Side Matches can be some of the most fun at a major match like Trailhead. Where else can you shoot targets while riding a horse down a railroad track?
Here are the top shooters for each side match category. The final round fired at Trailhead 2021, home of the SASS Texas State Championship, was fired by TX Gaby Hayes.
| Category | Men | Ladies |
|---|---|---|
| WB Modern | Cow Creek Kid | Mar-Lyn |
| WB Traditional | Brazos Belle | |
| WB Modern Senior | Brushy Creek Bill | |
| WB Traditional | Crooked Bullet | |
| WB Traditional Senior | Dusty Mines | |
| Plainsmen Modern | Cow Creek Kid | |
| Plainsmen Traditional | Verdadero | |
| Fastest Pistol | Buckshot Sully | Wynonna Earp |
| Fastest Rifle | Buckshot Sully | One Chance Fancy |
| Fastest Double Shotgun | Oklahoma Dee | Brazos Belle |
| Fastest Hammered Shotgun | Dragon Hill Dave | Bessie James |
| Fastest 87/97 | Still Smokn’ | Mar-Lyn |
| Fastest Derringer | You Bet | Brazos Belle |
| Fastest Pocket Pistol | Cross Cut Hardy | Brazos Belle |
| Rooster’s Ride | Still Smokn’ | One Chance Fancy |
| Night Shoot | Loansome Buck | Horseless Gnat |
| Long Range Single | Bootstrap Richard | Bristlecone Jan |
| Long Range Lever | Fairplay John | Bristlecone Jan |
| Team Shoot | Newt Call, Rawhide, Red Bird, Catorce |
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| Couples Shoot | GW Ketchum | Bristlecone Jan |
| Master Gunfighter | Newt Call |
