Nov. 23—Shooting an arrow off the back of a racing horse is easier than you might think, said Gemma DiFerdinando. "When you're shooting an arrow, it's really all about your breath," DiFerdinando said.

What was once a necessary skill for warfare and hunting food, horse archery, is seeing a revival as a hobby and a sport through ancient and medieval enthusiasts. Nestled behind a forest on a property ...

Wall Relief of Horse Archers, Neo-Assyrian 865-860 BC. (British Museum) A horse archer is a cavalryman armed with a bow who can shoot while riding on the back of a horse. This style of warfare appears ...

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A 12-year-old girl is awing the local and international community after competing in an world-wide athletic tournament inspired by ancient warriors. Arwen Adams is the ...

Beesh Lotspeich leans forward to her horse’s ear and growls, “Let’s kill it!” She spurs the horse. It breaks into a canter with a burst of raw power. As they pass between two wooden poles, they ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Mackay. Followed categories will be added to My News. You too could learn to shoot a bow from a horse - albeit without the special effects - when Outback Equine's ...

Nov. 16—TAOS — A steady beat of horse hooves roiled the dust late Friday afternoon at Wumaniti Earth Native Sanctuary, where Gemma DiFerdinando and her 11-year-old daughter, Venah, practiced the ...

The pounding of hooves mingled with the thud of arrows striking true, and the accompanying applause afterward, as a team of mounted archers demonstrated the ancient martial skill for guests at the ...

LEWISBURG, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Middle Tennessee girl competing in a mounted archery tournament is raising money for a Nashville songwriter battling leukemia. Arwen Adams, 11, was introduced to the sport ...

A HEALTHY crowd turned out to watch riders compete in the second Outback Equines Spring Horse Archery Tournament last Sunday. Tournament host Hayley Chambers said said she was proud to be increasing ...

Everything goes quiet when Lance Bishop's horse starts cantering. There's only the sound of hooves hitting dirt, and the steady thwack, thwack, thwack as another arrow twists through the air and finds ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Shooting an arrow off the back of a racing horse is easier than you might think, said Gemma DiFerdinando. “When ...