Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association

 Nick Coduto, of Wayne, Ill., competes during a Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association event at Ambers Sun Acres in Malta, Ill., on Sunday, July 31, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

 A horse is tended to in a stable during a Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association event at Ambers Sun Acres in Malta, Ill., on Sunday, July 31, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

 Jim Best, of Grayslake, Ill., loads his pistol during a Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association event at Ambers Sun Acres in Malta, Ill., on Sunday, July 31, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

James Erimie, of Chicago, Ill., competes during a Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association event at Ambers Sun Acres in Malta, Ill., on Sunday, July 31, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media