Mounted Shooting Practice

Applegate Trail Peacemakers is an official club, and is part of the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association.  Twice a month the Peacemakers hold a practice for members and non-members.  They provide amo and allow you to use their guns if you do ont have your own.  All ages can do mounted shooting.  From little kids all the way up to adults.

Top Left: Kari Shafer fills balloons so broken balloons on the course can be replaced by new ones.  Shafer is the parent of one of the members and stays to help during the practice while her daughter rides.

Largest photo: Tim Cooper shoots at balloons while running through the first part of the course.  Each Course has to be done it a specific order and requires you to change guns at some point during the course.

Smallest:  Maria Haaby gets her guns back from being loaded so she can shoot her coursea when it becomes her turn.

Bottom Right: Dwayne Haaby loads guns for member becase no one is allowed to load their own, for safety reasons.

Bottom Left: Members take a break from shooting while the course is being changed. Horses get a chance to take a break from running, and their riders can rest.