Mounted Archery

Talos and I are standing at the edge of the lane, motionless. He stares intently down past the row of targets, ignoring the spectators, ears up and alert. I am staring in the same direction, but I can’t see what he does because he’s a friesian and like a damn giraffe. I don’t bother holding… Read more

Late last year, the Mounted Archery Association of America announced something amazing: for the first time ever, the USA was a candidate to host the world mounted archery championships! Any facility could enter as long as they met the criteria which included being able to host almost 100 competitors from around the world and source… Read more

One of the best things about our new place is the mounted archery lane. It’s long and sandy and has shade for 90% of the day and it’s just awesome. We’ve started training most of the archery horses in earnest, including Griffy and Talos: They’ve both been down to the lane and walked around a… Read more