All week long here at the Paso Robles Event Center (the Mid-State Fairgrounds) is a Horse Cutting competition. So I took the kids down for a couple of hours to watch it. I don't know anything about horse cutting and though it is quiet, slow and methodical -- it is very fun to watch them work.
The rider wearing red is starting the "cutting" process by going right down the middle and eventually getting just one bull out and alone from the heard. Then the rider keeps the bull seperated by cutting back and forth, heading off the bull. He does it a couple of times in his 2.5 minutes.
The horses are just amazing to watch - they are so quick and obedient. The horse and rider work seamlessly. There are 4 other assisting riders that keep the herd together, etc. It is still cold here in Paso, about 35 degrees... you could see the horses breath and ours too! It warmed up a little but all 3 of our noses started to run sitting in the arena!
Here they had just changed out all the cattle and a cowboy had just rode over to talk to Cameron! Cam is watching him trot away in the picture. (Of course I missed a great photo op!)
Here they had just changed out all the cattle and a cowboy had just rode over to talk to Cameron! Cam is watching him trot away in the picture. (Of course I missed a great photo op!)Except for the unbearably hot summers - I love living here in Paso Robles! We have so many neat things in the area and I love the ruralness! Brett is anxious to return to Orange County someday.... but I'm in no hurry!!!
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Very fun! I was thinking about taking the kids down. Maybe I still will. I'll give myself the benefit of the doubt and say I will!
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