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.
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. Liberty is an accomplished jouster and has competed accross Australia. She has competed in skill at arms, ridden melee and a variety of high end events.
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. Rodney is also one of Australia's top jousters, having competed and won events across Australia and amoungst the highest ranking jousters in Australia currently. He represented Austraia in the UK in 2025 and led the team to victory at the Lincoln Joust as well as being the indivdual champion of the event. He is one of Australia's only jousters practicing in the solid lance style. He has studied a variety of mounted combat types from accross the world and is a keen proponent of rossfechtin (mounted historical combat).
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. Jay is also an accomplished jouster, having competed across Australia and practicing a variety of mounted combat types and techniques. Jay is a keen reeanactor as well and has performed in hih level reeanctment events from the Call to Arms open field medieval combat through to the Australian Light Horse parades across Brisbane and NSW.
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.
Other
Forms (including Waiver and Liability, Rider Application) are available from our website - https://ridingwithsticks.com.au - Contact and Forms Section
Every attendee must complete the Waiver and Liability and Application forms
Completed forms can be emailed to [email protected]
Please ring Liberty or Rodney or Jay with any questions of concerns 0407 390 678 or 0415 740 316 or 0458 396 123
Refunds, Scratchings, and Cancellations
Please note refunds can be obtained by using the scratch feature in Nominate up until the event closing date. A scratch fee will apply. Refunds after this date can only be obtained with supporting evidence, please email us if you require a refund after the closing date.
Where you are unable to attend a clinic for some reason after the closing date, but before the extended closing date, we will credit your entry to another clinic. You may also opt for this option prior tot he closing date, in which case the scratch fee will not apply.
When a cliinc is cancelled due to circumstances outside your control, such as weather, we will either reschdedule the clinic to a new date or refund entry fees without the scratch fee applied.
Any cancellations after the extended closing dates for any reasons may not be eligible for a refund or transfer, however please reach out to us by email and we will help you if we are able. Please be aware our costs begin accumulating from the moment a clinc is advertised and the closer to the event date the higher the costs are likely to become. This is the reason for our graduated refund policy. We are a small business only, but we will always make an effort to help you where possible.