CompetitionMarch 2010

  CMSA Brings Desert Classic Back to Globe   Apache Gold Casino Arena plays host to Classic and Southwest Regionals in a back to back competition week.   COWBOY MOUNTED [...]

Top ShotsSeptember 2009

  Going To The Extreme—Florida mounted shooting club takes their competition to a higher level.   "Cowboy Mounted Shooting is probably the most fun that I have ever [...]

Top ShotsJuly 2009

  Super Horse Championships. New arena sport includes barrels, roping and mounted shooting.   Let’s say you enjoy Cowboy Mounted Shooting—the speed, the skill, the horsemanship, and the [...]

Top ShotsMay 2009

  Getting A Bead On Rifle Class Four-time CMSA World Rifle Champion Matt Sronce has defined the class that even the most experienced riders approach with caution.   I [...]

Top ShotsMarch 2009

  MSA—Taking Mounted Shooting to New Heights   Although the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association (CMSA) is the pre-eminent organization in the world of Mounted Shooting, there are several [...]

Top ShotsJanuary 2009

  Choosing the Right Bit for Shooting Horses.   Charlie Little seems to finally have it all together.  He’s always been known for his blazing speed, but one [...]

U.S. Cavalry CompetitionNovember 2008

  Annual Event Demonstrates the Challenges and Hardy Determination of a Group of Enthusiasts and Former Cavalrymen.   It’s all about the horse and rider …   The National Cavalry [...]

CMSA - History Of An American SportNovember 2008

  History Of An American Equestrian Sport   Let’s say that you were in the desert Southwest about 50 years ago.  You might have seen a teenager riding [...]

Fort Huachuca’s Horse SoldiersSeptember 2008

Famous Fighting Unit Lives On in Arizona.   B Troop, 4th U.S. Cavalry Regiment (Memorial), located at historic Fort Huachuca, Arizona is unique among the Army horse [...]

Breaking Out The Long GunsSeptember 2008

The CMSA Rifle Division takes Mounted Shooting A Little Closer to the Edge.   It was October 1903 when Texas gun-throwers Bill Standifer and PinkHiggins decided to [...]

CMSA Calvary ClassJuly 2008

This division stands at the forefront of everything the CMSA wishes to represent—patriotism, pageantry, civility and fashion, all mixed in with horsemanship and straight shooting [...]

Talking Senior - This Ain’t No Kid Stuff!July 2008

It’s better to burn out than it is to rust… Neil Young, “My My Hey Hey”   Neil Young never met Wayne Riggs—I don’t even know if Wayne has ever [...]

Horse Does MatterMarch 2008

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 [...]