World Championships

This biennial competition is the largest and most prestigeous in the IHAA calendar.
Individual titles and team honours are contested in the Horseback Archery Eventing discipline (of Tower, Raid and Hunt track events).

World Championships in Horseback Archery Eventing, 2025

The third IHAA World Championships was held in Tennessee, USA in September 2025. The first time that a major IHAA championships had been held on American soil.

56 Horsearchers from 19 countries took part during 3 days of competition; in the Raid 235, Tower 110 and and a 1700m long Hunt track - all component events for the combined Horseback Archery Eventing score.

Organisers: Elizabeth Tinnan & Chris Carlough - Tennessee Valley Archery, LLC

Head judge: Gabriela Osiecka

Results summary:

  • World Champion in Horseback Archery Eventing: Siem Budding (Netherlands) on CHA Chilled Gold
    • Reserve Champion: Omar El Farooq Putra Alleut (Indonesia) on Blue Horse
    • 3rd Overall: Raphael Malet (France) on DHMA Lady GA Lynx
  • Team HBAE World Champions: France - Chloé Simons, Gaëtan Blot, Raphael Malet
    • (2nd) Indonesia - Azral Mardin, Kaisar Akhtar, Omar El Farooq Putra Alleut
    • (3rd) Poland - Natalia Koprowska, Sebastian Prokop, Wojtek Osiecki
    • (4th) Netherlands, (5th) United States, (6th) Kazakhstan, (7th) Brazil, (8th) United Kingdom, (9th) Sweden, (10th) South Africa, (11th) Australia, (12th) Canada
  • Junior (-17y) age-group Champion: Chloe Simons (France) – DHMA Prince
    • 2nd: Cesar Vassallucci (France) – DHMA Nacci
    • 3rd: Kaisar Akhtar (Indonesia) – Blue Horse
  • Young Rider (18-21y) age-group Champion: Siem Budding (Netherlands) – CHA Chilled Gold
    • 2nd: Omar El Farooq Putra Alleut (Indonesia) – Blue Horse
    • Raphael Malet (France) – DHMA Lady GA Lynx
  • Senior (22-49y) age-group Champion: Natalia Koprowska (Poland) – Badgers Lil Baron GG
    • 2nd: Abzal Tulybekov (Kazakhstan) – DHMA Bar Freckle Chick
    • 3rd: Richard Addison (UK) – DHMA Cletus
  • Masters (50y-) age-group Champion: Lukas Novotny (USA) – Cowboy
    • 2nd: Wojtek Osiecki (Poland) – Cowboy
    • 3rd: Kether Van Prehn (Brazil) – Lightning

Full results can be found via this here

World Championships in Horseback Archery Eventing, 2023

Following postponements and cancellations due to the Covid pandemic, the second IHAA World Championships was held in Mongolia in September 2023.

Horsearchers from 19 countries took part during 4 days of competition; in the Raid 235, Tower 90 and Hunt track events of the Horseback Archery Eventing discipline, and in the organisers’ choice of the Mongolian Ball Hunt track.

Thanks to the efforts of the organisers and the support of the City of Ulaanbaatar and the Ministry of Culture, the competitors were treated to an immersive experience of Mongolian culture: staying in gers at the Chinggis Khaanii Khuree, experiencing local traditional music, dances and cuisine, and of course the cultural importance of the horse….

Organisers: Mongolian Horseback Archers’ Association

Head judge: Alan le Gall

Results summary:

  • Team HBAE World Champions: France
    • (2nd) Mongolia
    • (3rd) Kazakhstan
    • (4th) Poland, (5th) Russia, (6th) United States, (7th) South Korea, (8th) Australia, (9th) Spain, (10th) Germany
  • Junior HBAE World Champion: Chloé Simons (France)
    • 2nd: Sebastian Prokop (Poland)
    • 3rd: Rachel Bethoulieres-Recoussine (France)
  • Young Rider HBAE World Champion: Raphael Malet (France)
    • 2nd: Jules Boisson (France)
    • 3rd: Temuujin Tsogtkhuu (Mongolia)
  • Senior HBAE World Champion: Bexsauyt Batyr (Kazakhstan)
    • 2nd: Gaëtan Blot (France)
    • 3rd: Geser Gankhuyag (Mongolia)
  • Masters HBAE World Champion: Sergey Odinokov (Russia)
    • 2nd: Frank Sihler (United States)
    • 3rd: Jaco Barend Jacobs (South Africa)
  • Mongolian Ball Hunt winners:
    • Junior: Sebastian Prokop (Poland)
    • Young rider: Connor Vukelich (USA)
    • Senior: Bexsauyt Batyr (Kazakhstan)
    • Masters: Sergey Odinokov (Russia)

Full results can be found via this here

World Championships in Horseback Archery Eventing, 2018

The first IHAA World Championships was held in Hungary in July 2018.

Billed as HAOWC, the Horseback Archery Open World Championships, we welcomed competitors from member nations and from non-member countries too.
Over 100 competitors from 16 countries took part making this the largest horseback archery championships ever held in modern times.

During three days of competition all three of the HBAE events took place concurrently across the Nemethy Academy’s large venue in Pomaz.
A spectacular finals day for the top 10 seniors and top 10 juniors drew large crowds and media interest.

Organisers: Nemethy Horseback Archery Academy

Results summary:

  • World Championship:
    • 1st: Levente Maucha (Izmos, Zengő)
    • 2nd: Christoph Nemethy (Al Johara)
    • 3rd: Maxime Coca (Tango la Beigne)
  • Junior World Championship:
    • 1st: Agnes Maucha (Al Johara)
    • 2nd: Marcus Hjortberg (Kicsi)
    • 3rd: Martin Imbert (Valasco)
  • Senior Team Results:
    • (1st) Hungary
    • (2nd) France
    • (3rd) Poland
  • Junior Team Results:
    • (1st) France
    • (2nd) Poland
    • (3rd) Sweden

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