At only 15 years old, Brylen Haller is the youngest L6 in CMSA history! Chrissy talks to Brylen and Brian about the accomplishments of this shining young star!

For the 50th episode of Balloon Killers, Chrissy sat down with Dianne Lipham at the South Carolina State shoot in Pendleton, SC.

Danny Urness tells us about his previous work on movies, the inspiration between his mounted shooting YouTube series "Horse 45s," and his passion for the sport!

Horse 45s Road to Worlds Trailer: https://youtu.be/W7S2Qx-dlR0?si=G8xUFN_K1Lejnioj

Horse 45s Canadian Finals: https://youtu.be/EqQTBxhs2HU?si=AePBbqtKnk-poqNw

Go Fund Me for the Lipham family: https://gofund.me/c4ab429d0

In this episode, Chrissy interviews mounted shooting celebrities Deana and Eddie Miller, who were inducted into the CMSA Hall of Fame at Worlds in 2025!

David Thomas is the new official photographer for the CMSA majors. We talked about how he ended up in the role, his approach to photographing shoots, and what excites him about it.

You can see David's work on his website and by following his Facebook page. You can enroll to automatically receive digital galleries with all of your images from the majors here.

This mother and daughter duo are a force to be reckoned with! Amber Rinell is PAFRA (Professional Armed Forces Rodeo Association) director for mounted shooting, as well as a L5 shooter. Her daughter LillyAnn trains her own horses and has cleaned up the awards in mounted shooting, as well as being a rising star in the breakaway and barrels!

Click here for more information about PAFRA!

Tayler Bicandi spends a lot of time on the other side of the camera capturing the magical moments of NFR calf roping legend Shad "Money" Mayfield and other equestrian stars. You may have seen some of her amazing videos of mounted shooters. I caught up with her on New Year's Day!

Check out the NFR vlog on Shad Mayfield's Youtube channel

In this final (video) episode of Balloon Killers for 2025, Chrissy interviews brand new CMSA President, Mitchell Kramer to talk about what he is excited about as he takes on this new role.