Shooting at a local rodeo in San Bernardino. She had moved on from the Cutting horse world, and was training horses in general discipline and instructing riders at the time.

Given her competitive background, she immediately jumped on the opportunity to try the new sport, and amazingly qualified for the World Championship after only her 4th shoot in 1998. Kenda won the World Ladies Limited Champion Title, as well as the Reserve World Champion Cowgirl title that year.

In 2003, Kenda moved back to Washington and founded the Washington State Mounted Shooters,  a charter club of the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association. In it's first year, and due to her efforts in the promotion of the sport, the WSMS became the fastest growing CMSA club in Northwest history.   In its second year, the WSMS paid out over $22,000 in cash and prizes to its competitors, another first in Northwest history.

Kenda has coached hundreds of riders in her tenure, and continues to promote and encourage riders and horses to meet their potential.   She has started, tuned, and finished many mounted shooting horses, with her horse, Justin, being the ultimate testimony of her abilities.   She bought Justin in 2004 for a mere $2000 from a teen aged trail rider.  By November 2005, he had a world title and a world record on his resume.  The road to champion status was not easy as Justin needed a lot of work. However, Kenda has incredible patience and dedication,  and knows potential when she sees it.  By the end of the 2009 season, Justin had won an Overall World Champion Title, 4 World Point Champion Cowgirl Titles, and holds 6 world records. It doesn't get much better than that!