ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Working cow horse

Working cow horse is like playing two games at the same time with a horsie friend. In the first game, you and the horsie friend have to work together to move cows from one place to another. The horsie friend has to be really good at listening to your directions and moving in the right way to get the cows to go where you want them to go.

In the second game, you and the horsie friend have to show how good he is at doing a fancy dance called a reining pattern. This pattern has lots of different moves like spinning, backing up, and cantering in circles.

To play these games, you have to have a special kind of horsie friend called a cow horse. Cow horses are really smart and strong, with a good sense of balance. They also have to be really patient and gentle so they don't scare the cows.

So, to sum it up, working cow horse is when you and your horsie friend play two games at the same time - moving cows and doing a fancy dance called a reining pattern - and you have to have a special kind of horsie friend called a cow horse to play it.