Due to health, I can no longer own or train horses, BUT when I was growing up we trained and competed in cutting, I LOVED IT, took 1st place in the cutting , at the Oklahoma High School Rodeo 3 years in a row.
I like how they just let their hand go and let the horse do what it wants and do what it needs. Like they’re not pulling on their mouth or anything. They just let the horse do it’s job.
What a beautiful sport. The connectedness between horse and rider is amazing. Their focus seems absolute. Both the agility, explosiveness, yet gracefulness of the horse and rider are incredible. I've always maintained that hockey players contain and utilize the highest amount of athleticism of any sport. But the sport of cutting horses goes so much above and beyond any other type of physical endeavor that there really isn't a comparison that can be made to it.
Che meraviglia!!! Ma questi cavalli!!!😍😍😍...altro che dressage! Che eleganza!!! Non sapevo neanche esistesse il "cutting"🙃 "la vecchia non voleva mai morire"!!!👏👏👏
I have several cutting horses and I LOVE to watch the dance between the horse and the cow, it's absolutely beautiful. I do get what you mean about training the horse BUT a vast majority of great Cutting horses have cutting in their DNA,it just comes naturally but I know you have to hone their skills 💖💖
I have a cutting horse and I am a novice but he is the best horse that I have ever had. He scores all the points. I just love it! When I watch these horses in motion, it is like watching a ballet. The cow and horse are dancing so pretty.
I have a halter-bred Arabian who never learned anything other than good ground manners. But recently he's started chasing the sheep in a very purposeful manner. He took the cake when he chased the obnoxious ram away from my mother he was tormenting, herded him back to the flock, and chased the entire flock into their pen to hold them there until my mother could close their gate. Nobody taught him that. I wish he wasn't so tiny, or else I'd start him under saddle and we could have our fun together with those cheeky sheep. Even our vet who does cutting with their AQHA said this is a born cutter.
Ask your vet if your Arabian is large enough to do cutting. Arabians can look fragile, but are usually pretty sturdy, and short horses have an athletic advantage in this sport.
@@judyfrancis4515 Oh I couldn't ride him anyway, I'm really out of any Arabian's weight class... That being said, while he's sturdy, he's also a swaybacked mess.. Though he's also been cuddling with aforementioned ram lately...
There is absolutely nothing like it in the world! I believe it is the only sport that the horse truly loves! They are on their own do to what they know how to do without your help... It is a game to them! All you basically have to do is show them the cow you want, and then cue them when to let it go back to the herd, usually by just a touch or pat on the neck... All you really have to do is hang on to the saddle horn and lean with the horse! It is the most incredible spiritual high I have ever experienced!!
@@stephaniedeprima4124 That's EXACTLY what it looks like! Those horses look like they're having fun, enjoying the challenge and reveling in their own athletic ability!
Lord, I miss living on property. We never owned horses, it was farmland. I've always felt a connection to them. At 15 right now, I'm dreaming of getting property when possible.
all the great cutting horses have fantastic cow sense and the ability to predict exactly what that cow is going to do. as Dustin said, Once you have put the horse on the cow you want separated, you just hang on to the ride.you want to see something interesting, look up riderless cutting horse. The horse will do the exact same thing with no rider on him at all.
Very interesting, thank you for correcting me. I haven't don't any cutting myself, I was just relaying what I was told by a friend who has done some cutting. So what is the purpose of the leg cues after you have the horse tracking the cow? I was under the impression that you just let the horses instincts take over and let him move with the cow.
Slowly work into going back and worth then work your way up to moving fast back and forth then start with horses cutting them off from their herd then do it with coss
Look on the NCHA website and there should be a name of a local NCHA branch, then either you yourself go to a cutting and speak to whom ever is in charge there, they will be able to give you names and numbers of awesome trainers to help you and your horse. We were the west Alabama chapter of the NCHA and we went above and beyond for those truly interested in breaking into this sport. Good Luck, and once you get into it appreciate THE DANCE just hang on! Cowboy Up!!!
It's good of you to be sensitive to animals' feelings. However, I have trained dogs for over 50 years, and once they have a job, they can't wait to do it each day cause they enjoy it so much. They actually get depressed if/when they can't do it. These horses are clearly reveling in this game. I guess the cows may be anxious for a bit.
