Tent pegging

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Tent pegging

One of the founders of the International Tent Pegging Federation, Malik Ata Muhammad Khan, with his Lance at the Ranger Ground Lahore, 2012
Highest governing body	International Tent Pegging Federation
Nicknames	Tent Pegging
First played	4th century BC
Characteristics
Contact	Yes
Team members	Single or Section
Mixed-sex	Yes, separate competitions
Type	Individual Lance or Sword/Team Lance or Sword/Lemons and Peg/ Rings and Peg/Team and Pairs/Lance, Sword, and Revolver/Indian File
Equipment	Lance, Sword, and/or Revolver
Venue	Tent Pegging Ground
Presence
Country or region	Worldwide

Tent pegging (sometimes spelled tent-pegging or tentpegging) is a cavalry sport of ancient origin, and is one of only ten equestrian disciplines officially recognised by the International Equestrian Federation. Used narrowly, the term refers to a specific mounted game with ground targets. More broadly, it refers to the entire class of mounted cavalry games involving pointed and edged weapons (lance and sword) on horseback, for which the term "equestrian skill-at-arms" is also used.