When I was a young child, someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I replied: An adult. That produced some hilarity and then I continued by telling them I also wanted to be an Indian, living in Canada, have my own horses, become a hunter and a pilot and travel to Tahiti on a sailing vessel and see the world. "It's a nice dream, son and many people have dreams like that, but they never come to be."
I no longer dream those dreams. I did all that and at this time I train a mustang to do mounted archery after I lost my yacht to a tropical cyclone in Fiji 2016. I got my inspiration when I watched a video of a man, Lajos Kassai, resurrecting an old Hungarian tradition of mounted archery, used in warfare with great success by the Huns and the Mongols. I strive for the skill and the sport of it and because I love horses and the discipline it takes to fling arrows from the back of a horse while galloping and hit the target of my choosing. I love all kinds of activities that require skill, like martial arts and archery is one of them. Practicing it every day, my ability to hit a milk jar swinging on a string from 20 meters away inspired many of my friends and they practice with me. Now we are looking forward to the joys of horseback riding and explore our surroundings at a leisurely pace. I will use my bow and add some extra excitement to that, My pony Free Spirit is a wonderful companion and is not bothered a bit when I shoot off her back. She doesn't flinch, not even twitching an ear to my madness and if I ever decide to take her on a hunting trip, I know, she will be a reliable partner.
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