Interested in Roman Riding?

[John Conyard]

I think it was Maurice who said horse archery was a matter of practice rather than skill, so keep on practicing. When you release the reins to take the shot your heart rate will speed up, but you need to keep calm and relaxed to aim and take the shot. Riding the horse is the most important part, but just for a few seconds you really focus of the target and taking the shot. I am not a fan of a zen-like approach to horse archery, but when it comes together there is no feeling like it. I love it.

We have just done a great event at Wallington. We had a cavalry practice on the Saturday evening, and two cavalry plus two infantry shows on the Sunday and Monday. Over 9,000 people came to see our new horses perform brilliantly. It was a great start to the year.