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Statement of purpose:

  The purpose of this club shall be to participate in the sport of cowboy mounted shooting to provide an outlet for those persons wishing to compete in this sport, encourage safe handling of firearms and to help educate all individuals in all aspects of this sport including good horsemanship. We shall abide by the rules set forth in the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Rulebook as promulgated by the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association. We will promote family participation and the preservation of old west values and period clothing, good sportsmanship, and patriotism.
 
About Cowboy Mounted Shooting
   Mounted contestants compete in this fast action timed event using two .45 caliber single action revolvers each loaded with five rounds of specially prepared blank 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.

   Typically, a competitor crosses the timing beam at a full gallop and engages the first pattern of five targets. After a shooter fires the fifth shot, he or she returns the empty revolver to a holster and proceeds to and turns around a barrel and then races to the far end of the arena while drawing a second revolver. At the far end the horse and rider turn another barrel and then engage the five remaining targets of the rundown at full speed.

   Scoring is based on elapsed time plus a five second penalty for each target missed or barrel knocked over. An average course of fire normally takes a contestant between 20 and 35 seconds to complete.

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