Staying on at Break Neck Twist Speed


A mechanical flag is used for training, instead of the cow, and the horse is taught how to precisely focus on the flag, later the cow. The task is to stay on and stay right in balance with the horse without interfering with its job. Guy Thomas, Mandy Porter, Will Simpson and Saer Coulter gave it their best and provided an


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ascinating to think that our Grand Prix riders can actually “”ride” just about anything put under them!! At the Sacramento International in November, several of the riders took on the task of riding top Cutting horses doing their job.


entertaining evening for spectators. In his usual Gold Medal style, Will had it down pat and zipped left, then right staying in complete sync with his mount. Guy Thomas, probably due to his bull riding and owning hobby, took to the task like the master he is.


Mandy Porter laughed all the way through as she


clicked in to the rhythm and rhyme of that sport. Saer Coulter, just because she is the youngster of the group, took a few minutes to figure out how not to zig when the horse zagged. Then she settled into the swing and sways of the sport and had a super time. Lots of fun seeing our high performance riders challenged with something new. Enjoyed by ALL!!


Photos © Flying Horse Photography 84


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