Theresa Cox Getting Her Groove Back
Theresa Cox is one tough lady.
And if you doubt that, ask her husband Roy. He found out some six years [...]
Shanda Masterson
What is the distance between a Western pleasure class and a mounted shooting stage? Just ask Shanda Masterson. The Ladies level 5 has done [...]
Natalie Johnson
“MY GOAL THIS YEAR IS TO WIN all four of the majors: Westerns and Easterns, the Nationals, and the Worlds.”
For most mounted shooters, this [...]
Diane Holmes-Purcelli
Diane Holmes-Purcelli’s college dream came true—and then some.
It was back in the ‘80s, and a young lady from the Midwest was competing in the [...]
Dan Byrd
Dan Byrd is one of the highest profile shooters in the game. He is recognized not only for his outstanding performance in the arena, [...]
War on Flies
The trick to controlling flies is to get to them before they are born.
Let’s take a quick trip back to sixth grade biology [...]
Flexibility To Move
Achieving straightness is just one of the benefits of a flexible horse.
THESE DAYS YOU hear a lot about flexibility in horses because flexibility [...]
Spring Vaccine
Before taking a shot in the arena, be sure your horse takes his shots for better health.
AS SPRING ROLLS around, there are a lot [...]
Taffy
Owner: Jerry Bestpitch, CMSA SM 5, has had her since she was about one and a half years old. They started off doing trail riding, [...]
Training for the Extreme
Extreme Cowboy Clinic Makes Brave Horses and Riders.
Entering through the gates of Craig and Dalene Cameron’s Double Horn Ranch fulfills a fantasy [...]
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 [...]
A Global Solution to Health Certs
The digital age catches up with the horse hauling competitor.
Welcome to the age of the highly mobile modern horseman, where [...]
How an Indiana club gets horses used to gunfire.
Just about anybody can shoot a gun off a horse. That doesn’t mean they’ll be able to [...]
Winter is a great time to evaluate your tack and gear before you make purchase decisions for the new shooting season.
Read the complete article in [...]
Matt Sronce’s Clementine
Name: Lady Barnhart 109—or Clementine.
Owner: Matt Sronce has had her, more or less, since she was born. His father Don actually started her [...]
Off season is a good time to offer your horse some well deserved R&R.
Another full season of mounted shooting has passed, which means there are [...]
Rock Clark’s Joker
Name: Flash Me A Wild Card, or Joker.
Owner: Rock Clark, Men’s Level 6, has owned Joker since 2006. He bought the horse from [...]
Here is our pick of the 7 Best Mounted Shooting Horses with a nod to three very special animals that deserve recognition.
The name Cowboy Mounted [...]
With literally hundreds of nutritional supplements to choose from, shooting horse owners are wise to do their homework before committing to a program that requires [...]
Rock Clark’s Joker
Name: Flash Me A Wild Card, or Joker.
Owner: Rock Clark, Men’s Level 6, has owned Joker since 2006. He bought the horse from [...]
On The Hoof
When Jessica and Royce Anderson’s talented shooting horse Scooter developed lameness problems, Jessica looked to the science of Applied Equine Podiatry to get [...]
DAILY HOOF CARE
No Hoof, No Horse!
I was raised in the Pacific Northwest, the Seattle area specifically, and brought up around show horse barns on the [...]
Shooting Horse
Name: Te Jay Caleb, or Caleb.
Owner: Royce Anderson, Men’s Level 6, has owned Caleb since 2005. He bought the horse from SM6 Roy Cox, [...]
AMERICA’S 7 BEST ARENAS FOR COWBOY MOUNTED SHOOTING
One of the big improvements in mounted shooting in recent years is the move to quality indoor arenas. [...]
The Perfect Shoeing Job - Is There Such A Thing?
I met Lee Green, farrier of renown from Yucaipa, CA, back in 1983 when he helped [...]
Gearing Your Horse For Better Performance
Perhaps you had a chance to see the Beijing Olympics last year, where sprinter Usain Bolt was one of the [...]
TC Thorstenson’s Oaky Dokey
Name: AKA Sun Hawk, or Oaky Dokey
Owner: TC Thorstenson, Men’s Level 5 and president of the Mounted Shooters of America (MSA), has [...]
Top Ten Blow-Up Factors of Competition Horses
COWBOY MOUNTED SHOOTING is a fun and exciting sport for the rider, but our mounts must endure many distractions.
Our [...]
Dragon
Name: Schudys Moneymaker–or Dragon.
Owner: Gary Vickers, Level 5 shooter from Tennessee, has owned Dragon for about a year. Before that, Level 6 Rock Clark had [...]
NARHA Brings Hope to Kids Through Horses
Dillon Haynes is like a lot of teenagers. He’s 17 years old and attends high school in Mesa, Arizona. He [...]
Mustang - An epic story that restores the horse to its rightful place in the history of the American West Mustang is the sweeping story [...]
Purina Ultium Serves Up a Recipe for the Mounted Shooting Horse
There are very few commercial products in the world today that are as worthy as [...]
Aesop
Name: Aesop Fable—or Aesop.
Owner: Theresa Cox, champion CMSA rider. Husband Roy Cox purchased the horse in January, worked with her for 90 days, then turned [...]
Supplement Choices of Top Shooters
Supplement (sup-ple-ment) noun. Something that completes or makes an addition, such as a dietary supplement - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
That’s what the [...]
Support From the Ground Up
Does your shooting horse routinely stumble, forge, or otherwise interfere, despite your brilliant riding skills? Has he foundered, or been diagnosed [...]
Name: SF Marking Time—or Handsome.
Owner: Tammy Sronce, champion CMSA rider, first worked with Handsome in 2003. He had previous experience in mounted shooting.
Particulars: Eleven year [...]
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 [...]
Equine Insurance
Very few modern horsemen understand how equine insurance works and how best to utilize it. So let’s go over the various types of equine [...]
A Different Perspective
Barefoot Trimming – The military has a saying—an army travels on its feet. Movement is essential to military success; if soldiers have foot [...]
On the Road to The Extreme Makeover
Kitty has a Method to the Mustang
Talk about a hand with a horse. There are numerous highly respected horse [...]
Justin
Name: Lieutenent Justin (that spelling of “Lieutenant” is correct).
Owner: Kenda Lenseigne, three-time World Point Champion Cowgirl and two-time world record holder, bought Justin in 2004. [...]
Making a Comeback in the Metro
Henry Garfias was a heckuva man—and a heckuva lawman. You probably don’t know his name, but most Arizona badmen did.
Case [...]
Every Horse is Worth It!
The sense of hearing is important for all mammals. It is essential for survival. Yet it’s one of the things that [...]
Watch’em Walk!
This time I’ll open with the caveat with which I closed my last article. PLEASE DON’T TAKE THIS MAGAZINE OUT AND WHACK YOUR HORSESHOER [...]
WHAT THE PROS HAVE TO SAY
What Makes the Perfect Mounted Shooting Horse? El Costa Prom. Junior. Ricochet. Pal. Slapshot. Justin. Clementine.
The names of the top [...]
Ricochet
Owner: Chad Little, champion CMSA rider, bought him in 2002. The horse had never been used for shooting at that point.
Particulars: Registered Quarter Horse. Black [...]
THE UNITED STATES MOUNTED BORDER PATROL
FULFILLING A REQUEST FROM TEDDY ROOSEVELT SINCE 1904
The year was 1904, and lawman Jeff Milton was about to embark on [...]
Horse Shoeing for the Mounted Athlete
Sometime back I was called out to tack a shoe on for a girl in town for the high school [...]
El Costa Prom
Owner: Annie Bianco-Ellett
Particulars: Registered Quarter Horse. Dun Stallion. Sired in 1988.
Wins: Too numerous to count. Among the most notable—two Overall SASS World Championships, [...]
JUNIOR
Owner: Jim Rodgers, CMSA founder and top-ranked rider, bought him six years ago from world champ Annie Bianco-Ellett.
Particulars: Registered Quarter Horse. Strawberry roan. Sired in [...]
