Wilder Jones has had a successful show during the National Reined Cow Horse Association Stakes in Nampa, Idaho. On Friday, March 26, he won the Non Pro Limited and $5K Non Pro Limited Championships on Very Smart Flo Jo. On Saturday, he came back to win two more titles – the Youth Limited on Very Smart Flo Jo, and the Youth Bridle on More Magic Please.

In the Non Pro Limited, Wilder, of King Hill, Idaho, marked a 424, winning $380. “I was actually on More Magic Please warming up more than Very Smart Flo Jo, so when I went to do my first slow circle I changed leads and got docked. We did well in the stops and turnarounds, and handled the cow in the boxing,” he said.

Wilder then waited for two horses before showing More Magic Please in the Youth Bridle, where they scored a 434.5 and collected $880. “He did just like I wanted. I have had so much trouble showing him, so I feel accomplished that we did so well,” he said. “He slowed down like I wanted and handled the cow like he was supposed to.”

Wilder was well mounted, as Very Smart Flo Jo, by Very Smart Remedy and out of Teena Cash Flo, has more than $82,000 in earnings, while More Magic Please, by Chic Please and out of Magical Lena, is a former NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Non Pro Champion. Both horses were trained by Jone’s mother, NRCHA Million Dollar Rider Anne Reynolds.

Jones had numerous people to thank. “I thank my mom for all her help, as well as my grandmother Joyce Pearson. I also thank Jaton Lord, Nick Dowers, Kendal Thomas, Jalene Bruce, and Jake Telford,” he said. “I also really thank my dad, Nate Jones, for coming to watch me today. He wasn’t able to be here yesterday but he made it today.”

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