Three Steps to Cut a Cow on the Outside of the Flow

This is Part I of a two-part article about cutting horse herdwork best practices.

You can help yourself make a clean, pretty, flowing cut when you cut a cow that’s near the end of … and on the outside of … the cattle flow as they roll around you.

When you do this in a “random” fashion, you step into the herd, and clearly see what rolls around you. The cut seems to set-up on its own. That’s called “shape”.

When you desire to cut a specific cow, a common, effective approach is to drive a predetermined cow to the outside of the flow. From here you shape the cow you want so she ends up in the middle of the arena.

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We all love to laugh.

But, what you may not know, is how important humor is regarding your ability to ride a horse at your highest ability.

Researchers learned years ago that for anyone to be “on”, to be their best, and to be successful, they must enjoy themselves, and have fun.

So, humor you might say, is serious business.

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