10/ JULY 2022 THE RIDER
Pro and Non-Pro Reiner Article Series J & J Reining Inc.
Steel City Spin a Success Wow, what an amazing
show Steel City Spin was! We had an incredible time, according to feedback so did everyone else – the turnout of competitors and people who came to watch was awesome, our commentator said it was the most attended turnout at a Reining show he’d seen in years.
We are incredibly grateful
to all our volunteers, show staff, competitors, vendors, the band, spectators and of course sponsors – without all of you the show would not have been possible. The pictures in this article
are from the wonderful photogra- pher Tom von Kapherr – he will be back for our August show! As we are busily planning
and working on our show, what about our horses? What kind of
plan do we have for them in-be- tween shows?
Jen: What I like to do in-be-
tween shows is focus on the ba- sics. I don’t drill on the maneuvers, if they are broke they know their job and if we continue to drill them at home, I feel our horses will not try as hard for us in the show pen. They mentally won’t know when they are right if we keep asking them the same question (drilling), your horse needs a reprieve and to know they got the answers right. Every ride I assess each
horse and make sure they are mentally comfortable in their training and that they are under- standing my communication with them. If they are struggling with
something I ask myself ‘what do I need to change to help them with this?’ I believe keeping their men-
tal state positive will go a long way, so I make sure my founda- tion work is solid and if it is, the horse is rewarded with shorter rides that are left on positive notes. I also like to change it up and do something totally differ- ent than reining, I enjoy pole work with my horses and trail work. It challenges them men- tally, and achieves two goals: 1) you can see how broke your horse is and 2) it’s a lot of fun for them and you!
Sharon: Doing something different
with my horse helps me as much as it helps them. We can get into
zombie circle mode and that’s no fun. I like to take my horse on trails or to the obstacle park, it gives them something different to focus on and as a rider, you can practice your seat and other things you need to work on in the show ring, to create that muscle memory. You may find me riding through the forests imagining I am doing a reining pattern and going through it in my head, I do get some funny looks because of what I am doing – imagining sit- ting a large fast circle yet my horse is walking along peace- fully!
The team is now gearing up
for our second show – the Steel City Slide, at Ancaster, Aug 26 – 28. You can see our show flyer and show bill on our website:
www.jjreining.ca/ and we hope to
see you there! And, If you’d like to stay in touch with what’s going on, you can join our mailing list
at this address:
www.jjreining.ca/contact
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Cally Jo Fritz 21 Taylor Blvd., Elliot Lake, ON P5A 3H5 H: (226) 289-8563, C: (519) 280-8169 Email:
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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 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
thestauffers48@gmail.com 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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