 What's Next? Long Meddowe Days Parade - May 20 COWBOY MOUNTED SHOOTING is one of the nation’s fastest growing equestrian sports. Each contestant in this fast action event is equipped with two .45 caliber single action revolvers, each loaded with five rounds of special blank ammunition. Courses of fire are set in a variety of patterns. The first five balloons are set in a random pattern and the last five balloons are set in a straight line known as a rundown. After the shooter has fired the fifth shot he holsters the empty revolver and proceeds to and turns around a barrel at the far end while drawing his second revolver. He then engages the last five balloons on the rundown. Scoring is based on the elapsed time plus a five second penalty for each missed balloon or knocked over barrel. A course of fire can take between 20 and 30 seconds. The great photo shown above is by Jeanne Lewis Gherardi. See more of her work at www.jeannelewisimages.com and on the CT Renegades-Cowboy Mounted Shooting facebook page. |
 Pictured at the right are Roger and Booger, Lisa and Sugar, Joan and Cherokee in front of the warm-up arena at the Virginia Horse Center.
There are group and private lessons at the Double Nickel Ranch in Granby, CT. Gift certificates are also available. Contact Roger Dinsmore at the Double Nickel Ranch,45 Kelly Lane, Granby, CT 06035. 860-844-8775
To learn more about Cowboy Mounted Shooting, go to www.cowboymountedshooting.com
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