SKILL AT ARMS CLINIC WITH RIDING WITH STICKS

About the training
This is an introduction clinic and assumes that you and your horse have never attempted skill at arms or any other type of mounted combat or melee, although participants with sporting and mounted games experience will find some similarities.
Riders will be instructed in the safe use of several different weapons from horseback, including swords, lances and spears, and will focus on honing in their accuracy, speed and balance against a number of challenging obstacles. They will learn how to manage their horse effectively for mounted combat and get to try out some simulated melee (called 'rossfecthin') with other riders.

Riders can book in for either aspect of the clinic or the combined ticket option.

About Liberty, Rodney and Jay
Liberty Deaman is currently the highest ranked Australian horse archer (88th in the world) and was the highest scoring Australian rider at the 2023 World Championships, held in Mongolia. She is currently the Australian Representative on the International Horse Archery Alliance and has been active in the Australian Horse Archery Association (as a general member and committee member) for the past 5 years. Liberty is the Captain of the 2025 Australian World Championships Horse Archery Team heading to Tennessee in September.

Rodney was the team Captain of the Australian Team at the 2023 World Championships in Mongolia as well as the 2021 World Grand Prix Team. He is the second highest ranked horse archer in Australia behind Liberty and also the President of the Australian Horse Archery Association. He is the official Coach of the 2025 Australian World Championships Team and was recently accepted as an individual competitor as well. He will Captain the Australian Team at the Asian Nations Cup in Indonesia later this year as well.

Jay is currently the 5th highest ranked horse archer in Australia and the official reserve for the 2025 World Championships Team, as well as representing Australia as part of Team Australia at the Asian Nations Cup later this year.  Jay has a Degree in Equine Science and is an acomplished horse trainer as well, specialising in teaching horses self management and regulation which are incredibly helpful skills for horse archery horses. 

Equipment requirements
All equipment is provided, including swords, spears, lances. Riders can ride in their regular tack but must have a monkey strap or similar for the front of the saddle. Bareback riding is not permitted at this event. All riders are required to always wear a suitable helmet to Australian / EA standards when handling horses and riding.

Venue Details

This clinic is being held at the Arslans Boutique Horse Agistment in Camden. Yards and camping are available onsite. For furhter details about the venue, please contact them via their Facebook page.

All attendees must provide their own food and water. General services, restaurants, take away and fast food options are within a 15 minute drive. This is not suitable for lunch as the lunch break is typically 30 minutes.

Horse Hire
Limited places will be available for horse hire for this event. Please ensure the attached horse hire form is downloaded and returned no less than 48 hours prior to the event. Failure to do so may result in a cancellation of attendance. No guarantee is provided on horse hire.

Waiver Forms and Horse Hire Information Sheet
These documents will download automatically to your computer on entry to the ticketing section of Nominate for this event. Please complete these forms (electronically or wet ink) and upload them in the third stage of the ticketing via Nominate. Alternatively, completed forms can be emailed to us directly at [email protected]
Please note - horse hire forms MUST be returned no less than 48 hours prior to the event. Spots are limited and no guarantees can be made. Failure to return the forms in a suitable timeframe may result in cancellation of your ticket.