Denny Chapman on 3-week clinic/performance tour of Central Kentucky!

We just returned from our Central Kentucky tour with 6 successful events under our belt, good memories, new business contacts and a new horse! Above are a couple of pictures of Ballou San Badger, a 6-year-old foundation-bred American Quarter Horse. Thanks to Dave Witt and family of Corbin Ky for making it possible for "San Man" to come home with me! He's a great horse and I think he'll fit well into our entertainment and mounted shooting program. He will begin learning some new disciplines such as trick riding, roman riding, mounted shooting, liberty and various tricks. We'll keep everyone up to date on how he's coming along. I'm sitting in the airport terminal in Orlando waiting on my flight to Oklahoma to announce the Lazy E Classic in Guthrie on behalf of the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association this weekend. I'll be on the mic for 4 days, then back to FL for a couple of months to work on training horses and riders for mounted shooting competition around the country. Our mounted shooting clinic in Lexington last Sunday grew from an original 15 people to 45 attendees! Thanks to John Bizzack for hosting the clinic on his beautiful Bittersweet Station Farm.

Happy Trails,

Denny'

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Denny Chapman at AFL game...

Here's a video of our halftime appearance at the Lexington Horsemen game May 31:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3YAR2IJwWw

We'll have more pics and video of upcoming events soon, so stay tuned!

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Kentucky Tour Update...

Well, we've fulfilled 2 of the 6 appearances we've contracted for so far in Central Kentucky. Thursday night we entertained government leaders from all 50 states at the Council of State Governments National Convention at the Marriott Hotel and Convention Center in Lexington. Tonight, we performed for the Lexington Horsemen Arena Football League Team, opening the pre-game show with "Spanky" - the original horse mascot of the team when they began several years ago and providing a half-time mounted whip cracking and shooting performance. Team staffers said there were between 5000-6000 attending the game, which took place in the famous Rupp Arena. I've included a couple of backstage pics with this blog entry and will have more pics and video to come! Tomorrow we perform our popular "Surfin' Cowboy" specialty act the Lexington Polo Club's Bluegrass Cup Tournament on the Man o' War Polo Field at the Kentucky Horse Park. Next weekend, we will perform for University of Kentucky Alumni and their families at Spindletop Hall, then a special appearance at Curiswood Farm in Georgetown, and finishing our tour with a Cowboy Mounted Shooting clinic at Bittersweet Farm in Lexington. Stay tuned to http://www.dennychapman.com/ for updated schedules!

Wild West Entertainment on Television...

Check out http://www.ocalahorseshow.com/episode9.html for the lastest episode of this program, which features Mary Rivers discussing sidesaddle riding and a special interview with Denny talking about - and demonstrating - mounted shooting!

Upcoming Central Kentucky Tour

We'll be hitting the road soon for a 2-week tour in Central Kentucky. Performances for the Council of State Governments Annual Meeting, University of Kentucky's Spindletop Hall, the Lexington Horesmen Professional Arena Football Team, Curtiswood Farm's "That's Entertainment" are lined up as well as a private Cowboy Mounted Shooting Clinic in beautiful Lexington KY. Our "Surfin' Cowboy" specialty act is becoming more and more popular and we're getting dozens of inquiries every month about performing around the country. As we grow, we'll be able to add more performance dates to our already busy schedule. Keep up to date by checking our website at www.dennychapman.com/ for news and updates to our calendar of events.

Happy Trails!

Gunnpoint Extreme Rodeo/Apprentice

We just returned from the pro mounted shooting match produced by Randy Gunn called the Gunnpoint Extreme Rodeo. It featured great music, specialty acts and fast & furious mounted shooting in Port Charlotte FL. After winning the first go-round and finishing in the top 4 overall, I came home with a nice paycheck and some new entertainment contacts and had a great time. Here are a couple of pics of our apprentice, Stephanie Cons, with our Friesian stallion, Igram B, in harness. She is learning how to apply trick and high-school horse training to many disciplines - including driving....

Happy Trails,

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Denny Chapman's New Mane N Tail commercials

We just returned from shooting some new Mane N Tail commercials for the HorseCity.com television show in the Augusta GA area. The new commercials should air in a few weeks and will be online at http://www.horsecity.com/. Canterbury Trails farm in Grovetown GA hosted the shoot with me and rodeo announcer/tv host Alan Moorhead. This weekend, we head to Port Orange FL to participate in the GunnPoint Extreme Rodeo, then up to Ohio to emcee a CMSA Classic Mounted Shooting Event! Big thanks to Mane N Tail for being my priniciple sponosor in my entertainment and training endeavors.