Pistol Pony Ali

Pistol Pony Ali Cowboy Mounted Shooter
Sharing the real side of competition life to spotlight the sport and inspire others to chase big dreams.

The wins, the misses, and everything in between.

08/15/2026

I went to Montana to ride a horse that wasn't mine and somehow came home leading the AA Cowgirl standings. 😂

I've spent the last several years riding almost exclusively Cinco, so getting on Billy and trying to figure out a completely different horse was WAY outside my comfort zone.

Anytime I feel intimidated by something, overwhelmed by a goal, or completely out of my element trying to learn something new, I tell myself the same thing:

I can do hard things.

Montana felt like one of those hard things.

I had to trust a horse I didn't know, change the way I was riding, listen, learn, and keep getting back on even when I felt completely outside my comfort zone. With a lot of help from JD and Mary, Billy and I started figuring each other out.

By the final day, we stayed in the 1D every run, won my L4 class, and finished 11th overall.

I came home with 1,500 points.

Then the standings updated.

#1 AA Cowgirl.
Top 10 Cowgirl in CMSA.

WHAT?! 🤯

Last season I finished 69th overall. This season I decided to chase something that felt a little ridiculous: the AA Cowgirl saddle.

There is still a LOT of season left and absolutely nothing is guaranteed. But right now, I'm actually leading that race.

Maybe that's the lesson I needed from Montana.

You don't have to feel ready.
You don't have to feel comfortable.
You just have to be willing to try the hard thing.

Colorado is next. 🔨

05/16/2026

That girl has never missed a meal. to the rescue! It's literally the only hay net that she can't destroy.

05/05/2026

Worth it. Probably. Ask me later.
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05/05/2026

Great little afternoon practice.

04/12/2026

Came in HOT for the first 3 and immediately had to make a business decision… goodbye 3rd balloon 🤣

She's not slowing down. Neither am I. 📸 credit: .photography
04/05/2026

She's not slowing down. Neither am I.

📸 credit: .photography

This was me at 15. My first horse, Rebel.I bought him on payments because that was the only way I could make it happen. ...
03/31/2026

This was me at 15. My first horse, Rebel.

I bought him on payments because that was the only way I could make it happen. I paid for all of my tack and boarding too. My saddle came from a consignment shop. I used his tie down as a halter for months until I could afford a real one.

I didn't grow up with riding lessons or a trainer. A lot of it was self-taught, and a lot of it was learning by being around people better than me. No shortcuts. No pretending.

Honestly, that's probably where all of this started.

I learned early that if I truly want something, I have to figure out how to make it happen. People have doubted me more times than I can count. I've failed more times than I can count too. Heck, even the houses I've owned weren't even close to being in the realm of possibilities for me, but I didn't take no for an answer. I reached out to people who pointed me in the right direction and I figured it out.

My daughters have watched all of it, and my husband has been white-knuckling the saddle horn trying to hang on for almost 20 years. It can seem unusual for a woman to spearhead this many ideas, to take up this much space, to be this unapologetically ambitious. But I stopped apologizing for that a long time ago.

My hope is they see that the trying never stopped, and that nothing is impossible if you do, and everything is impossible if you don't.

I don't regret a single step. Every hard one taught me the same thing: the easy way costs more than it saves.

There's a lot of pressure now to be more likable. Less direct. Easier to agree with. I'm sure I wear some people out with my ambitions. But the more you shape yourself to keep people comfortable, the less honest you become.

All of that to say this: in this sport, honesty shows.

Your horse feels every hesitation, every doubt. You can't fake that partnership. Your kids aren't listening to what you say, they're watching what you actually stand on.

I don't have it all figured out. I still miss shots. I still mess up.

But I'm clear on this: I'm not watering myself down to be more palatable. I'm not ignoring what I know is right just to keep the peace. I'm not trading honesty for comfort.

That won't keep everyone around.

But it will keep the right things solid.

Real over easy. Every time.

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