Riding the veteran cow horse Very Smart Flo Jo, Wilder Jones captured two titles during the National Reined Cow Horse Association Stakes in Nampa, Idaho – the Non Pro Limited and the $5K Non Pro Limited.

The two classes were run concurrently, and Jones and the Very Smart Remedy mare, out of Teena Cash Flo, marked a 216 in the rein work and a 2218 in the boxing. “She worked really good. I couldn’t ask for more – she did it like she’s supposed to,” Jones said. For the $5K Non Pro Limited title, Jones received $650, and collected an additional $562 in the Non Pro Limited.

“She did really well with our departures – we’ve been having trouble with that,” he admitted. “She was solid and didn’t do anything wrong.”

Very Smart Flo Jo was trained and shown by Wilder’s mother and NRCHA Million Dollar Rider Anne Reynolds. Reynolds piloted the mare to more than $82,000 in earnings. “She’s owned by my grandmother Joyce Pearson, and she and my mom thought she would be a good horse for me to show,” he said. “I only started showing this time last year. My mom and Jaton Lord influenced me to do this. I thank my mom, Jaton, my grandmother, and Nick Dowers and Kendal Thomas for all their help.”

Earning the Reserve Championship in both divisions was Susan Stokman, who piloted her horse Im Pleased to scores of 216.5 in both the rein and cow work. Stokman won $487 in the $5K Non Pro Limited and $337 in the Non Pro Limited. Im Pleased is by Chic Please out of Sr Docs Lynx Eagle.

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