Well, that's the logic of cutting horse. The horse must predict the cow's movements and prevent it from returning to the herd with little or no interference from the cowboy. That's what we call "Cow sense"
I don't know too much about the finer points of cutting, but it sure is easy enough to know when you are seeing a great one! This stallion is just one cool customer and looks very easy-going though has just an extraordinary, effortless appearing ability for his job. You can sure see how these great ones have incredible minds.