[Duchess47]

I wouldn’t mind at all, although I probably don’t have any answers - it sure would be interesting.

[Rose in RoseBear]

<smiling at Duchess47> Thanks!

First, about cutting:

• How many head of cattle in the cutting herd? It looks to me to be between two and three dozen, but I could be wrong. Is there a standard number?
• Would you ever use a herd of longhorns for cutting?
• Are cutting competitions held in an arena, or a corral, or some other structure?
• My hero breeds quarter horses and trains them in the Western riding disciplines. He has a silver dun stallion named Peltre (Pewter). Do people use the term grullo to describe silver duns?
• Would a stallion be used to work cattle, or would he just stand at stud?
• I've seen video of a woman who does reining while bareback. Is that a cool trick (looks like one to this uninitiated eye)? Or is it just a dangerous stunt?
• Is it reasonable to have a ranch that raises both Longhorn cattle and quarter horses?
• How many acres would that ranch have to encompass to accommodate both horses and cattle?