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Here
are your 2011 Hi-Point winners:
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Ladies Non Pro - Teresa
Wilcox
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Ladies Semi Pro - Nora
Porter
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Mens Non Pro - Tim Dernosek
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Mens Pro - Heath Marshall
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Mens Semi Pro - Jeff Potter
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Senior Ladies Non Pro -
Lacretia Pennington
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Senior Ladies Pro - Kim
Redo
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Senior Ladies Semi Pro -
Cathy Hendrickson
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Senior Mens Non Pro -
William Zimmer
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Senior Mens Pro - Dale
Howell
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Senior Mens Semi Pro - Ryan
Smith
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Cart Class - Sara Millard
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Overall High Point winner
was Dale Howell with 940 points
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Reserve Overall was
Lacretia Pennington with 929 points
Congratulations to all and
thanks for the great year. |
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What is Mounted Shooters of
America, (MSA)?
MSA is a national organization dedicated to holding the finest;
most exciting mounted shooting competitions in the country.
Mounted shooting events are similar to other modern rodeo timed
events. Founded in 2001, MSA enjoys a national reputation of
integrity, fairness and continuing excitement generated by the
enthusiasm of its growing roster of members. This also includes
a very special bond that is created during an MSA match. That
bond continues beyond the match and shows itself at post-match
get-togethers where shooters and their families hang out for
pizza, snacks and post match stories or go off to a nearby
restaurant to enjoy some quality time together—this collegiality
is unique to MSA. The competitors dress in rodeo attire, are
mounted on horses of any breed, including mules and ponies, and
engage “courses of fire” with two .45 caliber, single action
firearms. The ammunition used for these events are “blank’s”
filled with black powder. The black powder goes out about 15
feet and pops the balloon targets. No projectile is fired so the
event is competitor and spectator friendly.
There are several different courses (stages) run during a
Mounted Shooting Match. While some of these courses are designed
for speed, others are designed to challenge the horse and rider
in their technical abilities. While speed is important, accuracy
plays a big part in the final outcome of a match. There are also
several ways to get penalties assessed. Missing balloons,
knocking over barrels, dropping a gun, or running the course
incorrectly can add 5 or more seconds to a run so efforts are
made not to incur any penalties.
Competitors are split into 4 divisions: Novice Division for
beginning level shooters, Non-Pro, Semi-Pro and Pro Divisions.
Your division is based on the number of wins you attain.
Shooters in the Non-Pro, Semi-Pro and Pro Divisions are eligible
for year -end hi-point prizes. To be eligible for these prizes,
the competitor must have at least 500 points by the time the
World Championship event is held to qualify for hi-point prizes.
The competitor must also attend the World Championship to be
awarded any hi-point prizes. Points are based on the number of
dollars won. For every dollar you win, you receive one point.
MSA also offers Rifle and Shotgun Classes, where the first five
targets are engaged with your handgun, with the last five being
addressed with the rifle or shotgun.
The Kennedy Horsemanship Challenge is another competition that
we introduced in 2008. It is a timed trail event usually
consisting of at least 8 obstacles, one of which is a
three-round shooting obstacle. This is a good opportunity to get
the competitive arena horse doing something different while in
an arena setting. If you are interested in becoming a member, or
being part of or starting an MSA Affiliate Club in a specific
geographic area, usually near your home, contact MSA at
602-319-0079 to find out the exciting benefits and opportunities
available if you qualify—there is even a chance for you to make
some extra money doing something for which you have a passion,
including that special bond you enjoy with your horse.
MSA’s headquarters are located in Arizona . MSA operates mostly
by volunteers with you, the shooter, in mind. Paid positions
have never been an integral part of MSA. This generally helps
keeps politics out of the equation. Besides the money received
from sponsors, affiliate clubs and advertisers for operating,
equipment and related expenses, the vast majority of the money
MSA receives goes back to you, the competitor-mounted shooter.
Feel free to visit our website
http://www.newmsa.com.
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