This sport requires a very fast and agile horse that can change leads quickly as it runs low to the ground around the barrels. Calf roping is also a rodeo event where the rider follows the calf out of a chute and ropes the calf around its head and one horn. He then jumps off as his horse pulls the rope tight. He catches the calf and ties any three legs with his pigging string, then he must run back to his horse. The calf is given six seconds to try to get free at which time the clock stops.
Carriage driving is when a horse or pony pulls a vehicle.
These events are also sometimes judged as they perform difficult maneuvers such as turning and backing into small spaces. Cutting is the western sport of separating one cow from its herd. He gets low, eye to eye with the cow, and then chases the cow away from the herd staying with it as the cow jumps back and forth. The horse and rider are judged on how well they can do this. Dressage is often referred to as ballet for horses.