JANSSEN PERFORMANCE HORSES

Spring is here, and we have proof! Our first JPH foal was born yesterday. Foaling time is really my very favorite time around the farm, and this mare blessed us with being able to watch her baby enter the world. His birth was so textbook, that Bob christened him “Easy” shortly after birth. Easy is a red roan stud colt by Dulces Smart Lena out of our bay roan Bodee Boonsmal daughter. We just bought this mare in February at the Mid American Equine Sale in Missouri, and look forward to breeding her on her foal heat to Smart Chicaway.

We are pleasantly surprised at the number of inquiries we are receiving regarding breedings to Smart Chicaway. We hope that is in response to his offsprings’ successes at last year’s limited aged events across the region. We want to breed your good mares, so if you are considering whether or not you want to breed this year, call us, we’ll make you an offer you can’t refuse!

Bob Janssen and Janssen Performance Horses will be on the road quite a bit in April. Bob is leaving next week to spend three days riding again with Larry Bylo in Missouri. This is a great opportunity to network with other trainers and continue honing skills with a consistent limited aged event contender and champion.

On April 18 & 19, Bob is one of the featured clinicians at the NDSU Horse Fair. He will be doing demonstrations on both cutting and reining, and Smart Chicaway will be travelling with us as the featured star during cutting demos. If you are in attendance, please make sure you stop by our booth at the trade show and say hello.

April 25 & 26 takes JPH to Strait Rail Ranch for the second MCHA cutting of the year. We’ll have a fairly light load of horses going to this show because we’ll be leaving on the 28th for the NCHA Western National Championships in Ogden, Utah. We are choosing to leave all of our Ogden competitors at home during the weekend show so that they are rested and ready for national competition. Last year’s Western Nationals were highly successful with two top ten finishes (Bob on Smart Chicaway in the $10,000 Novice Horse and Ryan Lind on Sunny Rey Solano in the Jr. Youth) and a third person making the finals (Mark Blackwell on Smart Chicaway in the $2,000 Limited Rider). We look forward to a fun and successful show this year as well.

We just finished a fabulous first show at Red Horse Ranch Arena. The weather was beautiful for Minnesota in March, and there was a great turnout for this first show of the MCHA season. People from North & South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin joined us Minnesotans, and despite really tough cattle on the first day, JPH enjoyed success. Congratulations to the horses, owners and non-pros on their accomplishments, and thank you for your ongoing participation and confidence in our program:

Bob Janssen riding Smart Chicaway, owned by Mark/Patti Blackwell, Open 1st place (scoring 75)

Bob Janssen riding Young N Freckless, owned by Janis Amatuzio, Open 2nd place

Bob Janssen riding JTS Aristocrat, owned by Catherine Hazelroth, $10,000 Novice Open 1st place (scoring 75)

Bob Janssen riding Discos Hickory Stick, owned by Jeremy/Jen Lindman, $10,000 Novice Open 1st place

Bob Janssen riding Colord By Vandals, owned by Bob/Anita Janssen, $3,000 Novice Open 3rd place

Bob Janssen riding High Brow Madonna, owned by Mark/Patti Blackwell, 4-year-old Open, 3rd place

Bob Janssen riding Lenas Lucky Chic, owned by Jeremy/Jen Lindman, 4-year-old Open, 3rd place

Janis Amatuzio riding Young N Freckless, $50,000 Amatuer, 3rd place

Catherine Hazelroth riding Red Hot Chicaway, 4-year-old Non-Pro, 2nd place

Nicole Dryden riding Discos Hickory Stick, Rookie, 2nd place

Brittany Staeck riding Colord By Vandals, Youth 2nd place

Jim Spalla riding Hollys Prince Jewel, $2000 Limited Rider, 2nd place

Renea Meyer riding Young N Freckless, $2000 Limited Rider, 1st place

Ryan Lind riding Smart Chicaway, $2000 Limited Rider, 1st place

Ryan Lind riding Sunny Rey Solano, Youth, 2nd place

Anita Janssen riding Sunny Rey Solano, $20,000 Non Pro, 1st and 2nd place

Anita Janssen riding Colord By Vandals, $5000 Novice Non-Pro, 1st place

And congratulations to Stephanie Dryden at her first show, showing Shortys Little Jewel.

Janssen Performance Horses goes on the road this week as the Minnesota Cutting Horse Association’s show season begins at Red Horse Ranch Arena near Fergus Falls.

Good luck to the following JPH horses & clients:

Young N Freckless owned by Janis Amatuzio/ridden by Janis Amatuzio & Bob Janssen

Shortys Little Jewel owned by Stephanie Dryden/ridden by Stephanie Dryden & Bob Janssen

Discos Hickory Stick owned by Jeremy & Jen Lindman/ridden by Bob Janssen

JTS Aristocrat owned by Catherine Hazelroth/ridden by Bob Janssen & Ryan Lind

High Brow Madonna owned by Mark & Patti Blackwell/ridden by Bob Janssen

Lenas Lucky Chic owned by Jeremy & Jen Lindman/ridden by Bob Janssen

Red Hot Chicaway owned by Catherine Hazelroth & Jim Bean/ridden by Bob Janssen & Catherine Hazelroth

Colord by Vandals owned by Bob & Anita Janssen/ridden by Bob Janssen & Brittany Staeck

Sunny Rey Solano owned by Anita & Bob Janssen/ridden by Bob Janssen, Anita Janssen & Ryan Lind

Smart Chicaway owned by Mark & Patti Blackwell/ridden by Bob Janssen & Ryan Lind

Shortys Last Stretch owned and ridden by Catherine Hazelroth

Smart Chic Hoo Does owned and ridden by Virginia Daniels

Hollys Prince Jewell owned and ridden by Jim Spalla

It will be Stephanie Dryden’s and Virginia Daniels’ first time in the cutting show pen. Have fun everyone. If you are in the Fergus Falls area, stop by and say hello!