NIELS AND MYSELF JUST GOT BACK FROM THE 2009 WORLD MOUNTED SHOOTING COMPETITION IN ARMAILLO, TEXAS. 

We teamed up with Ken and Sheryl Kusk and the Townsend Ranch.  Both Ken and Sheryl got Reserve and Niels came in 14 and I (Cheryl) came in 3rd. 

There is appoximately 8000 shooters is North America. There are new clubs started up Internationally in Sweden and Germany and Australia. Recently the Cowboy Mounted Shooters of American (CMSA) has just signed an affilite deal the the AQHA. Any Registered AQHA horse competing can get points from the AQHA.


Our Canadian Mounted Shooter sites are:


http://www.canadianmountedshooters.com/index.html

http://albertamountedshooters.com/

Cowboy Mounted Shooters site in the USA: http://www.cmsaevents.com/

Western Canadian Shoot Out Results- June 30, July 1, 2009 Olds AB


Main Match:

Ladies 1- First Place- $742.50- Cheryl LaRue
Ladies 1- Second Place- $495.00- Gail Cook

Mens 1- First Place- $780.00- Chris Giffen
Mens 1- Second Place- $520- Ken Kusk
Mens 2- First Place- $925.00- Niels Lausten

Mens 3/4- First Place- $1050.00- Larry Townsend

Ladies 6- First Place- $862.50- Tammy Townsend

Eliminator:
Ladies 1- First Place- $408- Sheryl Kusk
Ladies 1- Second Place- $272- Cheryl LaRue

Mens 1- First Place- $426- Darrel Hennigar
Mens 1- Second Place-$284- Ken Kusk

Mens 3/4- First Place- $288- John Bunch

Mens 3/4-Second Place- $192- Niels Lausten

Open- First Place- $160- Tammy Townsend

Ones Run For Guns- .45LC Californian

Ladies- Cheryl LaRue

Mens- Stew Erickson

Overall Champion:

Larry Townsend

In 2008 Niels won the World International Championship International title and was 8th our of 32 in the Calvary Class. here is a link to his video:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2Kd5CEIjU&feature=channel_page

We met some very nice people and made new friends in Idaho including the Townsend Ranch . Tammy Townsend broke a new world record in Idaho in 2008 her video link on you tube is:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgI_Br7mt_Q