240. Cow Working

Bridled and Green

  1. One animal shall be turned into the arena, and the contestant shall hold the animal at the prescribed end of the arena long enough to indicate to the judge that the mule is watching the cow and can hold it on that end of the arena.
  2. The cow then shall be taken down the fence; contestant shall attempt to make at least one turn each way on the fence.
  3. The cow should then be taken towards the center of the arena and taken in a circle once each way.
  4. At show management discretion, a dry work pattern may be included in the Cow Working class. The dry work pattern can be any of the approved patterns for AMA Reining or AMA Ranch Reining and will be scored and judged the same. When a dry work pattern is included in the Cow Working class the combined scores of Dry Work and Cow Work will determine the overall winner of the class.