“The Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Seen”: Unique Sports Combo of Horse Riding and Shooting Leaves the Internet Stunned

The family of rodeo expert horse trainers and mounted shooting competitors pass on a heritage of cross-sport dedication to their kids. Besides being perilous and captivating the odd mix is also exquisite in itself. Even the sound of riding a horse and firing a gun is sure to make anyone fall in love with it!

It’s not often that you learn about a sport’s uniqueness, but this story doesn’t finish with its peculiarity. It runs in the family—sports glory is now being enjoyed by the third generation of parents. A recent video of one of these performances was uploaded on social media, and it instantly went viral. Ever considered trying this combination yourself? If not, the account of this athlete going about her normal life while looking like a Hollywood celebrity will definitely provoke some thought.

Rodeo star’s multitasking stunts will blow your mind

Rylee Lawson, who won the 2023 Nevada State Cowboy Mounted Shooting Championship earlier this year, was spotted honing her techniques on the ground. One of her key skills is the balloon kills side shooting which was videographed recently. An Instagram reel posted brought attention to her speed and aiming excellence. With the Hey Man, Nice Shot song by Filter, the video caption reads-“Shotgun winner Rylee Lawson with a side shot balloon kill.”

Raylee draws inspiration from her rider-shooter competitive parents Leann and Kenny Lawson. Her father Kenny is a renowned name in the CMSA Overall state shows who learned it from his father. Raylee’s grandfather Rob Tanner won the Hall of Fame Trainer and World Champion titles during his time. From an early age, generations have trained on the most difficult horse breeds—the American Saddle-bred. For more than three decades, the Silver Dollar Ranch has served as the home of the Valley Centre locals’ practices.

Interestingly, when her father won the 2014 CMSA, she was a sophomore in high school and still needed one more victory to participate at level two. Fast forward to now, she successfully added her name to the shotgun and revolver categories of the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association (CSMA). Despite the long list of plaudits, the internet continues to swoon over her style in the recent video.

Rylee Lawson leaves the internet drooling

The rodeo received several compliments online for her exceptional athletic ability.  Fans from the cross-sports community queued up, while one review stated-“Perhaps the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. Ever.” The adventurous nature of the video made a fan write, “1 could watch these videos all day. The videos in slo-mo are awesome to see the details but it just amazes me when it goes back to real speed. Just unreal what these women can do!!!” Adding humor to the scene, someone said, “Does the camera man have holes in him.” Another fun commenter wrote, “One should definitely have her by your side during a zombie apocalypse Badass…!!!”

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Someone was surely prepared for a live-action movie and wrote- “Would love to see this in real life!” An observer quoted, “The skill level of these riders and the training of the horses is amazing!,” while another almost gave a commentator audition saying, “Love how she swung that double barrel right across the back of her horse’s head.” Falling short yet simple and to the point one wrote, “Damn you’re good! AWESOME!!!” One just stated the obvious saying, “perfeita!”

What do you think of this action thriller? Are you brave enough to attend a live performance?

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