Child Animation synced with Parrent objects Animation

Hi Gang,

I now have an archer that draws a bow from his quiver. At the appropriate point when the animation of him draws the bow I attach the arrow from the quiver to his hand. At this point I want to create an animation for the arrow that rotates/positions it properly as he lifts it from the quiver over his shoulder and into position on the bow. right now the bow moves with the hand but it is in a static position. I have tried creating an animation through the animation view but I can't play the animation of the character drawing the bow at the same time so I don't have any reference to where to position the arrow.

How do I create an animation based on the movement in the animation of the character drawing the bow from the quiver?

Thanks

The Oz