Mounted Shooters of America
since 2001
dedicated to holding the finest, most exciting mounted shooting competitions in the US and beyond.
Mounted Shooters of America
PO Box 446
Cave Creek, AZ 85327
(480) 686-3436
About Mounted Shooters of America
Mounted Shooters of America (MSA) is a national organization that sanctions mounted shooting competitions in the United States and beyond. Based in Cave Creek, Arizona, MSA dates to 2000-2001 and is one of the sport’s governing bodies alongside the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association and the Single Action Shooting Society. In mounted shooting, a rider on horseback races through an arena pattern of balloon targets, typically ten, firing two single action revolvers loaded with five black-powder blanks each. Certified blanks carry no bullet and break balloons only at short range, so the sport combines Old West firearms handling with timed horsemanship. Riders are scored on time plus penalties for missed targets, knocked barrels and course errors.
MSA groups competitors into Rookie, Non-Professional, Semi-Professional and Professional classes, with riders moving up as they accumulate wins, and it places new members from other associations according to the level they already hold. Its stated focus is integrity, fairness and innovation. Under CEO Karin Page, MSA assembled its first All-Star Team from top qualifiers at its 2014 World Championship for an “All Star Shootout” at Road to the Horse 2015 at the Kentucky Horse Park. For gun owners who ride, MSA offers a direct link between single action revolvers and the horseback traditions of the American West.
Key Facts
- 2000-2001: Mounted Shooters of America formed (sources cite both years)
- 2014: MSA World Championship serves as qualifier for its first All-Star Team
- March 26-29, 2015: MSA All-Star Shootout at Road to the Horse, Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington
- Classes: Rookie, Non-Professional, Semi-Professional and Professional
Sources
- Cowboy Mounted Shooting – Wikipedia
- Mounted Shooters of America Take Center Stage at Road to the Horse 2015 – EquiMed
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