Articles and Information
Below you will find links to interesting articles, information and publications. All are related to horseback archery, the equine world, archery itself and any other subject of interest. Please feel free to send in your suggestions too!
General Horseback Archery
> The Characteristics of a Good Archer: attributed to Bahram Gur.
> The Gaethic Horseback Archery Championships: the launch of horseback archery in Sweden (2009).
> The BHAA in Iran: BHAA's Neil Payne goes to Iran.
> Horseback Hunting in Argentina: a letter from a friend in Argentina.
> Hellenic Horseback Archery: the sport takes off in Greece.
> Train your Horse: a good guide to getting your horse ready for archery.
> 4th International Horseback Archery Competition: review of the 2008 competition in Korea.
The World of Horseback Archery
> Wikipedia: Rick Lippiet's Wiki page.
> Traditional Archery in Turkey: the BHAA visits Turkey for a horseback archery demo.
> Chinese Horseback Archery: by Stephen Selby.
> The Samurai and their Weapons: sections on their mounted skills and weapons.
> Centaur of Attention: John Man, author of biographies of Genghis Khan and Attila, traces the journey that took him to Mongolia and Hungary.
Books and Publications
> Saracen Archery - can be downloaded from here > Part One and Part Two (both zipped files).
> Warriors of the Steppe: a historical look at the people horsearchery originated from.
> Mounted Archery in the Americas: great book edited by Edited by David Gray and Lukas Novotny.
> The Empire of the Steppes: a history of Central Asia.
> Saracen Faris: Describes the uniforms, weaponry, military practices and daily life of the Saracen cavalry during the time of the Crusades in the early 12th century.
> Mounted Archers of the Steppe: 600 BC- AD 1300 (Elite) by Antony Karasulas
> The Scythians: 700-300BC (Men-at-Arms)
> Chinese Archery: by Stephen Selby.
> Kassai Lajos: 'the way of the Horseback Archer'.
Islamic/Ottoman/Turkish Articles
> The Archers of Islam: by W.F. Paterson.
> On Bows and Arrows: English translation of German work by Hammer-Purgstall
> Turkish Archery: by Murat Ozveri
> Archery in the Ottoman Empire: Mehmet Goral.
> Archery in the Period of Sultan Mahmud: a look at the Caliph's interest in archery.
General Archery
> The Path of the Arrow: The evolution of Mongolian archery.