Welcome! We are a fun bunch of horse riders who ride at University, catering for Student (and Staff) riders of all abilities. That includes even those who have never mounted a horse before, those who used to ride a long time ago and would love to do it again, and those who have never stopped riding from childhood. All are equally welcome, and we provide nurturing support especially for beginners.

As a club, our teams are nationally renowned in the BUSA leagues and we have had members compete excellently well at all levels both locally, regionally, BUSA Nationals and quite a few of our members even take it far enough to represent their countries. The main form of competition mainly involves a combination of show jumping and dressage. We always welcome new members onto the team once a year at the start of the session. Places on the team tend to be keenly contested, but the team rides always for glory.

For the fun riders, like myself, lessons are organised equally but separately on a weekly basis. Everybody is taken through their paces right from tacking up, to mounting, walk, trot, canter or even conquer gallop - it's always your decision. There are lessons indoors, and for the sunnier days, there is nothing more relaxing that a hack in the Stodmarsh Forest: some call it therapeutic; I would say it is simply brilliant. There is freedom of choice as well between a hack and a lesson.

We ride primarily at a BHS approved centre in Fordwich that is 10 minutes away from campus. The club arranges your lesson with the centre and provides transport via a system sustained by fellow students. Lessons are organised with average group sizes of up to 5 and, if you own your own horse, it is possible to arrange livery by contacting the yard.

Our teams, in a recent sponsorship deal, also ride at Willow Farm. The yard is situated 20 minutes away from the campus, and has a range of around 60 horses. With facilities including an indoor school, tack shop and cafe area, it makes for a fantastic social experience that allows all of our team members to improve their riding whilst enjoying themselves as much as possible.

The Equestrian Club is famous for our Social events which include a fantastic package such as Gymkhanas, Manhunts, and the very popular Pub hack (A themed 3 Mile ride through the country to a neighbouring village on horse back for a pint of local beer and back in groups of 16 riders). The same applies to our unrivalled Annual and Christmas Dinners. This club is the place for you if you seek a community that plays hard and keeps a vibrant social life.