The BHAA Championships is the BHAA’s annual competition which has been running since 2010 and is effectively the UK’s horseback archery national championships. We encourage as many members to participate as possible – those who have competed at the European Open and World Championships down to competent beginners. If oversubscribed, places will be offered based on applicants’ BHAA qualifications and IHAA grade. Horseback archery is a young sport in the UK and we want to include people of all abilities, including iHBA riders. The emphasis is very much on the pleasure of participation and celebrating our sport. Unfortunately the 2020 Championships had to be cancelled due to Covid 19 but they were run again in August 2021 in Leicestershire, and will be held at the same venue in 2022.

Training camp for juniors and young riders (under the age of 22)

National Championships Junior and Young Rider as defined in the IHAA rules below Child: Up to and including 13 years old.Junior: Up to and including 17 years old.Young Rider: 18 – 21 years old.Senior: 22 years or older.Masters: 50 years or older. For determining 2.1, a competitor’s age is the age they will turn that year.i.e. if a competitor turns 22 on 24th Oct 2020 they will count as 22 years old for all competitions in 2020, and must ride as a senior all year. It is permitted for an individual to move up an age grade if they wish, but this decision would be applicable for the whole year.(This applies only for child, junior and young rider, not for senior to masters). Where a competitor’s age category is not contested at a given competition they should ride in the nearest age group above theirs. They should return to their normal age category at subsequent competitions. Where records are contested, a rider’s age category counts as per 2.1 and 2.2. If an individual is competing “up an age grade” then it is possible for them to be awarded a record for their actual age group and/or for the age group they are competing in. Competitions for children will be run without timing rules. They must maintain the pace of canter or gallop, but they will not receive any points or penalties for speed; only target points and multi-hit bonuses (where applicable) will determine their score. * Guidance on competitors nominating […]

An extravaganza of horseback archery, ground coaching, Tower, Raid and simple Hunt (no jumps), skills of arms, arrow making workshop, full programme TBA Price Indicative Programme (subject to change) Below is the indicative timetable for the event. We are still at the early stages of planning so things may change, but this will give you an idea of our planned programme. The Hunt track will be simple, without jumps and will be subject to a rider assessment. A B C D E F G 1 Festival of Horseback Archery Sponsored by BHAA 2 Mon 22 Aug – Thu 25 AugNew Leaf Triangle, ScalfordMelton Mowbray 3 Day 1: arrival and settling in 4 22nd August 2022 5 TIME Group 1: Beginners Group 2: Club Horseback Archers Group 3: Intermediate Horseback Archers 6 9:00-9:30 Arrival and setting up 7 10:00-10:30 Muster and briefing 8 10:30-10:45 Break Break Break 9 10:45-11:15 Ground Introduction to HBA Ground Shooting Warm Up Ground Shooting Warm Up 10 11:15-11:45 Ground Introduction to HBA Ground Shooting Warm Up Ground Shooting Warm Up 11 11:45-1:15 Lunch Lunch Lunch 12 1:15-1:45 Riding for Horseback Archery Riding assessment Raid Track warm up Arrow collection on track 13 1:45-2:15 Riding for Horseback Archery Riding assessment Arrow collection on track Raid Track warm up 14 2:15-2:30 Break Break Break 15 2:30-3:00 Introduction to shooting from a horse in walk Tower warm up Arrow collection on track 16 3:00-3:30 Introduction to shooting from a horse in walk Arrow collection on track Tower warm up […]

National Championships Programme Friday 26th AugustWe are planning to run a practice and training day on Friday for competitors before the Nationals, this is mandatory on safety grounds for all competitors. It means the horse can settle into the environment.  Saturday 27th August and Sunday 28th Raid 233 competition, Tower 90 4 run Skirmish. Price

2 days of IHAA grading sessions: practice in the morning & grading in the afternoon Monday: Tower 90 trackTuesday: Raid 2-3-3 track Max 8 people (riding in 2 groups of 4) FULLY BOOKED – please email the BHAA if you would like to be put on the waiting list with subject “FAO Becca Sweetman”

2 days of training for Coaches Aimed at both those working towards Club Coach and those working towards Intermediate. Indoor school is booked for the following times, with non shooting training possible outside of those times– Saturday 29th October 0900 to 1100 and 1400 to 1600– Sunday 30th October 0900 to 1100 and 1300 to 1500 Full agenda to be released once we have confirmation of attendees and can design the sessions accordingly. Please contact Becca Sweetman to confirm that there are spaces available before booking.

Slingshot class track diagram (RIGHT). Arrows may be drawn from a quiver, belt or sash or from the hand. Primarily follows IHAA procedure as for slingshot 5 & 6

Fully booked: please contact Becca Sweetman via the BHAA if you’d like to be added to the waiting list