Ever dreamed of being a circus rider doing gymnastics on the back of a beautiful horse? Vaulting instructor Liz Gregory will give you a leg up — first onto the vaulting barrel (your no-buck-bite-or-bolt trainer), and then onto our steady-eddy vaulting champ Libero.
The mounted archers of Eastern Europe and Asia were a force to be feared with good reason. The history and techniques of Hungarian mounted archery have been preserved and come to us via Borsos Torz Horse Archery Club. In this workshop you will learn the differences in draw between mounted and unmounted archery, do ground exercises to strengthen and steady the body for greater speed and accuracy and learn to shoot with the Kassai horsebow from the ground, and from horseback.
What are the signs of colic, laminitis, tying up, and other common ailments of the horse? What are the different types of wounds, and how do you treat them? What is the normal temperature, pulse and respiration of a horse? Learn to take when to call the vet and what to do until she gets there in this essential information-packed session.
Here’s your chance to try your luck at shooting flying discs, adopt unorthodox positions such as lying down, and practise your reload and aim while moving, all from the ground.
Intro to Gatka
time: 2:30 – 4:00pm Instructor: Jagjit Singh Nijar Level: All Prerequisites: none Try your hand at Sikh Martial Arts! Instructors from Akhal Khalsa Martial Arts will demonstrate some of the many weapons in the Gatka system and give you the basics of Sikh martial arts training.
Intermediate Horse Archery
Saturday 3:00pm – 4:30pm Instructor: Robert Borsos Level: Beginner – Advanced Prerequisites: Beginner Horseback Archery, and Riding 1 or equivalent.
A continuation of Beginner Horseback Archery, designed for those who took the course in the morning, or at a previous workshop. A chance to do more shooting from horseback, adding in canter for those who are ready for it.
Have you always wanted to learn more about horses but haven’t known where to start? Get in on the ground floor of the stable and learn how to lead, groom, handle, and tack up a horse safely with Pony Club stable management expert Isabel Landels.
