WHEN a rider makes their horse go from a perfect stand to spinning on a dime with the slightest of movements, they’re demonstrating precision horsemanship. But those skills were on show for all to see ...

Long ago, cowboys would have casual competitions with one another to see whose horse was a more willing and better partner. Over the years, these contests grew into a world-wide sport called “reining.

After disappearing from the Australian horse scene twenty or so years ago, the somewhat forgotten show sport of the working cow horse appears to be making a comeback. The working cow horse (or reined ...