Fraser Valley Mounted Combat is excited to bring Horse Archery and other Equestrian Arts to the Fraser Valley of beautiful British Columbia. Our goal is to bring the highest calibre instruction possible to our students in both arms and in horse back riding. Training is focused on correct technique and position that allow the rider to be not only to be competent in the saddle, but also highly effective in all situations.
"It is fact that the better horseman beats the the better swordsman when fighting on horseback"
Stephanie Laversin
Director/ Head Trainer
A professional coach and trainer, Steph Laversin has been riding since the age of 3 when she started taking lessons. She was mucking stalls for rides by the time she was 8 years old, working for the Reids at Seahorse Farms in Richmond BC where she was born and raised. She became a certified trainer in 1996 and a certified coach in 1999. She has worn almost every hat in the business and loves every aspect of working with horses.
Steph started doing Mounted Archery in 2012 with Robert Borsos, an international Judge for the World Equestrian Archery Federation (WFEA) based out of Mt Currie. Steph is the one pushed through insurance in Canada for the sport in 2018 and competitive horse archery has been expanding here ever since.
Steph Laversin is a member of Borsos Torzs in Mt Currie, of Broken Arrow Mounted Archers in Arlington WA, as well as the exclusive Kassai Academy at Flying Dutchess Ranch. Fraser Valley Mounted Combat runs weekly group training year round as well as clinics all over BC.
Steph trains with top archers from all over the world, most notably Katie Stearns, WFEA Judge in Arlington WA, and Merse Konkoly, Master Kassai Instructor and WFEA Judge in Hungary.
The Kassai Original System is a Martial Arts System that is the origin of the rebirth Horse Archery over 40 years ago. It was created by Master Lajos Kassai, whom she has had the honor of training with when he has opened tracks in BC and Montana. She trains and competes in Canada and the US but this year she went for two weeks of training and competing in Hungary for the first time and plans to return regularly.
Steph’s certifications include: Canadian Federation of Mounted Archery Instructor, Licensed Equestrian Canada Competition Coach, Archery Canada Instructor, Technician in the breeding and training of Sport Horses and Higher Technician in Farm Analysis and Management. She has been a professional in the Horse Industry her entire adult life, and she continues to learn and evolve as a horseman, as a rider and as a trainer.