追おい物もの射い

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

shooting a fleeing target from horseback

Historical term from Japanese archery (弓術) referring to the practice of shooting at a moving target, typically an animal, while riding a horse. Rare in modern usage; encountered mainly in historical or martial arts contexts.

• 追おい物もの射いは、流鏑馬やぶさめと並ならぶ馬ば上じょう弓きゅう術じゅつの一ひとつである。

  Oimono-i is one of the mounted archery techniques alongside yabusame.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには、武ぶ士しが追おい物もの射いを稽けい古こした記き録ろくが残のこっている。

  Ancient documents record that samurai practiced oimono-i.