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CFMA CERTIFIED
COMPETITION COACHES AND INSTRUCTORS
Prince Edward Island
Marina Wright
​Instructor
Located in Farmington, PEI Marina is a lifelong horsewoman dedicated to constantly refining her craft. She has extensive knowledge in the behaviour and ritualistic nature of horses. She teaches Pair Bond Training, which is all about establishing a foundation of two-way communication and a relationship of mutual care. She also teaches Positive Reinforcement Training and is a Registered Coach of English riding with Equine Canada.
Contact: eleacres@gmail.com
Emma Latto
​Instructor
Located in Farmington, PEI Emma is a yoga practitioner and teacher, and has spent 25 years of her life around horses to varying degrees. She has a passion for alignment and helping others better understand how to use their body in a more optimal way. Maintaining physical integrity when practicing horseback archery is key in her training methods. With her sister, Marina, as her mentor, she focuses on working with the horse where he is. Taking the time he needs to progress as an archery mount, using lots of positive reinforcement training. It is very important to her that our mounts enjoy the sport as much as the humans, and that they are conditioned in a way that promotes a lifetime of soundness.
Contact: eleacres@gmail.com
Ontario
​​​Kendall Goddard
​Coach
Located in York, Ontario. Kendall’s years of riding experience and passion for horsemanship eventually set her on the path of mounted archery. She has participated in national and international mounted archery competitions across Canada, including representing Canada in the 2020 IHAA World Grand Prix. Over the last few years, she has had the privilege of learning from several of the best mounted archers in Canada. Kendall hopes to help grow this exciting sport in her home province Ontario. She offers clinics focused on introducing riders and their horses to the bow and arrows with a strong emphasis on safety and horsemanship. She uses her experience gained in competitions to build mounted archery tracks and help develop new clubs.
Contact: ghmountedarchery@gmail.com
Uwe Schneider
​Coach
Uwe and Sonja operate Horses of the Sun, where they teach riding, voltage (vaulting / gymnastics on horseback), therapeutic riding, and archery. In 2004, a recent immigrant from Hungary and fresh from the Kassai Valley approached them in her quest in finding a place in Ottawa to practice horse archery. No strangers to unusual equestrian disciplines, they were happy to help. In return, Uwe’s childhood passion in archery was rekindled, and soon the three horse archers had trained some horses, obtained their Kassai bows, and practiced mounted archery in their spare time for several years. In 2014, after a hiatus, Uwe and Sonja started offering archery and horse archery training again, and since then have hosted numerous archery classes, clinics, and events. Over the years, Uwe has participated in several horse archery clinics taught by Lajos Kassai, Lukas Novotny, and others, and has participated in KHOWs in Nova Scotia. Fascinated by the bow as a young boy through the adventures of Robin Hood, Temudschin, Tecumseh, Hiawatha, and Winnetou, Uwe is now a self-professed Toxophile, always eager to learn more about the amazingly varied world of archery. Combining his love for horses, science, history, and traditional bows, he strives to be a toxologist and archery teacher.
Contact: hots@295.ca
British Columbia
Donat Koller
Coach
Located in Salmon Arm, British Columbia Donat Koller has been practicing horseback archery since 2005, representing Canada in competition nationally and internationally. He is one of the co-founders of the CFMA and belongs to the Borsos Torzs horse archery club in Mt. Currie, BC. He is currently the Vice-President for the CFMA, and helped develop the Approved Horsearchery Coach Registry, membership programs, and safety protocol for horseback archery in Canada . Donat teaches clinics on his own property and upon request. He has trained under the Kassai Horsearchery Martial Arts system for over a decade and now teaches all styles and versions of horse archery, encouraging students to find what works best for them.
Contact: donatkoller@gmail.com
Phone: 250-515-2939
Michael Pearson
​Coach
Located in Victoria, British Columbia Michael Pearson has been practicing horseback archery since 2015. He has travelled, trained and competed internationally with many of the top horseback archers in the world since 2018. He is a member of Borsos Torzs and currently a CFMA level 3 coach. Michael can teach any of the major styles of horseback archery as he trains and competes with all styles. Michael is currently graded as an HA3 with the International Horseback Archery Alliance, IHAA, as well as a level 1 IHAA Judge and hopes to continue to progress and grade in all available systems. In the future Michael would like to continue travelling, training, and competing in different countries.
Contact: mipears@hotmail.com
​​​Stephanie Laversin
​Coach
Located in Langley, British Columbia. Stephanie Laversin was certified as a riding instructor in Canada in 1999 and as an NCCP coach in 2002. She is currently a Licensed Competition Coach with Equestrian Canada and a Certified Instructor of Mounted Archery with the CFMA. She also has her NCCP certifications for Instructor of Beginners with Archery Canada. Steph started her horse archery journey in 2012 when her son tried his hand at it in a clinic with Robert Borsos. In 2014 she started Fraser Valley Mounted Combat. Stephanie is a member of Borsos Torzs as well as Broken Arrow Archers in the US. She trains weekly with her group created through Fraser Valley Mounted Combat. She competes and trains as much as she can. Steph has a strong drive to create a cohesive and harmonious community in which to grow and have fun. She wants to see Equestrian Archery recognized as a sport in Canada. Thanks to her discussions with EC head of sports development the CFMA became an Equestrian Canada (Sports Canada) affiliate. Stephanie is a lifelong professional in the horse industry with an old school, by the book attitude that gets things done! She hopes to help the sport to grow with the help of a motivated community with high standards that always puts safety and the horse first.
Nova Scotia
Lance Bishop
​Coach
Located in Baxters Harbour, Nova Scotia Lance Bishop is the founder and head coach of the Seawinds Horse Archers Club, and one of the four Canadians who are International Judges for the World Federation of Equestrian Archery (WFEA). Lance was following a childhood dream to combine riding and archery when he stumbled upon the teachings of Hungarian Master Lajos Kassai, the pioneer of modern mounted archery. Lance began practicing mounted archery in 2016, becoming a WFEA International Judge in 2018 and Certified Coach with the Canadian Federation of Mounted Archery in 2020. He has since trained many students following his interpretation of the Original Kassai System (OKS), which emphasizes martial discipline, horsemanship, and community spirit. Lance holds the highest all time ranking among North Americans for the OKS competition style. Lance and his partner Sarah organize clinics to promote the sport in Canada, creating opportunities for beginners and more advanced riders to learn the mounted archery techniques and train their horses for safe participation in the sport.
