Trainer of the North Challenge 2011
The challenge will be back for another year after the very successful event in 2010
Thursday 25th - 1pm to 4pm
Friday 26th - 9am to 12pm & 3pm to 6pm
Saturday 27th - 9am to 12pm & the Final 7pm to 9pm!
Kyle Mills
“Winner of 2010 Trainer of the North challenge”
Kyle is from Kamloops and has been working with horses from a very young age. Kyle spent his teenage years involved with 4H and high school rodeo. After school he attended college in Utah and competed in college rodeo. He employs the “training thru trust” program, developed by his dad Doug Mills. His greatest achievements so far are winning the trainers challenge in Switzerland as well as this challenge and being involved in a career that involves horses and family together.
website address www.trainingthrutrust.com
Jonathan Cooper
Jon is a full time trainer and clinician from Water Valley Alberta
He teaches both Western and English disciplines year round at his facility called Rivers Edge Camp. He has competed in “The Cowboy up Challenge” at the Calgary stampede and is he costarted the Canadian association known as the Canadian Cowboy Challenge. This will be his second challenge. Jon’s philosophy is about establishing a partnership through leadership with good sound teaching and trust and willingness. You can visit his website at www.trustedtraining.ca or www.riversedgecamp.org
Severin Pederson
Severin is a full time trainer on Vancouver Island.
He has been riding since he was a child . He started his first colt when he was 10 years old. He competed in High school rodeo and attended college in Odessa TX on a full scholarship, winning the timed event in 1992.
Severin runs his own training program called the 3R
Standing for “Reward the Right Response”. His program will teach you how to build confidence with your horse and see you as the leader.
He also competed in the Rafter G Trainers Challenge.
Judges: Jill O’neill from Smithers, Deanna Reimer from Vanderhoof, Francis Teer from Houston and the alternate is Joy Allen from Kispiox
Announcers: Tom Danyk and Harley Golder
Horses will be supplied John Hull “Hole in the wall Quarterhorses”
The prize will be a saddle provided by Smithers Feed store and 2nd and third prize is donated by Bar None Saddles. All will have the Roy Vickers designed Logo engraved in them.
All the sponsors are: Smithers Feed Store, Bar None Saddles, Roy Henry Vickers, Trails North, Schippers Creek Contracting, BV Credit Union, Central Mountain Air, Bulkley Valley Printers, The Northwest Chapter of the Backcountry Horsemen, The Cliffs Lodge, CFNR Radio and The Rodeo Club
We would like to thank all the sponsors who have made this event possible and look forward to another great competition.
Written by Geri Brown
