COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — The Old West may be a bygone era, but Coloradans are keeping its spirit alive through cowboy mounted shooting. It’s an equestrian sport making a return to the National Western ...

Cowboy mounted shooting is a fast growing event that combines the skills of marksmanship and horsemanship in an intense western “extreme sport.” Patti Holland of Dillon has made it her goal to qualify ...

Doing a favor for a friend introduced JohNathan Taylor to a new skill -- and ultimately to a state championship in Cowboy Mounted Shooting. "One of my friends asked me to help him out at a meeting," ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — From Sitter Downs in Lone Jack, Missouri, a Kansas City, Missouri, police sergeant and her 12-year-old daughter dominated their competition in mounted shooting. The pair both won ...

DAN NIERLING / Courier Photo Editor Kelly Baker blasts away at balloon targets during Saturday's Northern Plains Mounted Rangers shoot-out contest in Iowa Falls. The mounted shooting events have ...

SANGER — Lisa Jean DeGeare's aim is always straight. The 20-year-old cowgirl holds a black-powder .45-caliber single-action revolver in one hand as she guides her quarter horse, Smarty, around several ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Dust swirled in the air as cowboys and their trusty horses weaved around the Diamond P arena with ...