Are there any cutting-horse people here? Have any of you read this book? I’m trying to.
Haven’t read it, but I know what a hot quit is!
Is the novel any good or is it cheesy?
I don’t care for it but it has a lot of positive reviews on Amazon, so don’t go by my opinion. People there are calling it a light, predictable romance – rich businesswoman needs to learn to ride cutting horses in order to connect with a businessman whose hobby (and only interest) is cutting horses.
I didn’t read very far before it told what a hot quit is.
The author is a sloppy writer but then I’m picky about not mixing up tenses within a sentence, and giving some warning before switching from one character’s POV to the other’s. But she does seem to know cutting, according to some Amazon reviewers! 
‘Hot Quit’ is such a great term. I use it for a lot of situations.
What does “hot quick” mean? Pardon my ignorance.
Quit, rather than quick.
I have very little cutting experience, but pretty sure that a Hot Quit is calling your horse off, stopping and turning away from, a cow that is actively trying to get past your horse.
In cutting, you are only allowed to quit working a cow when it has stopped moving or turned away from you. If you stop working the cow before either of those occurs, then you have a “hot quit,” which negatively affects the score of your cutting run.
Ah, excuse my error.
Thanks for the explanation. I know nothing about cutting so it’s interesting to learn
You do not want to have a hot quit as it is 3 point off your score, which is a lot.
Here is the glossary of terms from NCHA which may help with some terminology in the book!
From the novel:
The woman is learning cutting and getting discouraged. In one session, she makes several cuts. Then, for some reason, she is “tormented and annoyed,” and “as if the cow knew her mind had turned elsewhere, it ran past her. Irritated, she pulled up and slumped in the saddle.” Her trainer: “‘No! Don’t ever do that. The horse was still working the cow, and when you pulled him up and let the cow back to the herd, you taught him to quit. It’s called a hot quit and costs you five points You taught him to take the easy way out when it gets a little rough.’” (43)
Presumably the woman was taking the “easy” way out; presumably she (or he) will do it again later in the story.
cutter99, to answer your question, I think the novel is cheesy. I don’t know anything about cutting, so I can’t judge that aspect of it, but as a novel it’s definitely cheesy IMO. What do you cutting people think, based on the passage I just quoted?
Cheesy or not I will probably read it! Has a hot quit always been three?
I started cutting 1999, and a hot quit has been a 3 point deduction since I’ve been cutting. A loss of a cow is worse, which is what it sounds like is described above, but a hot quit is not good.
It sounds somewhat true to real life cutting, but I am not sure I’ve ever gotten the “taking the easy way out” lecture from the trainer I rode with! LOL!
Is there a cheesy picture with a horse, cow and Fabio-like man on the cover with his shirt halfway unbuttoned?
No cow, no man on either front or back cover. This shows the front cover illustration:
https://www.amazon.com/Hot-Quit-Kathryn-Roberts-ebook/dp/B008RBT618
Back cover illustration is a blurry photo of a horse’s forehand and rider’s leg. Horse is wearing heavy-duty western bridle and bit and breastplate, rider is wearing chinks with fringes flying.
It tickled me that one online reviewer praised the author’s knowledge of cutting even though the reviewer admitted to knowing nothing about it. 
Another sample of her writing: “Jackson wanted to punch something but instead he chose to vent his frustrations while riding. [Great for the horse’s schooling! Not.] … Riding in circles only reminded him of how she’d had him wrapped around her little finger …”
Riding in circles only reminded him of how she’d had him wrapped around her little finger …"
Break out the wine to go with the cheddar. :rolleyes:
Reading the book description posted earlier on Amazon…
Reminds me of the gals who got into loping horses to woo a trainer and hopefully marry.
More power to them who got it done and stayed married 
Or those bored housewives who seeked attention…
Lol!
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Reading the book description posted earlier on Amazon…
Reminds me of the gals who got into loping horses to woo a trainer and hopefully marry.
More power to them who got it done and stayed married
Or those bored housewives who seeked attention…
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We call them “buckle bunnies”!
Chinks ???
Chinks are shorter chaps. http://outwestsaddlery.com/custom-chinks-chaps-armitas/
I am surprised they used chinks on the back cover, I have never seen them in the cutting pen. However, from what the books sounds like, I guess I shouldn’t be…
I ride cutting horses! Never heard of the book, but I’m sure I’d read it. 
Yes, a hot quit is 3 point penalty. Who did she use for a reference???
She didn’t name any references. The blurb in the book calls her a stable manager and riding instructor, and says she and her husband do various rodeo events together, including team roping.
