Cutting Horses: The First Year

S7E1: Evaluating a Three Year Old from Another Program

Dusty gets a new horse in at the conclusion of it's two year old and works it on a cow to see where the holes may be in the three year old year. The mare seems to be a little green in riding and is afraid of his hands. He works on being gentle and having good timing to help her on the cow.

S7E2: Ranch Mare Working out of the Herd

Dusty works Ranch Mare out of the herd after getting her focus and attention on a single cow. She is very cowy and takes a little time to settle into the job.

S7E3: Working Through a Hot and Distracted Horse

Dusty works Ranch Mare on a cold day when she is reactive and over does everything. He works through the until she settles into working the cow.

S7E4: Starting a Horse on the Flag

Dusty works Queen L on the flag for the first time and shows how he gets them hooked and uses the flag to train them. He explains that smart and hotter horses are more willing to learn when there is a job to teach them why it's necessary to do certain maneuvers.

S7E5: Ranch Mare on the Flag

Dust works Ranch Mare on the flag while the outdoor pen is iced up. He focuses on getting her hooked and positioned..

S7E6: Queen L on a Cow for the First Time

Dusty starts Queen L on a cow and works on driving the cow, rating and releasing herinto the stop. Queen L showed him that she doesn't like to be soft and that she will push on a cow.

S7E7: Ranch Mare Week 7 of 3 Year Old Year / Queen L Week 7 of 2 Year Old Year

Dusty works Ranch Mare out of the herd with fresh cows in the big pen and works on getting her smart about position with the cow. Queen L works a cow in the big pen for the second time after a rougher work the previous day. He has a specific way to work her because she is hot and pushy and wants to put her shoulder on the cow. He uses forward motion to work through the tough spots.

S7E8: Ranch Mare Week 8 of 3 Year Old Year / Queen L Week 8 of 2 Year Old Year

Dusty works Ranch Mare on a fresh cow and then shows how he patterns her on a shocker cow afterward to keep her correct and hooked to a slower cow on a line. He works Eloise and shows the maneuvers required to start a horse on cows.

S7E9: Ranch Mare Week 9 of 3 Year Old Year / Queen L Week 9 of 2 Year Old Year

Dusty works through Ranch Mare having a very flat and unmotivated work. She had low desire to work a cow and Dutsy had to get through to her to end on a good note. Queen L is coming back after a rough day previously and goes back to very slow basics to teach her the job and the easiest way to accomplish it. He always gives some turn back tips.