Cowboy Mounted Shooting Assn To Kick Off 20th Anniversary Competition

Newsdate: Wed 15 January 2014 – 7:05 am
Location: BISHOP, California

Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association kicks off its 20th Anniversary Year with the Bishop Trailer Sales U.S. Winter Championship presented by Sports Truck RV in Queen Creek, Arizona on February 12 - 15, 2014.

Challenges of mounted shooting

Challenges of mounted shooting

The Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association kicks off its 20th Anniversary Year Winter Championship in Queen Creek, Arizona on February 12 - 15, 2014.

Bishop Trailers Sales and Sports Truck RV will be bringing you this 7x point’s event with a 50% class payback, $10,000 added money in the Montana Silversmiths’ Double Down, $1,000 added to the Cimarron Eliminator competition and $500 added to the Taylor’s & Co. Rifle class.

In addition, the Platinum Performance Senior Incentive program for 2014 will be introduced with a 50% payback.  CMSA TM will escrow another $20 per entry and put it into the Senior Incentive Fund that will be paid out to the Senior Incentive winners at the 2014 CMSA Tony Lama World Championship in Amarillo, Texas.

There will be two gender split Divisions, Men's and Women's Limited (S1, S2 and S3) and Men's and Women's Open (S4, S5 and S6). The first four stages of the main match will be used as qualifiers for the Senior Incentive Finals. The Senior Incentive Finals will become one of the featured events in the Starline Showcase of Champions. The top five qualifiers in each of the four categories will be called back for the finals.

All CMSA Wrangler National Patriot Points earned at this event go toward qualification for the Tony Lama World Championships in Amarillo, TX in October of 2014.   

Competition will begin at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, February 12th at Horseshoe Park and Equestrian Center located at 20464 East Riggs Road, Queen Creek, AZ.  Admission is free.

About Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association:

The Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association (CMSA) is one of the fastest growing equestrian sports organizations in the nation. 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. The family-friendly CMSA offers multiple levels of competition for men, women and children, from the novice to the seasoned professional. 

Organized in 1994, the CMSA now boasts over 102 local clubs in four nations, representing over 13,000 members. It sanctions over 600 events a year, including seven events at its highest level, the Championship Series, and pays out over $700,000 in prize money annually.

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