Finesse and showmanship when showing horses takes years to master, but well-trained horses appear to be willfully guided through the arena. Practice the finesse required to win horse shows with helpful advice in this video on riding and caring for horses.
With reining, when you're going to show your horse, there's a lot of finesse and a lot of showmanship involved in this sport. It takes years and years and years to build that kind of finesse and understanding in how to show a horse. What you're looking for is a horse that's patient and responsive and willingfully guided. A horse that looks comfortable at the job that they're doing. You also look at your horse as a whole. That ears that are pinned flat against their neck or horses that wring their tail and use their tail or kick at the riders leg is looked at as being a very negative thing.
