Tent 
Pegging

At a gallop, riders attempt to pick up a 7.5cm wide peg using either a sword or lance.

This can be done individually, or as a synchronised team riding abreast as half sections (2 riders) or sections (3 or 4 riders) or riding Indian file (4 riders) in single file.

All ages 
All abilities

Sussex Peggers Club have members who are just starting, to some who have competed for Great Britain.

With training for novices, juniors and advanced riders, why not come and give it a try?

Competitions 
& displays

We both host our own competitions and league series and enter national mounted skill at arms competitions.

We can also be seen at displays and shows, including dressing the part for England's Medieval Festival at Herstmonceux, over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

A sport 
with history

A sport dating back to Alexander the Great's invasion of India in 326 B.C., the first display in Britain took place at the Hurlingham Club in 1875. The Illustrated London News reported: "there are more qualities needed than a good seat and a quick eye. . .the hand must be light as a feather, the grip as close as steel, the eye true and the aim unerring".

Orange 
slicing

It takes a skillful rider to gallop toward 2 oranges, hanging from a gallows, and to slice them clean in half whilst avoiding getting covered in orange juice.

Then all the rider needs to do is bend down and pick up a tent peg, on the point of their sword, from the ground for maximum points.

Training 
year round

At Ditchling Common Stud we have access to a dedicated skill at arms field for spring and summer training.

Through the winter we move into a large indoor schools to keep practicing.