ABOUT JANSSENN PERFORMANCE HORSES

 

About Janssen Performance Horses:
Bob Janssen, along with his wife, Anita, and their son, Ryan, own and operate Janssen Performance Horses. Bob brings more than 20 years of experience to his training program, and has career earnings in excess of $110,000. He started his career training and showing nationally and regionally successful reining competitors, including the 1999 NRHA Ltd. Open Champion, Smart Chicaway. Smart Chicaway's athleticism and incredible mind lent himself to versatility, leading Bob into the working cow horse, then cutting disciplines with this talented stud. With early success under his belt, Bob hasn't looked back, and was recently (June 2008 & 2009) recognized by EquiStat's rankings as the #2 leading rider for combined reining and cutting earning. His foray into cattle events turned into a passionate pursuit, with cutting now the primary focus of the Janssen Performance Horses program. His reining and working cow horse backgrounds continue to serve him well, and Bob remains competitive in the NRHA and NRCHA arenas. He also coaches clients to success in all three disciplines. His unique versatility gives clients several options for pursuit with their training prospects. Dedicated to his family and an avid outdoorsman, when he's not in the cutting pen, Bob can be found coaching Ryan's athletic teams, fishing or in pursuit of ringnecks and whitetails.  Bob has recently been featured on KSTP and FOX9 news programs.

Recent accomplishments:

• Multiple NCHA Area 6 championships and/or reserve championships in the Open, $10,000 Novice Horse and $3,000 Novice Horse categories.
• Multiple Minnesota Cutting Horse Association championships and/or reserve championships in the Open, $10,000 Novice Horse and $3,000 Novice Horse categories.
• Mulitiple finalist at the Iowa, Minnesota & South Dakota cutting futurities, derbies, classics
• Previous MCHA 5/6 Classic Open Champion
• Multiple NCHA Western National Championships Top Ten finishes
• North Central Reined Cow Horse Association (NCRCHA) Ltd. Open Derby Champion

Bob trained and shown horses to the following national and regional accomplishments in three disciplines:

• Minnesota Cutting Horse Association (MCHA) year-end high-point and multiple reserve high-point awards
• National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Western Nationals Multiple Top Ten finisher
• Multiple NCHA Western Nationals qualifiers
• NCHA Area 6 Champions
• NRHA (National Reining Horse Association) Limited Open Futurity Champion
• NRHA Open finalist
• NRHA Intermediate Open finalist
• North Central Reining Horse Association (NCRHA) Open Futurity Champion
• NCRHA Intermediate & Limited Open Futurity Champion
• Multiple NCRHA Open Futurity finalists
• NCRHA Derby Intermediate & Limited Open Champion
• Multiple NRHA bronze trophy winners
• Multiple AQHA world show qualifiers
• Multiple top ten finishes in the North Central Reining Horse Association(NCRHA)futurity
• North Central Reined Cow Horse Association (NCRCHA) Futurity champion

One of Bob’s passions is developing successful non-pro rider/horse teams. In 2009 his non-pro riders achieved the following on JPH trained horses:

• Iowa CHA  Non-Pro Futurity Champion
• MinnesotaCHA  Incentive Program Non-Pro Derby Champion
• NCHA Western National Championships, finalists in the Junior Youth & $2000 Limited Rider
• Multiple NCHA Area 6 & MCHA year-end Champions & Reserve Champions

Anita Janssen manages the financial and marketing aspects of Janssen Performance Horses. With a college degree in marketing and public relations, Anita has also owned and operated Maxxum Inc., an IT consulting and services company, since 1997. She is heavily involved in the Twin Cities business community, and is a member of the Society of Information Management and Women President’s Organization. Anita enjoys non-pro competition, and was most recently the MCHA $20,000 Non-Pro Champion on her favorite mount, Sunny Rey Solano.  Her equestrian pursuits and how they relate to business have been featured during the previous 18 months in: The Wall Street Journal, Fortune Small Business, The American Quarter Horse Journal.  

Thirteen-year-old Ryan Lind, Bob and Anita’s son, is also an important part of the JPH team. Ryan has been a rising star within NCHA show circuits, having been the 2008 and 2009 Area 6 and MCHA Junior Youth Champion, as well as the 2009 $2000 Limited Rider champion, and the 2009 Iowa CHA Non-Pro Futurity Champion.  Ryan’s success extends nationally, where he has been a consistent finalist and Top Ten finisher at the NCHA Western National Championships in Ogden, Utah, as well as a finalist at the 2009 AQYHA World Show in Oklahoma City. Ryan’s successes were featured during 2009 in a full page article and cover feature in The Wrangler. 

Pheasant hunting with the Blackwell family at Royal Flush Preserve near Hinckley, MN. L-R Ryan, Bob, Patti Blackwell, Brett Blackwell, Mark Blackwell and Bob's faithful hunting companions: Hank (english pointer), Ben (Golden Retriever) and Duke (German Shorthair Pointer).