SPTA HORSEARCHERY
SPTA's growing band of horsearchers are dedicated to developing their skills at regular practice, with plans to demonstrate in Summer 2003
SPTA believes there is room for everyone with a spirit of adventure and enough dedication to train the horse and practise this historic, exciting and exhilarating facet of archery which is gaining popularity worldwide.
Members shoot a variety of bows in a number of styles.
If you'd like more information on shooting/training for horsearchery, or are interested in a demonstration please contact us.

TRACK LAYOUT (PDF FORMAT) AVAILABLE:
Print both documents for full information. Based on competition devised by Kassai Lajos.
TRACK PLAN
TRACK ELEVATION/SCORING etc

Below:Martin and Christian at practice on SPTA's portable track, preparing for the Leeds Armouries demonstration in 2003.

See Christian Schrade's excellent German site at www.steppenreiter.de

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Horsearchery with the English Longbow: Sadie on Joby and Mike shooting at a mark, clout style
 
Terence Woolley, an Englishman who practises Yabusamé with the Ogasawara school, and (right) a visitor from the Ogasawara school at Hyde Park in May 2001 (Photo by Mike Ashington)
More on Yabusamé

Horsearchery: some links from last year's events
Thanks to Mike Ashington for drawing my attention to these.
(If the links don't work, please cut and paste into your browser)

Korea

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/mike.ashington/Korean4thIHAC08 (Mikes own photos)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqWdrkNXyW4 (how to do it the Master Lee way!)

http://www.youtube.com/horsebow

Germany

http://www.unitedmoments.de/pferde/um_shop/categories.php?cat_id=1067&sessionid=99rmm4fp22j0qpv9k29ej06fgi9f6g16 (Excellent professional photos NOTE copyright protected)

http://ihbaa.org/eochaphoto.html

http://www.diesteppenreiter.de/pics/eocha2008/

http://www.mysteryofnature.com/steppenreiter/

HORSEARCHERY COMPETITIONS 2009
Mike has also provided a list of events this year

Sweden: 30 - 31st May, 1st Swedish HBA Competition http://www.fletchers-corner.de/index.php?topic=10499.msg181757#msg181757

Poland: 11 - 14th June, "{urawiejki" http://www.horsebackarchery.pl/

Korea: 14 - 17th August, 5th IHAC (at Sokcho) http://www.fwha.net

Germany: 4 - 6th September, EOCHA 2009 (at Hummelhof) http://www.eocha.org/

there are also a number of German events leading up to the 'Finale der Deutschen Meisterschaft Steppenreiter', 17 - 18th October, to be found at http://steppenreiter.de/events.htm
 
there have been arguments in the past about whether the longbow was used by the English from horseback in mediaeval times, we have a contemporary painting...

Mediaeval longbows shot from horseback

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