Billie Henderson on Getting Shooting Horses Ready

Billie Henderson, along with her husband Tom Henderson, is part of the cowboy mounted shooting community. Tom achieved the amateur world champion title at the 2017 AQHA Cowboy Mounted Shooting World Championships in Houston. His success is largely attributed to his horse, Rojos Klassy Fox, a 2013 bay roan stallion bred by Sam Schoultz and Ken Matzner of Fort Collins, Colorado. Interestingly, the Hendersons acquired Rojos Klassy Fox after a fortunate turn of events. When they went to look at the colt, they discovered that a vet was sewing up an eye injury the colt had sustained in the stall. Fortunately, the vet believed the injury wouldn’t affect the colt’s vision, allowing the Hendersons to purchase him within their budget. They affectionately named him “Stitch” to commemorate this unique circumstance. Billie initially gun-broke him as a weanling, and Tom took over the reins for cowboy mounted shooting. Tom’s enthusiasm for this sport is evident – he hasn’t swung a rope in two years due to the addictive nature of mounted shooting!