Horse Archery Canada

Upcoming Events!

We also have a practice this weekend, August 25. Please let us know if you would like to come to either event by email at [email protected].

Happy shooting!

Everyone welcome July 27 and 28! Spectators can participate by timing, arrow pulling or just sitting back and cheering. The original grading event was August 3 and 4, but needed to be moved due to a schedule conflict.

Everyone welcome! Spectators can get involved as timers and arrow pullers or just watch the fun!

The revelry on May Long was a fun and relaxed social experience. We shot some targets, rode some horses, and enjoyed the company.

Now that the long track is set up, individuals can practice any time, but we will still have an organized day for those that want to join a group. Our next practice is June 16 followed by a grading event on June 29-30.

For the 2023 archery season, Kaspian Mounted Archery organized 10 club-level competitions. We did our standard ground course every revelry, so that we could track personal development throughout the year. The 3 Range Ambi had a 10, 20and 30m target that were each shot with left- and right-hand draw (6 arrows per round, 3 rounds, standard FITA 80cm targets). This course allows mounted archers to refine their shooting and includes new comers or individuals not ready to ride yet.

I would like to thank everyone that volunteered in 2023 as scorekeepers, arrow pullers, photographs, set up crew, and all the other tasks that allow competitions to run smoothly.

- 41 archers competed on the course with 22 competing 2 or more times
- Kenton had the highest overall average (68% or 61.1/90)
- Jim and Kenton both had the highest single score (75.5% or 68/90)
- Becky and Tink had the most consistent trendline
- Nicole had the greatest increase from first to last score
- Chloe had the greatest increase from one score to the next

The standard course for 2024 will be the Ambi 6 Position again. It will follow the same layout as 2022 and will allow for some really cool long-term comparisons. Happy shooting!

This is our winter schedule of horse back archery events through to the end of April 2024. We will be gathering every 2 weeks on Sundays for practices and Revelry competitions. We welcome members, past and present, and anyone who is interested in learning more about the sport. After joining in the days events, bring along your favorite grilling food and we will cook it up for you on the open fire Mongolian Yurt grill.

We had a great time at our January revelry with a couple new competitors to the community and our core group of participants. Starting with our skill building ground competitions then bringing in the horses after lunch.

Our AGM went great with no significant changes and everyone looking forward to a wonderful 2024 together and getting back outside as soon as spring dries up the long track.

A relaxing social time followed in the yurt with fine food and conversation.

Hello. If this year hasn’t been easy, this is for you. “One day you’ll look back and realise how hard it was, and just how well you did.”

Hello. I drew this for a friend and I think probably for me. Maybe for everyone. I hope your day is good.

"A single poppy has the soul of a thousand heroes and the tears of a million loved ones."
Lest we forget.

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RESULTS for the FEB-MARCH ARENA POSTAL MATCH
SUSSEX BASIC ARENA COURSE

Congratulations to Jacques Horn (Youngblood Equestrian Archers - MAASA South Africa) who won this match on Sylvester. Jacques rode in the Junior & YR - experienced category as did the next highest scorer Eelis Lummaa (Equestrian Martial Arts Club, Finland) riding Örfiila

Congratulations also to the highest placed adult-experienced entry, in 4th place overall Kenton Miller (Kaspian Mounted Archery, Canada) riding Silver Kaspian

Congratulations to the other category winners:
Francesco Veltri (Italy) on Jack Valle as the highest ranked entry in the Children, Junior & young rider (beginner) category

Cora Moore (Cotteswold Mounted Archers, UK) on Zavon as the highest placed iHBA entry

Lindsay Gunzburger (Chattahoochee Horse Archers, United States) on Motive VIII as the highest placed Adult (beginner) entry

Thanks to all 44 entries in this match from Italy, Finland, the UK, Canada, the USA, Switzerland, the Netherlands and South Africa

You can find the full results by category here: https://ihaa.eu/ /21/534
If you would like to download a certificate to record your participation, you can find them here: https://ihaa.eu/ /534

HARCAN Rendezvous 2022

From August 13 to 21, archers from Alberta and British Columbia gathered at Kaspian Equestrian Center for a fully immersive training and grading experience. The main goal was to give experienced archers with their own horses a chance to reach the next level in their horsemanship and archery by focusing on skills development. This event was made possible by an army of amazing volunteers! Meal prep, photography, timing, and scoring were all completed on a volunteer basis. The participants even went above and beyond fixing targets and, when weather necessitated, haying and stacking.
The week started with a baseline Revelry to focus participants on areas of improvement. There were ground courses to isolate archery skills and the Utah Quad in walk/trot and canter. No one had ever ridden this course, but because it was the IHAA postal course, we wanted to get some practice in.

Training throughout the week included strategizing on the Raid and Tower, becoming familiar with complex shots like kikaq, ground, offside, and qabaq. Many archers commented that they really enjoyed having times available for all runs and were able to start gauging speed. Lectures during meals gave everyone a better understanding of mounted archery as a broad community with rich history. The Hunt track was available for archers to challenge their intuitive riding and shooting by upping the difficulty and the necessity to concentrate on multiple aspects. Working equitation lessons gave the horses a break from archery and gave archers more tools to communicate with their horse.
The week concluded with grading runs for walk/trot on the Aussie Triple and Raid 3 and canter on the Raid and Tower. There was also a super fun night shoot that involved a lot of busted glowsticks!

Congratulations to all the archers for your commitment to this sport!

Achievements of archers not pictured:

Abbie Bowering traveled from Kelowna area and achieved her goal of shooting off her horse.

Mike Vincent continued to train his horse for archery.

Zoey Losey put her and her horse first when faced with a very difficult situation.

Check out our newest article in Saddle Up Magazine – Page 10 in the October edition!

In this article we touch on the incredible HARCAN Rendezvous Training Camp that took place August 13-22, 2022 in Olds, AB, as well as the importance of carrying on the traditions and spirit of this sport in the community.

On that note, long overdue posts from the HARCAN event are inbound in due course... Harvest and prepping for winter has had all of us in BC, AB and SK busier than you could believe!

Thank you again Saddle Up for the opportunity to post in your magazine!
https://issuu.com/saddleup/docs/saddle_up_october_2022

HARCAN Rendez-vous Day 3
We started with a lecture by Kenton on the subject of the horse psyche and how it can impact our riding and relationship with the horse. Then we moved on to some ground archery and concentrated on refining the release. In the afternoon we rode the Raid on the outdoor track and had the timers set up for riders to learn the speed of their horse to maximize their competition points. Even more new people joined us today which is always awesome to see! Overall another amazing day at Kaspian.

It’s not about being the best. It’s about being better than yesterday.🐎🏹🎯

HARCAN Rendez-vous Day 2
Revelry day! We started the day with the 20m ambi ground competition, followed by a walking ground competition and a long-distance shot! Had some new archers do absolutely incredible and tonnes of fun. In the afternoon we had our mounted walk/trot and canter on the Utah quad course (pictures to come) and everyone did amazing and everything went smoothly. Good times with good people!

Focus, Breathe, Release🐎🏹🎯

HARCAN Rendez-vous Day 1
We had plenty of archers come out for day 1 of the Rendez-vous; some old faces and some new! Lots of new horses were introduced and some refreshed. Made some new targets and played on the track! A fantastic way to kick off the next 10 days of fun and excitement at Kaspian Mounted Archery.

Toes up, heels down, and get your shoulder to the target🐎🏹🎯

Who’s getting out and practicing as the weather starts to smarten up? 🤠 We would love to hear where at and what you’re up to!

Exciting news!!!

Welcome to the exciting world of historical horse archery brought into the modern recreational and competitive international sport world.

HARCAN is a national society for the support and promotion of horseback archery in Canada and we are looking forward to moving ahead with our chapter and club development programs and coaching certifications.

We are currently providing horse archery lessons as per the current covid guidelines and are organizing clinics to be held as soon as the regulations permit.