First time participation is encouraged. This is your opportunity to give it a try. It is easily measured by the kilo. Character understands that limit is a choice. It is measured in the attempt to hoist again the stone, to try once more.
Character is measured in the return.
These events, some recorded for more than 1000 years, evolved out of the agricultural as well as military heritage of Scotland and were spread all over the world by those in the Scottish Societies. The endurance of these competitions as sanctioned events even as we look toward the 21st century is testament to the importance of this fundamental test of the physical as well as mental strength to these competitors. As in most sports, good technique is the secret of success. Mad Max McDougald will hold a clinic in Scottish Back-hold wrestling in several weight classes. The clinic is held each year at Rural Hill Farm, the site of the Loch Norman Highland Games, on the second Saturday in September.