“When people think of Traditional or Primitive archery, rarely does the thought of someone on horseback enter their mind. But that's exactly what's happening down in Texas. A number of Mounted Archery groups have sprung up over the years and it seems that Texas is the hotbed of the USA mounted archery world; MA3 (The Mounted Archery Association of the Americas) has 5 chapters located in the Lone Star State alone.
One chapter in particular is doing things a bit different;
The Eastern Contingent. A club, which started life as a ground-archery group through USA Archery, branched out into an official mounted archery club a few months ago. Mounted archery has a very heavy sport-influenced aspect in the current age, but The Eastern Contingent is attempting to bring back some of the more classical elements. This includes a focus on more traditional bows (horn/sinew versus the modern carbon and glass bows), accessories and historical garb. Most of the clothing, leather gear and equipment is made by the chapter members themselves.
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