Horse Certification

The following are requirements to participate in mounted archery at our facility.

• Desensitize horse to arrows, bow sounds and movements, on the ground as well as in saddle

• Horse needs to be comfortable with horse running towards, past and away from other horses

• Horse needs to be comfortable with golf cart, ATV’s, and tractor

• Horse needs to be desensitized to plastic.  Plastic green houses have been built opposite the archery range, horses need to be prepared for the sound of plastic in the wind.

• Walk, trot and canter reinless

• Horse must be reasonably comfortable with sounds produced by the Qabaq

• Horse needs to be comfortable with bridge crossing

• If your horse has kicked another horse, tie a red ribbon on the tail

• Must be an RMA Member and MA3 Member to participate.