Morgan Swanson of Reagan, TN was recently named the 2013 Tennessee State Open Wrangler Champion in the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association (CMSA). The Tennessee State Shoot was a two-day event held at the Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, TN August 31 – September 1. The Tennessee State Shoot was held just prior to the CMSA Classic Equine Eastern US Championship, also held at the Miller Coliseum, September 4-7, 2013.
After winning the State Open Wrangler Championship, Morgan competed the following week at the Eastern US Championship, where she won the Reserve Champion Wrangler title. The mounted Wranglers classes were on Thursday September 6, with the Wrangler Ground Shooting on Friday, September 7. Riders from coast to coast competed in this week-long event.
The CMSA’s Wrangler Class is open to children 11 and under. The riders in the Wrangler Class ride the same pattern that adults do, engaging each target as if they were shooting real blanks. They then shoot the “real McCoy” (.45s with blanks) at balloons from the ground while standing next to a parent or guardian.
Morgan currently stands 5th in the nation. Her photo has been used multiple times in the “CMSA Rundown”, the Official Journal of the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association, to share information about Wrangler Class events. Morgan is the daughter of Loren and Brandy Swanson. She is a straight-A student at South Side Elementary in Reagan, and is president of her 4-H club. She is seen here riding her mounted shooting horse, Duney. Duney is a 22-year-old rescue horse.
Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association contestants compete in this fast action timed event using two .45 caliber single action revolvers, each loaded with five rounds of specially prepared blank ammunition. The Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association has a variety of levels of competition, ranging from novice levels to the seasoned professional.
Full results of the Eastern US Championship are available at: http://www.cmsaevents.com/classic_equine_eastern_us_championship_2013.cfm
(Morgan photo credit: Shawn Yospin of Pine Grove Photography)
After winning the State Open Wrangler Championship, Morgan competed the following week at the Eastern US Championship, where she won the Reserve Champion Wrangler title. The mounted Wranglers classes were on Thursday September 6, with the Wrangler Ground Shooting on Friday, September 7. Riders from coast to coast competed in this week-long event.
The CMSA’s Wrangler Class is open to children 11 and under. The riders in the Wrangler Class ride the same pattern that adults do, engaging each target as if they were shooting real blanks. They then shoot the “real McCoy” (.45s with blanks) at balloons from the ground while standing next to a parent or guardian.
Morgan currently stands 5th in the nation. Her photo has been used multiple times in the “CMSA Rundown”, the Official Journal of the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association, to share information about Wrangler Class events. Morgan is the daughter of Loren and Brandy Swanson. She is a straight-A student at South Side Elementary in Reagan, and is president of her 4-H club. She is seen here riding her mounted shooting horse, Duney. Duney is a 22-year-old rescue horse.
Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association contestants compete in this fast action timed event using two .45 caliber single action revolvers, each loaded with five rounds of specially prepared blank ammunition. The Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association has a variety of levels of competition, ranging from novice levels to the seasoned professional.
Full results of the Eastern US Championship are available at: http://www.cmsaevents.com/classic_equine_eastern_us_championship_2013.cfm
(Morgan photo credit: Shawn Yospin of Pine Grove Photography)
