There are four parts the ranch horse competitions and they are: reining, trail, pleasure, and cow work. In reining you must teach your horse to change leads on command, come to a sliding stop, be able to change and maintain speeds, spin, and complete a pattern in front of a judge. In trail your horse must be able to go over or through any obstacle put in front you. You must be able to jump over an
ything up to 2 feet tall, you must also be able to control your horses feet and hips. In pleasure you must be able to keep your horse calm and take him through a variety of speeds while staying in the correct lead. Cow work is judged based on the horses ability work a cow by boxing it on the end of the arena