A stock horse is a horse of a type that is well suited for working with livestock, particularly cattle. The related cow pony or cow horse is a historic phrase, still used colloquially today, referring
A cutting horse working a cow
Montana cowboys and their horses, circa 1910
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Reining is a western riding competition for horses in which the riders guide the horses through a precise pattern of circles, spins, and stops. All work is done at the lope, or the gallop. Originating
Stock horse
…following: A horse used for ranch work or for competition based on the movements of a working ranch horse, including: campdrafting cutting ranch sorting reining rodeo, particularly calf roping and team roping team penning working cow horse An outdated term for reining or working cow horse competition. Any breed…
A competitor performing the sliding stop, one of the signature and most crowd-pleasing moves of a reining horse
Circles are performed at speed
The spin is one of the most difficult and crowd-pleasing maneuvers
A proper sliding stop requires a horse to keep its head down, back rounded, hindquarters well underneath the body, and to "walk" with the front legs as the hind legs slide.