Taking The Lead
Understanding how your horse moves and finding balance is essential to good horsemanship.
The most successful shooters are the best riders. Those riders understand [...]
How to avoid the most common mistakes when getting started in mounted shooting.
ack in 2002, I first learned about Cowboy Mounted Shooting. Granted, I was [...]
Off to the Right Start
How to set your horse up for the correct entry into a pattern to get that competitive edge.
Look close—at major championships, [...]
Right as Rein! The length and style of reins can help or hurt your performance.
If you were to sit on the sidelines at a mounted [...]
Mind Your Manners!
Use these simple tips to maintain your horse’s respect.
Being a successful shooter is about having a successful relationship with your horse. You [...]
Reaching Peak Performance
Ten Tips to get you and your shooting horse back into shape for the new season
So the cold of winter is giving way [...]
Chasing Points and Learning Lessons
Whether you’re chasing high point titles, or just working on becoming a better shooter, traveling the mounted shooting circuit can provide [...]
Keep Your Horse Grounded
Mounted Shooting or any timed speed event can be hard on your horse’s mental well-being, so it’s important to take all the [...]
A Key to Putting Your Horse in the Correct Course Position
Let’s face it—the need for speed is a big part of our efforts to win [...]
Buying a Shooting Horse
With mounted shooting growing strong, people are always looking for competition horses. If you’re in the market, here are some important guidelines [...]
Closing the Distance, A Far Better Tactic
Horses and speed seem to go together like “mounted” and “shooting.” It doesn’t matter if the sport is thoroughbred [...]
A Required Drill
When we put some horses in the paddock, they’ll do the usual things—walk, trot, lope, stand around. Sometimes they’ll run along the fence, [...]
Knowing Where to Start
When getting started in mounted shooting the most important purchase will be your horse. Guns, saddles and tack will take second tier [...]
