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Global IHAA list. You must be an MA3 member to rank on the MA3 list, you do not need to be a member to Rank on the IHAA list, however, there is a $25 fee for non members (MA3 members Rank for free on both lists).
The third way to compete is participating in IHAA Postal Matches that are open to anyone regardless of club or National affiliation and are free to all.
All of the standard Ranking courses and rules can be found on the MA3 site www.mountedarchery.org
All of the IHAA Ranking and Postal Match rules and courses can be found on the IHAA site www.horsebackarchery.info
If you have questions on the rules or the courses don't hesitate to ask.
Greg Ogburn
USA IHAA Rep
MA3 & IHAA Ranking Officer
MA3 Affiliate Chapters
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MA3 Affiliated Chapters are a great resource for the mounted archery community and are the basis for the sport. Chapters provide a range for members to participate in including mounted archery practices, postal matches, rankings, competitions, clinics and demonstrations.
Are you interested in starting your own chapter? We encourage you to contact MA3’s chapter liaison, Serena Lynn at [email protected].
MA3 offers the chance to be a part of a community, building friendships and creating opportunities for growth as a person and an athlete. This exciting sport allows riders to experience what it is like to navigate a horse, reinless, through the course while shooting arrow after arrow. Get your brave on! Come visit us at our next competition, event or clinic.
s the sport of Mounted Archery continues to flourish across the U.S., Mounted Archery of the Americas (MA3), the oldest Horse Archery organization in the USA, is growing by leaps and bounds. Currently, there are twenty MA3 chapters across the U.S. in fifteen states.
friends. We also had the chance to catch up with some old friends that we don’t get to see much due to living in far-reaching places on this earth. There were over eighty-two adult competitors as well as seventeen in the junior division.
Overall, everyone said it was great fun! The competition was quite fierce with some of the best horseback archers in the world. This championship is the only one that combines the Korean, Polish and Hungarian styles.
About the author: Lauren has been teaching and training for over 40 years and is the author of two books that are pure magic for horsemanship – “Curbside Service” and “Balky, Balky, I Ain’t Goin’”. Find out how to be strategic in your best next steps to Exceptional Horsemanship for Mounted Archery by grabbing her “Wouldn’t It Be Great If ” Quiz to check your perspective and propel your horsemanship on her site: exceptionalhorsemanship.com
Benefits of becoming an MA3 Chapter:
• Liability Insurance
• Mentors
• Refining Mounted
Archery Skills
• Friendships
• Ranking
• Competitions, Events &
Demos
• Community Support
Archer Cameron Momtaz
Photo by Vincent McLean