Mounted Archery In The Americas

Author : David Gray
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ISBN 13 : 9781590482629
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mounted Archery in the Americas written by David Gray and published by . This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating and amply illustrated book charts the history of mounted archery from its ancient roots on the steppes of Eurasia thousands of years ago to its current resurgence in popularity in the Americas. It also provides the reader with up-to-the-minute practical information gleaned from a unique team of the world s leading experts. Mounted archery is shooting the bow and arrow from horseback at the canter and after a century and a half of neglect on the Great Plains of North America, interest in this thrilling activity is rapidly spreading from the Arctic Circle to the Tropic of Capricorn. This is the story of the reappearance of this exciting discipline in the Americas. Horseback archery has its origins in two of the great grasslands of the world the United States Great Plains, and the vast steppes of Eurasia. As far back as 3,000 years ago Asian mounted warriors thundered down on their enemies in lightning surprise attacks, loosing showers of arrows which stunned and hopelessly dissembled their pedestrian opposition. The horseback archery culture of the American Indians reached a similar level of development and sophistication, but emerged much later and was a shorter phenomenon. Horses spread north from the Spanish colony of Mexico through the Plains beginning in the mid 1600 s, but this dynamic equestrian culture virtually vanished with the demise of the buffalo in the mid 1800 s. Yet this mounted tradition was revived when, in 1998, Kassai Lajos, the legendary Hungarian founder of the modern standardized discipline of mounted archery, came to the United States for now-legendary demonstration. The world s leading mounted archer returned for three subsequent training camps which inspired many others to take up the sport. Since then, mounted archery has spread with great enthusiasm across the United States, Canada and South America. This challenging and engaging discipline is promoted by the Mounted Archery Association of the Americas, and the royalties from this ground-breaking study of this ancient equestrian art are being donated to this Association.

Author : Claire & Dan
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ISBN 13 : 9781367321649
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Horseback Archery: Ancient Art to Modern Sport written by Claire & Dan and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This BHAA manual accompanies the BHAA qualifications syllabus; both for horseback archers and for coaches.The BHAA is the governing body for horseback archery in the UK.The manual is suited to anyone with an interest in horseback archery; whatever your level of experience. It covers each aspect of the sport: riding, archery, specific techniques and training suggestions for mounted archery, as well as rules and tactics for competition. Including over 100 pages of colour photographs and illustrations; with demonstration of techniques by experts.Step by step instructions on topics from training your horse to making and fine tuning your equipment. Discussion of the mechanics of bows and arrows, and archers' anatomy, explain how to optimise your performance and avoid injury.Articles on the history of horseback archery, plus 27 key horseback archery battles, bring the modern sport into a historic context.

Author : Claire & Dan
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ISBN 13 : 9781388450847
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Horseback Archery: Ancient Art to Modern Sport (2nd Edition) written by Claire & Dan and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This BHAA manual accompanies the BHAA qualifications syllabus; both for horseback archers and for coaches. The BHAA is the governing body for horseback archery in the UK. The manual is suited to anyone with an interest in horseback archery; whatever your level of experience. It covers each aspect of the sport: riding, archery, specific techniques and training suggestions for mounted archery, as well as rules and tactics for competition. Including over 100 pages of colour photographs and illustrations; with demonstration of techniques by experts. Step by step instructions on topics from training your horse to making and fine tuning your equipment. Discussion of the mechanics of bows and arrows, and archers' anatomy, explain how to optimise your performance and avoid injury. Articles on the history of horseback archery, plus 27 key horseback archery battles, bring the modern sport into a historic context.

Author : Claire and Dan
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ISBN 13 : 9781367088153
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Horseback Archery: Ancient Art to Modern Sport written by Claire and Dan and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This BHAA manual accompanies the BHAA qualifications syllabus; both for horseback archers and for coaches. The BHAA is the governing body for horseback archery in the UK.The manual is suited to anyone with an interest in horseback archery; whatever your level of experience. It covers each aspect of the sport: riding, archery, specific techniques and training suggestions for mounted archery, as well as rules and tactics for competition. Including over 100 pages of colour photographs and illustrations; with demonstration of techniques by experts. Step by step instructions on topics from training your horse to making and fine tuning your equipment. Discussion of the mechanics of bows and arrows, and archers' anatomy, explain how to optimise your performance and avoid injury. Articles on the history of horseback archery, plus 27 key horseback archery battles, bring the modern sport into a historic context.

Author : Otis T. Mason
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book North American Bows, Arrows, and Quivers written by Otis T. Mason and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Potter Elmer
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Target Archery written by Robert Potter Elmer and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Archery written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Native Americans depended on archery for survival, archery as a sport never caught on in America as it had in England. When the infamous Robin Hood was participating in archery competitions in the 1100s, and armies of Central Asia were implementing archery into their military tactics up until the 1500s, the United States did not exist. Certainly important in the history of archery, the Native Americans taught many English settlers and colonists the ways of the bow and arrow. As technology progressed, however, the methods for hunting and fighting changed drastically. By the late 1700s, when Americans were fighting for independence from England, gun technology made archery in wartime obsolete. By the 18th and 19th centuries, participation in archery competitions in England had decreased and American tournament archery waned with it. Toward the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, the sport again became more prominent in America and worldwide. Today, elite athletes participate in the centuries-old art. And with the emergence of more contemporary stories of Robin Hood and popular culture archers like Green Arrow from comic books and Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games, archery is slowly climbing the ranks as one of America favorite sports.

Author : Claire Sawyer
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ISBN 13 : 9781366950727
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Horseback Archery: Ancient Art to Modern Sport written by Claire Sawyer and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This BHAA manual accompanies the BHAA qualifications syllabus; both for horseback archers and for coaches. The BHAA is the governing body for horseback archery in the UK. The manual is suited to anyone with an interest in horseback archery; whatever your level of experience. It covers each aspect of the sport: riding, archery, specific techniques and training suggestions for mounted archery, as well as rules and tactics for competition. Including over 100 pages of colour photographs and illustrations; with demonstration of techniques by experts. Step by step instructions on topics from training your horse to making and fine tuning your equipment. Discussion of the mechanics of bows and arrows, and archers' anatomy, explain how to optimise your performance and avoid injury. Articles on the history of horseback archery, plus 27 key horseback archery battles, bring the modern sport into a historic context.

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Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806123875
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Indian Archery written by and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1991-09-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one knows for certain just when the bow and arrow came into use in America, but they were in use from the far North to the tip of South America when Europeans first arrived. Over the hemisphere the equipment ranged from very poor to excellent, with the finest bows of all being made in the Northwest of North America. Some of these bows rivaled the ancient classic bow in beauty of design and workmanship. The attitudes of whites toward Indian archers and their equipment have ranged from the highest of praise with mythical feats rivaling those of William Tell and Robin Hood-–o mockery and derision for the Indians' short, "deformed" bows and small arrows. The Laubins have found most of the popular conceptions of Indian archery to be erroneous-as are most of the preconceived notions about Indians—and in this book they attempt to correct some of these false impressions and to give a true picture of this ancient art as practiced by the original Americans. Following an introduction and history of Indian archery are chapters on comparison of bows, bow making and sinewed bows, horn bows, strings, arrows, quivers, shooting, medicine bows, Indian crossbows, and blowguns. Those wishing to learn something about the use of archery tackle by American Indians, something of the ingenuity associated with its manufacture and maintenance, and something about the importance of archery in everyday Indian life will find in this book a wealth of new, valuable, and important information.

Author : Robert Potter Elmer
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Target Archery written by Robert Potter Elmer and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: