From 5 to 8 July I competed in the Horseback Archery Open World Championship 2018 in Pomaz, Hungary. Before the competition I trained there for 7 days so I would be well prepared. During the competition I rode on Csalogány, a very sweet, not so fast horse. I started with the Polish track. It was […]

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I participated in the Gauchoux Open last week. I enjoyed it very much and it was nice to see and meet so many other horseback archers. I ended at place 33 overall (of 60 competitors) and 7th of the juniors. Ranking Gauchoux Open Now I am going to prepare for training in Pomaz Hungary and the […]

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Last weekend Qiujun and I had a vaulting weekend, organised by the Dutch Vaulting Show Team. At the end of the weekend I gave a horseback archery show with Chiron. It was great to be able to practise how to give a show. I thought that people would find it boring and not very spectaculair […]

Lees meer My own first demo horseback archery during Vaulting weekend

On the 6th May I rode the Postal Match Korean 2-3-3 with Chiron. I found it hard to stay in rythm between the shots so at the end I had less points than I thought I would have, 35.61. I tried my action camera, you can see the result here: Action Camera Korean 2-3-3 Siem and […]

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Last week I was filmed by the publisher of the Dutch version of Ranger’s Apprentice (Grijze Jager). I haven’t read all the books, because for me there were too many mistakes in the descriptions of the bows and the archery part but luckily I read a few. They called me the ultimate example for the […]

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Yesterday we trained in the evening for the first time. This means we can make a long track through the paddock where the horses are during the day. I placed five targets, three forward and two back. It was an open field course. Chiron (the horse) and I loved it.  

Lees meer First evening training in Maarsbergen

This week I was interviewed for an article in two newspapers for children, the kidsweek and 7days. I told her how I train and why I like horseback archery so much. The kidsweek placed my story at the frontpage! And in the 7days there is a full page with pictures and text about me. I […]

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Last friday I was filmed by the Jeugdjournaal (News for kids). The cameraman also brought a drone and a GoPro. It was nice to try a GoPro! They were very friendly and made a nice item about me, Chiron and horseback archery. And they made me choose the music that they used! Here you can […]

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Yesterday I rode the postal match (Hungarian track and Mamluk) and I got selected for the World Championship in Hungary with a third place overall in the match and first place junior. It was bitter cold so it was hard to get a grip on my arrows but it went well after all. And my […]

Lees meer Qualification for World Championship in Hungary

In October I trained for three weeks with Christoph Némethy in Pomaz, Hungary. Christoph has taught me a lot. I can now shoot 8 arrows on the Hungarian track within 20 seconds. I shot 114 points in total (9 runs) on our last day. I loved being around other horseback archers, they were all very […]

Lees meer Training with Christoph Némethy in Hungary