Western Washington Mounted Shooters 
Answers to Commonly Asked Questions What is cowboy mounted shooting? Do you use real guns? These are common questions we hear often. Mounted shooting is a timed event, much like barrel racing. However, we have over 60 patterns, each set with 10 latex balloons and from 1 to 3 …
Introducing Horses and Riders to Mounted Shooting Cowboy mounted shooting is a sport that is beginner friendly. There are a lot of opinions on how to introduce horses to gunfire, but at our barn we like starting them with cap guns. This begins first on the ground, then progresses …
How I Found My “Shooting Family” by Karen Plumlee Horses, guns, family: That’s what cowboy mounted shooting is all about. Simply, it’s the most fun you can have on horseback and a mounted shooting event is like one big family reunion. When I first started in this sport, my husband …
Even New Shooters Earn Top Ten Buckles! Western Washington Mounted Shooters year-end club awards dinner was held in November. Those who earned top 10 buckles are as follows: Overall champion Carissa Kirk was followed by Jennifer Burnell, Jeff Kirk, Mark Plumlee, Karen Klein, Angie Harkness, Randy Gilden, Laurie Hughes, …
Northwest Mounted Shooters Bring Home the Honors The Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association completed the year by hosting the world competition in Amarillo, Texas. Western Washington Mounted Shooters had seven members who traveled to Worlds this year. Members who brought home the honors included Brent Patterson, Reserve Champion Senior …
The new competition year for Western Washington Mounted Shooters begins in November. We are hoping to host some small introductory clinics, so stay tuned to our public group Facebook page. We welcome riders from 8 to 80, and will show you how to begin breaking your horse to gunfire. All …
“Ladies and Guns” Event Welcomes the 2015 Show Season Ladies day out at the Tulalip Cabelas! Several of the ladies from Western Washington Mounted Shooters, hosted an information table at the Tulalip Cabelas to promote “Women and Guns.” The women brought guns, holsters and certified blank ammunition, all designed specifically …
Shooters from Across the NW Receive Top Honors at World Championships Several shooters from around the Pacific Northwest took Texas by storm! They included members from Western Washington Mounted Shooters, South Sound Mounted Shooters, Columbia Basin Mounted Shooters, Northwest Mounted Shooters, Kittitas County Mounted Shooters, KZ Renegades, and the …
How this Sport Influences the owner of Mission Farrier School Mark Plumlee, current president of the Western Washington Mounted Shooters, is also the owner of Mission Farrier School, in Snohomish, WA. Mark is one of a very few farrier school owners/instructors that actually rides and competes in a high …
Snohomish Woman to Compete in Amarillo, Texas October 15-18 Meet Bre Coston of Snohomish, WA. Bre started shooting in 2013 and by year’s end she was the top CMSA female Rookie of the Year. Bre showed saddle seat equitation in high school, then reining and reined cow horses in …