Riata Licensing Exam: Cutting

If you would like to apply for a trainer's license in cutting, please answer the following questions. When you are finished answering them, please e-mail them to admin@riata-online.net.

  1. A judge will score a cutting horse from ___ to ____ points.
  2. What is the amount of time you have to show your cutting horse?
  3. The horse, at one time, must make at least one _______ cut in the herd throught his time limit.
  4. Name four reasons credit is given to the cutting horse while judging (numerous answers will be accepted):
  5. What are three actions that will be penalized by the judge (numerous answers will be accepted)?
  6. What is the ideal number of cattle to be cut during one run?
  7. You are allowed riders, on horses, to sit in the back corners to prevent the cattle from going to a corner of the arena. They are not allowed to help you out in any way other than the above mentioned. What are they called?
  8. What two things give a horse an automatic score of 60?
  9. Define a 'cutter's slump'.
  10. What is unique about a cutting saddle?
  11. Where is the 'working advantage' when working a cow on a cutting horse?
  12. When starting a horse on cattle, a horse may react in three ways. Describe two of them.
  13. With a seasoned cutting horse, the horse will 'work a cow' when you do what, and then 'quit a cow' when you do what?
  14. A good cutting horse can ________ a cow as well as a person.
  15. When cutting cattle, you must know cattle. Which is more likely to give your horse a good run, a heifer or steer? What age is preferred? What are the common breeds of cattle used, and what two or three breeds or crossed on them for 'tougher, 'faster' cattle?
  16. Why aren't these cattle good for beginners, and what trouble could they give seasoned horses?
  17. In Working Cow Horse clases, what are the different parts that compose the class? Describe them.
  18. In Working Cow Horse, a horse should keep working until ______________.
  19. In the event of a tie during Working Cow Horse, the horse with a higher score in the _________ portion of the event will win.