 Twenty-two shooters braved the heat for the “Getting’ Rowdy at Rwden’s” Cowboy Mounted Shoot. It sure was HOTT; the temperature and the competition. All the shooters came prepared and hoping to win. We also discovered that Jennie Miller is an excellent announcer! While we did miss Kim Amsden, Jennie did a stand up job; Thank you!! Wendy worked through a few bugs in the new computer system on a test run for her; She’s director of one of our most important upcoming shoots, the MO State Fair Shoot sponsored by Starline Brass. Back to the Rowdy Shoot; there were no wranglers. This is a rare occasion in our club, but I guess it shows kids are a little smarter than adults in some cases. With the heat index near or above 100 the shoot began with a few clouds in the sky. Many hoped they would cover the sun; Mark and Wendy hoped they wouldn’t rain out yet another shoot at their farm. The clouds did dump a little rain during the first stage, but the delay was short and the shoot picked right back up. In the end Paul Cain took the overall cowboy and Neal Deterding took the reserve overall cowboy. The overall cowgirl went to Karah Cain and the reserve overall cowgirl was Kayce Amsden. The Cain Ranch shoot was changed to an evening shoot and that proved to be a good move. We gained a few shooters who had to work early in the day Saturday. The Cain family provided their famous sloppy joes, drinks, and some home baked brownies. The Mackley family, Matti family, and the Weible family also provided baked goods and the only request was to make a donation to Parkland Foster/Adopt Families Organization. The food stand raised $90.75 and a small basement sale brought in another $52.00! Thank you to all who donated! Thirty shooters and three wranglers competed in the very dry arena. Randy Lewis took his first overall cowboy win and Matt Mackley earned a move up!! Great job to both and we hope to see you guys providing heated competition in the future! Everyone needs to keep in mind that this year the Missouri State Fair entries are prepay only and there are limited entries taken. Please contact Wendy Rowden as soon as possible and get your entry money to either Wendy or Gary Miller. This shoot has $4,000 added in the Pro Shoot and Wendy is actively seeking a sponsor for added money for the Main Match. If you have any leads on a sponsor please contact Wendy. Also, the Border Challenge will be held in Duquoin, IL this year in July; see the events tab for details. This facility is awesome; the arena is huge, the stalls are nice, and there are plenty of campsites. |
 .What is Cowboy Mounted Shooting? Cowboy Mounted Shooting is one of the nation's fastest growing equestrian sports. Mounted contestants compete in this fast action timed event using two .45 caliber single action revolvers each loaded with five rounds of specially prepared black powder ammunition. Courses of fire are set in a variety of patterns. The first half (5 targets) of a course of fire will vary with each go and requires the horse and rider to stop, turn, change leads and accelerate rapidly. The second half (5 targets), called the "run down", is a straight course with targets set at 36 foot intervals. Find out more at www.CowboyMountedShooting.com. |
