Martial Equestrian

06/24/2026

Mounted archery season—throwing arrows downrange. No lanes, no reins.

06/22/2026

I try to run our cavalry school like a boxing gym and tell our cavalry that they should box (or have boxed) at least a little. So here you go, cavalry: a little inspiration.

I know this isn't happening in a Martial arts vaccuum--there's a lot of ethno-cultural matter going on here--but don't overthink it. Enjoy the fact that it's a boxer invoking cavalry before a fight.

06/02/2026

Sometimes you just have to go for it.

06/01/2026

Our very own indefatigable Liz put Oberon through his first formal mounted archery competition. There’s so much more to it than just having a horse that will run down a track for you. It is fundamental stuff, but this is the hard part of horses, getting them to reliably and safely do all the little things that make events possible without incident.

Great job to Liz for showing up. Great job to Oberon for being so well-behaved at a new place. Very smooth experience all around.

04/30/2026

“A good cavalry unit has to travel light. No, if I were to do it again, I’d still leave the Gatling guns behind.” —George Armstrong Custer

Weighing down your horses in a fight defeats the purpose of horses in a fight. It’s worth mentioning that Custer’s light cavalry was defeated by _lighter_ cavalry.

04/27/2026

"Riding is a skill, and skill can't be bought."

For those of you new to horses and unfamiliar with horse vernacular, there is a term for a horse that doesn’t spook: a “bombproof horse.” “Bombproof Riding,” and the resultant “Bombproof Rider,” ar…

04/26/2026

If the horse does not constantly humble you, you aren’t paying attention.

04/21/2026

We’d like to welcome a new member to the Martial Equestrian program. He has a mustache. More to follow.