Have you ever wondered what a "Cutting Horse" is? In a cutting horse competition, each horse and rider are faced with a herd of cattle and two and a half minutes on the clock. Working together, they must select a single cow to move out of; or ‘cut’, from of the herd. Once the cow has been selected and removed from the herd, the pair must then demonstrate their ability, as a team, to keep the cow from returning to the herd. | Calgary Stampede

$4.4 million dollar champion Michael Cooper instructs two clinic participants on how to slow a horse down and use your hands when working the flag, explaining: * How to settle a horse that wants to drop a shoulder in the turn. * What your hand position should be when riding two handed. * How to hold a horse up on it's ends. * How to create space between the flag and horse through the middle of the turn. * How to use your seat as the brake. * What your body position should be traveling across the