleasons Corner Road, Castleton, ON K0K 1M0. (905) 349-1092, Cell (905) 440-5941
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Jamie Kuhl 899 10th St. W., Owen Sound, ON N4K 3S3 H: (226) 909-1447. C: (647) 290-6093 jamie@archlines .ca
Website:
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Kelly Lehman 895893 Oxford Rd. 3,, Drumbo, ON N0J 1G0 C: (519) 807-2660. E:
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Anne Marinacci 65 Swayze Court, Smithville, ON L0R 2A0 905-957-5619
Kris Simpson 711 Middletown Rd., RR #2, Waterdown, ON L8B 1P7 (519) 831-7922
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Don Stauffer 9626 Wellington Rd. 14, P.O. Box 16, Conn, ON N0G 1N0 (226) 258-9206, Cell (519) 604-8864
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Robyn Storey 6-120 Dudhope Ave., Cambridge, ON N1R 4T7 (519) 620-9015, Cell: (519) 841-3934,
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Brenda Thompson 284 Whitmore Dr., Waterloo, ON N2K 2N5 (519) 884-4050, Cell (519) 577-7320
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Mike Tucker 1581 Maple St. N., R.R. #4, Fenwick, ON L0S 1C0 (905) 892-5610, Cell (905) 984-1581
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Inactive Judges John Ward
Dave Black 36 Woodhouse Ave., Port Dover, ON N0A 1G0 C: 905 921 0359 Email:
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Lorie Duff H; 613 867-0776, C: 613 867 0776 Email:
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Erin Fawcett 9 Strong Court,Brantford, ON N3R 7Y4 C: (519) 754-3526, H: (519) 753-0757 Email:
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Erin O’Drowsky 253 James St. N., St. Mary’s, ON N4X 1A5 H: (519) 284-0684, C: (226) 377-0244 Email:
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two donkeys
Mary and Judy “ Lenny is a leg-
end in my mind. He has been my partner in and out of the show ring. He gives every- thing he has when we are showing and never takes a wrong step. As he turned 19 years old this year, I wanted to do some- thing as a tribute to him. The b o o k e v o l v e d as a way to share h i
s
legacy.” L a u r i e Reed
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