Fastest growing Equine Sport
Cowboy Mounted Shooting
Father - Son Duo!
Director Dustin Lindahl
The Minnesota Mounted Shooters, part of the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association held their event at Simon Arena last weekend drawying 41 “main match” pistol contestants, 6 rifle shooters, and 9 wranglers (children under 12 years old). On Sunday there were 26 “main match” riders and 3 wranglers. Plus many viewing the event.
The contestants recreate the combination of old time cavalry soldier and cowboy - competitive shooting while riding a horse. Besides pistols, local Mounted Shooting also includes events such as Mounted Rifle and Mounted Shotgun.
There are ten targets (balloons) and they use a variety of guns. In the races pictured they used two Old West single action .45 caliber revolvers with specially loaded black powder blank loads with a range of about 20 feet.
Results were:
Saturday:
Men's Champion: Jim Hanson from Sturgis, SD
Reserve Men's Champion: Paul Duncombe, St. Michael, MN
Women's Champion: Kallie Hainline, Winthrop, IA
Reserve Women's Champion: Rachael Chilson, Princeton, MN
All won cash payouts
Jim Hanson also won the Rifle Class
Sunday:
Men's Champion: Mark Brave, Arcadia, WI
Reserve: Men's Champion: Dustin Lindahl, Red Wing, MN
Women's Champion: Andra Olson, Monticello, MN
Reserve: Rachael Chilson
All won Cash payouts
Weekend Overall Cowboy: Kevin Gustafson, Stanchfield, MN won a $200 gift certificate for Red Wing Boots
Weekend Overall Cowgirl: Rachael Chilson: Won a gift certificate for a free horse trailer acid wash at Arena Trailer Sales.
Weekend Limited Cowboy: Dustin Lindahl: won a full set of Classic Equine boots from Little's Performance Horses
Weekend Limited Cowgirl: Kallie Hainline: won a headstall made by Graham Equine
Other prizes included cash drawings and horse products.
Sponsors for the weekend were: Arena Trailer Sales (Gift Certificate for trailer wash)
Little’s Performance Horses (Classic Equine Splint Boots)
Runnings (Gift Cards)
Red Wing Boots (Gift Certificate)
Don & Mary Lindahl (Cash)
Cannon Falls Trailer Sales (Cash)
Ag Partners (Cash)
Rod’s Liquors in Cannon Falls (Cash)
Animal Health Center - Dr. Mike Peterson (Cash)
Subway of Cannon Falls (Food for balloon setters on Sunday)
Lindsay Fulton ran the food stand
The balloon setters for the weekend were the Cannon Falls Bomber's Trap Team, who earned enough money to provide two students a trap team scholarship. They are coached by Gregg Twedt.
