Aspiring Shooters get a Private Clinic

While in town for a tour of the Circle Y facility, Kenda gave some aspiring shooters a private clinic this past Monday evening. My husband Robert and I, Amy, and Tina with her husband, John, met with Kenda for some instruction with the top competitor in the sport. For me, it was a little intimidating at first to be riding with such an incredible horse woman, but in no time at all you felt at ease. She began the clinic with an overview of the sport, gun handling, and discussion of gear. Then we progressed to working our horses through a clover leaf pattern to get them bending and approaching the targets correctly. While doing this, we progressed to dry firing the pistols and getting used to reholstering and pulling the other gun, holding it correctly, and proper firing technique. Then Kenda had us get in a herd and while walking circles around her, she fired the .45 pistol on the ground to get the horses used to the sound. Most of our horses had been exposed to gun fire so it wasn't brand new. Robert, myself, Amy, and John shot off our horses. In addition to providing valuable information, her teaching style was fantastic. She teaches in a way that is easy to understand and it was a lot of fun. Tremendous progress was made with each of the horses and individual attention was paid to each rider with homework assigned. On a personal note, I was so pleased with the progress I made with my gelding, Copper. I began the clinic thinking there is no way Copper is ready to be shot off of, but to my amazement he did superbly. Under Kenda's direction, I shot 4 rounds off of him. He took to the ear plugs too; it didn't take Copper long to appreciate them and not try to shake them out. It was an amazing opportunity to ride with such an awesome competitor that is so nice and down to earth. I really can't say enough nice things about her. If you ever get a chance to attend one of her clinics, don't pass it up! kendalenseigne.com