 The Missouri State Championship represents a competition where the honor of winning is coveted so the Big Irons decided to award buckles to six winners in 2009. Buckles were presented to the Overall Cowboy, Overall Cowgirl, Overall Senior Cowboy, Overall Senior Cowgirl, and our own creation a buckle to the Overall Cowboy and Cowgirl from the combined Level 1 & 2 classes, which we called the Overall Limited Cowboy and Cowgirl. Roy Cox of Galena Missouri was Overall Champion Cowboy and as a Senior Man Level 5 he also won the Overall Champion Senior Cowboy. Well-done Mr. Cox you just proved the S on your card doesn’t stand for slow and placed a few younger cowboys back in the saddle to try and catch you later! The Overall Champion Cowgirl was our very own Karah “Renegade Red” Cain, riding her good horse Winchester. The Reserve Champion Cowboy was Kevin Esau from Claremore Oklahoma, and this quite Mans Level 3 with a big smile shot clean and finished 2.34 seconds behind Roy. The Reserve Champion Cowgirl was Theresa Cox who is a Ladies Class Level Six. This weekend was not a good weekend for Theresa, but even when she misses five targets she still finished twelfth overall and second among the women. The Overall Champion Senior Cowgirl was Susan Henning, a Senior Ladies Class Level five. Neal Deterding from the Illinois Renegades, won his Mans Class Level two with a total time of 121.771, good enough for him to finish nineteenth overall and win the Limited Champion Cowboy buckle. Tamara Esau, wife of the Reserve Cowboy from Claremore Oklahoma won the Ladies Class Level two with a time of 123.854 and an overall position of twentieth, winning the Limited Champion Cowgirl buckle. Well-done Neal and Tamara. We also welcomed two new sponsors to Missouri Big Irons: The Rhinestone Cowgirl and Margi Knarr Silver Lining Herbs! See the links paged for more details. Pictures are available to view and purchase from Carlyon Photography their link is also on the links page. Pictured top left Roy Cox Overall Cowboy & Overall Senior Cowboy, middle right Limited Overall Cowgirl Tamara Esau, and lower right Neal Deterding Limited Overall Cowboy. More pictures available to view in photo gallery; all pictures from the 2009 Missouri State Championship are compliments of Carlyon Photography. |
 .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. |
