WELCOME TO THE CT RENEGADES!!

Sadly, we had to say good-by to one of our mounted shooting champion equines on Fri., Jan. 29, 2010. Bruce Tolhurst brought Pete to Connecticut from the Scronce ranch in Texas. He was a beautiful quarterhorse that carried Bruce and Mark Rizzo to many wins during the past few years. He will be missed by many.

The CT Renegades extend their sympathy to Bruce and his family and all of Pete’s friends at White Birch Farm.

The Annual Club Meeting will be held at Cabela's in

 East Hartford, CT on 

Sat., Jan. 30, 2010 at 1:00 pm.

COWBOY MOUNTED SHOOTING

 is one of the nation’s fastest growing equestrian sports. Each contestant in this fast action event is equipped with two .45 caliber single action revolvers, each loaded with five rounds of special blank ammunition. Courses of fire are set in a variety of patterns. The first five balloons are set in a random pattern and the last five balloons are set in a straight line known as a rundown. After the shooter has fired the fifth shot he holsters the empty revolver and proceeds to and turns around a barrel at the far end while drawing his second revolver. He then engages the last five balloons on the rundown. Scoring is based on the elapsed time plus a five second penalty for each missed balloon or knocked over barrel. A course of fire can take between 20 and 30 seconds.

   !!!!CHECK THE EVENTS PAGE UNDER THE EVENT DATE TO  SEE IF WE HAVE RECIEVED YOUR ENTRY!!!!!

 ***********VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE******************************

ENTRIES FOR ALL CT RENEGADE MATCHES MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED.

 COMPLETED ENTRY FORMS AND FEES MUST BE MAILED IN TIME TO ARRIVE AT 45 KELLY LANE, GRANBY, CT 06035 BY THE DEADLINE!

 BE ASSURED THAT IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THAT YOUR FEES WILL BE APPLIED TO A FUTURE MATCH-PROVIDED THE MATCH DIRECTER IS CONTACTED AT LEAST ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE RIDER SAFETY MEETING !!!

On left is Mark Rizzo on Pete. (Pic by Carol Stearns)

Below are Roger and Booger, Lisa and Sugar, Joan and Cherokee in front of the warm-up arena at the Virginia Horse Center.

To learn all there is to know about Cowboy Mounted Shooting, go to www.cowboymountedshooting.com

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