My name is Elena Wuorimaa. I am a 22-years-old rider from a small coastal town of Inkoo in Finland. My aim is to compete in the highest level of reining. I want to become the best rider I possibly can and continuously improve my riding skills both in training and showing horses.
Total NRHA earnings $9,000+
The most important thing when working with horses is a good feel, patience and timing. You need to have patience whether it is a young or an old horse. You need to know when to correct your horse, what cues to use and pay attention to the moment of release of the cues. The horse also needs to trust you to be able to perform at the very h
The most important thing when working with horses is a good feel, patience and timing. You need to have patience whether it is a young or an old horse. You need to know when to correct your horse, what cues to use and pay attention to the moment of release of the cues. The horse also needs to trust you to be able to perform at the very high difficulty maneuvers. I believe in a smart and hard working ethic with a strong mental attitude. I also strongly believe to the fact that everything needs to be done with the horse in the current situation.
I believe in that equestrians need to be more aware for our horses health and well-being and less of our own agenda. People have often their ego and eagerness involved with a need of instant gratification when they are with their horses. They want to go fast, to do the maneuvers, to compete and to win. In reality the key is going slower and taking the steps to teach and build a proper biomechanics and muscle memory. Do do things correctly, not quickly. Biomechanical correctness is also the key to longevity and soundness in horses.
When working with the horses we should try to avoid the so called bandaid solutions to problems. Instead we should be looking at holes in the training of the horse, skill level of the rider, physical limitations of the horse and emotional/mental limitations of the horse. By using harsh equipments and forceful methods you are only creating more resistance and missing the underlying problem to beging with what might cause the current situation you are in. Bandaid solutions are often born from wanting the end result without having to go back to the beginning to build the proper foundations.
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2023 results coming...
2022
•Finnish Reserve Champion Reining, Sastamala, Finland (silver medal, 2nd place)
•National Ranch Riding Champion, Sastamala, Finland (gold medal, 1st place)
•Reserve Champion Scandinavian Derby, Axevalla, Sweden (2nd place)
2021
•Finnish Champion Reining, Sastamala, Finland (gold medal, 1st place)
•NRHA European Affil
2023 results coming...
2022
•Finnish Reserve Champion Reining, Sastamala, Finland (silver medal, 2nd place)
•National Ranch Riding Champion, Sastamala, Finland (gold medal, 1st place)
•Reserve Champion Scandinavian Derby, Axevalla, Sweden (2nd place)
2021
•Finnish Champion Reining, Sastamala, Finland (gold medal, 1st place)
•NRHA European Affiliate Championships, Limited nonpro (bronze medal, 3rd place)
•NRHA Scandinavian Derby Axvalla, Nonpro Derby, Reserve Champion (2nd place)
•Finnish Riding Federation, reining ranking (1st place)
•Finnish National Ranch Riding, Champion (1st place)
2020
•NRHA Scandinavian Derby Axvalla, Intermediate nonpro, Champion (1st place)
•NRHA Scandinavian Derby Axvalla, Limited nonpro, Champion (1st place)
•NRHA Scandinavian Derby Axvalla, Nonpro, Reserve Champion (2nd place)
•Finnish Riding Federation, reining ranking (1st place)
•Finnish National Ranch Riding, Champion (1st place)
2019
•FEI Reining Junior World Championship, Givrins, Switzerland, (5th place)
•NRHA Scandinavian Derby Hälldala, Nonpro Derby, Champion (1st place)
•FinQHA Championships, Youth reining, Champion and Reserve Champion (1st and 2nd place)
2018
•ECQH, European Championships, Kreuth, Germany, Open Junior Ranch Riding, Reserve Champion (silver medal, 2nd place)
•SRHA Spring Break Axvalla, Youth Cup Champion and Reserve Champion (1st and 2nd place)
•SRHA Spring Break Axvalla, Youth Maturity Champion (1st place)
•NRHA Euro Derby, Kreuth, Germany, Nonpro L1 (5th place)
•NRHA Euro Derby, Kreuth, Germany, NRHA Youth Team Tournament (gold, 1st place)
2017
•NRHA September Rundown and Scandinavian Derby, Axvalla, Nonpro, Champion (1st place)
•SRHA September Rundown and Scandinavian Derby, Youth Cup, Champion (1st place)
•NRHA September Rundown and Scandinavian Derby, Youth 14-18, Champion (1st place)
•NRHA September Rundown and Scandinavian Derby, Rookie, Champion (1st place)
2016
•NRHA Scandinavian Derby, Axvalla, Limited Nonpro, Champion (1st place)
•ECQH, European Championships, Kreuth, Germany, Youth Ranch Riding, Circuit Champion (1st place)
Other achievements
•Town of Inkoo, Marcus Grönholm Award, young athletes 2021
•Town of Inkoo, Marcus Grönholm Award, young athlete of the year 2018
•NRHA Unrestricted youth 2018, Champion jacket
•NRHA Finland, Youth of the Year 2018
•NRHA Finland, Youth of the Year 2017
•NRHA Finland, Rookie of the Year 2016
•AQHA, International Youth High Point Performance, Finland, 2018
•AQHA, International Youth High Point Performance, Finland, 2016
•AQHA, International High Point Youth, Finland, 2016
•FEI CRIJ*** 7 starts in Finland, Sweden and USA 2017-2019
The First Finnish rider (unofficial information) to show at
1. NRHA Futurity, USA, 2019
2. National Reining Breeders Classic (NRBC), USA, 2019
3. Euro Derby, Germany, 2018
4. Tulsa Reining Classic, USA, 2017
5. NRHA NAAC, USA, 2017 and 2021
6. NRHA Derby, USA, 2017
7. Silver Slate Fall Slide Alberta Canada 2015
I have many wins in NRHA reining shows in Finland and Sweden and in AQHA classes like western pleasure, horsemanship, western riding and reining as well as in national level of ranch riding between 2016–2024.
I am the vice-president of Finnish Quarter Horse Assoaciation and I have been working in several important positions as a member in the government of the reining committee of Finland and vice president of the NRHA European Youth Council.
Tim McQuay (USA), Jimmy Van Der Hoeven (NL), Mark Shaffer (USA), Barak Gibori (IL), Craig Schmersal (USA), Dany Tremblay (CAN), Debbie Brown (USA), Ann Fonck (BEL), Jeremy Gates (USA), Tim Van Nueten (BEL), Josiane Gauthier (CAN), Lars Mortenson (USA), Trey Pool (USA), Kathleen Lindley Beckham (USA), Jesse Beckley (CAN), Eugenio Latorre
Tim McQuay (USA), Jimmy Van Der Hoeven (NL), Mark Shaffer (USA), Barak Gibori (IL), Craig Schmersal (USA), Dany Tremblay (CAN), Debbie Brown (USA), Ann Fonck (BEL), Jeremy Gates (USA), Tim Van Nueten (BEL), Josiane Gauthier (CAN), Lars Mortenson (USA), Trey Pool (USA), Kathleen Lindley Beckham (USA), Jesse Beckley (CAN), Eugenio Latorre (ITA), Rick Lemay (USA), Maj-Britt Lemay (SWE), Cedric Leroux (BEL), Lars Bråve (SWE), Anders Josefsson (SWE), Lollo Nilsson (SWE), Conny Nilsson (SWE), Varnes Alves (BRZ), Lucy Adams (UK), Mandy Faust (GER), Maik Bartmann (GER), Ethan Willey (USA), Marina Ehrnrooth (FIN) ja Veera Antere (FIN).
I have also attended as listening student in clinics of Buck Brannaman, Jayton Lord, Peter Campbell, Paul Dietz, Nick Dowers, Clinton Anderson, Richard Winters and Johanna Mikkola. I have been watching live The Legacy Of Legends and Road To The Horse.
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The ranch is located in the southern most part of Finland in a town called Inkoo. Here the horses have the opportunity to live a species-spesific life. They have big turn outs where they get to be at least 12 hours. All the horses have the possibility to sleep in a stall or to stay in a field shelter that is air conditioned and heated in in winter. All the horses have access to warm water all year around, get their supplements, feeds and own produced hay. Every horse is taken care of as an individual.
