10/ NOVEMBER 2021 THE RIDER
Pro and Non-Pro Reiner Article Series Insiders Guide: Group Riding
J&J Reining Inc, Jen Jonas and Sharon Jones
“Most great learning hap- pens in groups. Collabora- tion is the stuff of growth” – Ken Robinson
Jen: Show season has wrapped up for the year here in Ontario and per- haps you think “Now what do I do with my riding time?” The answer: You ride! Always keep your
eye on the next year’s shows, so you can prepare. I think you can never
have enough preparation. Fail to prepare, prepare to fail as they say. I love al- ways having something to work on! Watching other peo-
ple ride and also paying at- tention to what I do, I don’t think you can ever do too much of things like getting your horse more balanced between your legs and hands, working
with the horse to improve their lateral work, getting more response out of sub- tle moves, and working on how you present yourself showing in the pen. Working on these as-
pects creates a more confi- dent athlete (the horse) and Competitor (you)! I ride a lot solo as I
train my own horses and the horses I have for train- ing, what I do miss from the warmer seasons is when we have clinics or
show!) and I miss the peo- ple.
When Jen suggested
we do a group session I jumped at the chance. It’s opportunity for me to keep my horse in tune with trai- lering and different facili- ties!
Jen and I had hosted
a fabulous webinar series with Gil Friedman over the summer, his program ‘Peak Performance’ was enthusiastically received by a group of people who wanted to gain control over how they showed up in the show pen. When Jen suggested
this outing and that it would be about the rider’s presence and focus in the show pen, I wanted to put what I’d learned with Gil in to practice. There was a great
turn out for the session; Jen is an incredibly fo- cused coach and trainer and put us each through our paces, using my own nemesis pattern, pattern 8. Jen reminded us of show pen strategies and directed us to do certain parts again if we didn’t execute it to the best of our ability. I loved observing the
simply ride with my group! The benefits of riding
with a group are: • We learn by watching others – watching others we can check in our what we are doing; I love to help people gain that self- awareness and better con- nection with their riding and their horse
• Riding with others and keeping an open mind to our own strengths and lim- itations, we gain knowl- edge and are motivated to improve. For me, it’s inspiring
to ride with people who not only share in your sport but also share in your passion. As a trainer and coach, I am open to always
Secretary: Kit Bartle Kelly Lehman
Melanie Gray Shari Irwin
2021 Judges Committee (519) 372-2527
(519) 440-5941 (519) 807-2660 (519) 732-0263
learning too – the group will trade ideas, thoughts and stories of our past, present or future rides! • Connecting with good friends and making new ones when we open up to a group riding session. • At the end of the day isn’t that a great way to spend time with your horse – I think they benefit from it too!
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maddavery@gmail.com email:
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Website:
www.whao.org Celebrating 69 Years! 2021 Sr. Judges
Cally Jo Fritz 21 Taylor Blvd., Elliot Lake, ON P5A 3H5 H: (226) 289-8563, C: (519) 280-8169 Email:
callygene@gmail.com
Melanie Gray 49 White Road, Lakeville, NB E7K 1Y2 (519) 372-2527,
melaniegraylifecoach@gmail.com
Shari Irwin 166 Gleasons Corner Road, Castleton, ON K0K 1M0. (905) 349-1092, Cell (905) 440-5941
shari_irwin@hotmail.com
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:
maddavery@gmail.com
Anne Marinacci 65 Swayze Court, Smithville, ON L0R 2A0 905-957-5619
Tom Saul 574 Valentina St., Petrolia, ON N0N 1R0 (519) 882-0958
tbsaul@outlook.com
Kris Simpson 711 Middletown Rd., RR #2, Waterdown, ON L8B 1P7 (519) 831-7922
richlandshowhorses@gmail.com
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,
gatorrocks@hotmail.com
Brenda Thompson 284 Whitmore Dr., Waterloo, ON N2K 2N5 (519) 884-4050, Cell (519) 577-7320
bmctearnen@yahoo.ca
Mike Tucker 1581 Maple St. N., R.R. #4, Fenwick, ON L0S 1C0 (905) 892-5610, Cell (905) 984-1581
m.tucker@hotmail.ca
Jr. Judges
Dave Black 36 Woodhouse Ave., Port Dover, ON N0A 1G0 C: 905 921 0359 Email:
diamondbquarterhorses@gmail.com
Lorie Duff 1978 Concession 9, Curran, ON K0B 1C0 H; 613 867-0776, C: 613 867 0776 Email:
dufflorie@yahoo.com
Erin Fawcett 9 Strong Court, Brantford, ON N3R 7Y4 C: (519) 754-3526, H: (519) 753-0757 Email:
efawcett78@hotmail.com
Erin O’Drowsky 253 James St. N., St. Mary’s, ON N4X 1A5 H: (519) 284-0684, C: (226) 377-0244 Email:
eodrowsk@gmail.com
Inactive Judges John Ward
Ontario’s Horse Industry Newspaper!
Sharon: I always go through a bit of a slump after show season, I miss it – I miss the hustle and bus- tle, the thrill of showing (although for me my show plans were thwarted in 2020, although it made time for us to focus on our
others ride and reflecting on my own riding. One of the biggest things I keep having to be reminded of and Jen will concur: ‘Look where you’re going, and sit back’. Personally , I can’t
wait for the next one!!!
Image credits to Doug Jonas. Facility credit: Fletcher’s Horse World
———- Pro and Non-Pro ar-
ticles written by Jen Jonas of Jonas Performance Horses (Pro) and Sharon Jones of Be A Better You (Non-Pro). Together, they are J&J Reining Inc. Both Jen and Sharon
are believers in continual learning – if you’re not learning you’re not grow- ing.
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