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Read " Best of Both Worlds"  on page 56 in the March 15, 2010 issue of the Quarter Horse News. Boyd Rice tells the cutters that the reiners aren't all wrong. He trains his cutting horses to be supple and give all parts of their bodies. I was so happy to see this article.As a reiner my hero was Bob Loomis and he taught that the horse must move all parts of their body when asked. I saw him ride Topsail Cody as a three year old and it was my inspiration.Everyday I ride I use the things I learned from numerous reining horse trainers. I believe they must accept my direction even if they are going to cut.I think it's easier for them to understand the fundamentals and to be able to give their heads and necks and turn around so that I don't have to pull on them like crazy when there's a cow in the pen.My 5 year old mare tends to get stiff in the circles and if she's stiff there she'll be stiff turning around too. I've been working to get her to be soft in the face but it's not her favorite thing. I finally remembered Bob Loomis's words about raising up their rib cage to get them moving in a circle better and it worked. Roger Wagner must believe the same thing as Boyd Rice.His horses are broke!