Jamie Bannister from the A Grade Hunter Valley team won the B Grade Individual title
2008 Australian Tentpegging Championships Merriwa, NSW
Photograph:Christine Swinton
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Tentpegging is an equestrian sport practiced in many countries around the world.
Tentpegging is a horse sport which is fun, fast and spectacular and can be enjoyed by riders of all ages, male and female, senior and junior. It is a sport the whole family will enjoy.
Tent pegging is thought to have originated in India. Mounted soldiers would gallop through enemy camps, removing the tent pegs with their lances and swords. They would be followed by more mounted soldiers who took advantage of the surprise and havoc caused by collapsed tents and a confused enemy. The British Cavalry adopted the principles and adapted them as cavalry training drill.
The sport received its first international recognition when the Olympic Council of Asia accepted Tentpegging as an official event in the 1982 New Delhi Asian Games.
With growth of the sport in countries such as South Africa, Namibia, India, Pakistan, Oman, Israel, Great Britain, Netherlands, USA, Canada, and New Zealand, International competitions are now being conducted by the Federation Equestre International, and the International Equestrian Tentpegging Association, with teams competing from Australia.
For a full description of the sport, please visit the Australian Tentpegging Association website: www.tentpeggingaustralia.org
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Lisa Smith leads the City Cowboys team in the B Grade Team Swords Indian File. Lisa won the C Grade individual title. |
The Albury team form an almost perfect line in the A Grade Teams Swords |
Cameron Ninnes the youngest junior competitor at 8 years old, concentrates hard on bursting the balloon in the junior Skill at Arms |
Danyon Williams won the junior individual title |
Richard Dowling from the B Grade Horseland Brumbies team won the A Grade individual title | |
