COUNTRY MUSIC CELEBRITIES SHOOT FOR A CURE

Posted Thursday, August 27, 2009

SHOOT FOR A CURE – A CELEBRITY MOUNTED SHOOTING COMPETITION & CHARITY BENEFITING SUSAN G. KOMEN GREATER NASHVILLE

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – August 27, 2009 – The Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association (CMSA) and World Champion Mounted Shooter “Outlaw Annie” bring this exciting sport to Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Wednesday, September 2. “Shoot for a Cure” – an exhibition/competition - features some of the nation’s top riders competing along side country music celebrities. The evening includes performances and a live auction featuring one-of-a-kind items. The event is open to the public with all proceeds benefiting the Susan G. Komen Greater Nashville for breast cancer awareness.

Participants include country music celebrities Storme Warren (host of GAC’s “Headline Country”), Jason Meadows, Brett Warren (of the Warren Brothers) and others. 2009 High School National Rodeo Champion Brody Beaver and over 100 other shooters will participate. The equine star of “Hannah Montana the Movie,” Blue Jeans, will compete with local owner, Bobby Brooks.

Date: Wednesday, September 2
Time: 6 pm (Doors open at 5 pm)
Location: Tennessee Miller Coliseum (304B West Thompson Lane)
Tickets: $10 for adults and $5 for students; Children under 10 admitted free
Available for purchase at the venue

Mounted shooting is the fastest growing equestrian sport in the world. “Shoot for a Cure” participants ride horse back through a ribbon-shaped course (paying homage to the breast cancer awareness logo) firing single action ‘45s loaded with black powder blank ammo at pink balloons. The rider with the fastest time receives a custom belt buckle from Montana Silversmiths and a S.A. Colt 45.

This special event kicks off the CMSA Eastern Championships being held daily in Miller Coliseum. The finale takes place Saturday, September 5 at 7 pm.

Host Annie Bianco Ellett is perhaps the most recognized person in all of cowboy mounted shooting and has helped revolutionize the sport. She is the first and only woman in mounted shooting to win a world title overall. Annie travels the country competing and offering shooting seminars. Annie’s shooting and riding skills have been featured on ESPN, Outdoor Life Network, TNN and Fox Sports Television, and she is the official shooting instructor in CMT’s hit reality show “Cowboy U.”

Annie is currently the National Spokesperson for CMSA and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2007. Her world and national champion AQHA foundation stallion, El Costa Prom is highly sought for breeding across the country and is the winningest horse in the sport of mounted shooting.

“Shoot for a Cure” is sponsored by Wrangler, Flying W Ranch, Carl Black Chevrolet, American Cowboy, Western Horseman, Charlie 1 Horse, Western Shooting Horse, Cimarron F.A. Co, E.M.F., Weaver Leather, WAHL, Colt, Classic Equine, Ruger, Case, Montana Siversmiths, Cactus Saddlery LLC, Townsend Ranch and Jack Daniels.

For more information or to view footage from the 2008 “Shoot for a Cure” event, please visit www.outlawannie.com and countryweekly.com.

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