Cutting Horse

This is a great example of cutting. Sadly its a promo for a stallion so only the first 25 seconds are cutting...the rest is just clips of the horse.

Getting Down!

Cutting is amazing.  The horses job is to separate a calf from the herd and keep it away.  The horses that compete in cutting are very athletic.  During the event, the rider separates the calf from the herd and then puts the reins on the neck and the horse keeps the calf out with out any instruction from the rider.  

*photo from Http://ko.sydney.com/zone/heart_of_country.aspx?qc=cat%3aproduct_event&qpage=9