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Horseback Archery

Horseback archery, also called mounted archery, combines riding and archery on a course with targets. Hits, time, track control and horse welfare/safety rules belong together.

LevelVariant FamilyArchery Family CategoryPrecision / equestrian sport

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Classification

Category Precision / equestrian sport

Family Archery Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Archery from horseback on a track with targets and time/hit scoring.

Geeignet für Suitable for people with riding base who want to combine precision, timing and horse control.

Cost High: horse access, coach, archery gear and safe venue are needed. Riding training, bow/arrows, arena time, club, events and horse/insurance costs. IHAA/WHAF-adjacent group, riding club with mounted-archery offer or specialist clinic.

First progress Ground drills quickly; safe shooting in motion takes much training.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

suitable horse
bow
arrows
helmet
track
coach

First steps

check riding base
take safety briefing
practise bow work on ground
start at walk

Mounted-archery clinic, riding club, IHAA/WHAF context or archery/equestrian group.

Start only with suitable horse, helmet, coach, clear track and clear range commands.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Mounted Archery

Tags animal, tier, horseback-archery, mounted-archery, ihaa, equestrian, precision-sport, bogensport-familie

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Hit targets from horseback on a course as accurately and legally as possible.

Teilnehmer

Individual riders with horse.

Teamgröße

Individual; team scoring possible by event.

Spielfeld

Straight or varied riding track with targets and safety zones.

Dauer

Runs by track and event rule.

Wertung

Hit points, time and possible penalty/bonus rules.

Gewinnbedingung

Highest valid score or event result.

Ausrüstung

horse
bow
arrows
helmet
track targets

Wichtige Regelpunkte

unsafe riding
track breach
range/arrow rule breach
horse welfare breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

International Horseback Archery Alliance IHAA · federation · high
Rules International Horseback Archery Alliance · official-rules · high
World Horseback Archery Federation WHAF · federation · medium