ABOUT OUR CLUB
Horse Riding is riding a fully tacked-up horse, learning how to ride with skills such as walking, trot, canter, pole work and jumping.
All of our training/lessons take place in enclosed sand arenas at our 2 teaching locations, but if you are part of either of the teams you will visit other universities and also use their horses/facilities.
equestrian
Horse riding is a fantastic experience and a really good way to keep fit, relax and have fun.
Everyone is welcome to join us, we cater for all abilities and riding levels. The club is hosted at Brook Farm Stables in Alresford. To get there you can catch either get the 74 bus towards Wivenhoe at 50 minutes past every hour, or you can catch the 78X towards Wivenhoe at 20 minutes past every hour. The bus usually takes around 15 minutes - these bus times are based from South Courts. Please ensure that you always arrive to Brook Farm early. If you have any questions about riding with the club, please feel free to email sr21631@essex.ac.uk (our president) or contact our Instagram for further information!
POLO
Whether you've played polo before or have never sat on a horse, we cater to all abilities. By joining the club we offer the most affordable way of getting into polo with beginner lessons at £50. We aim to hold polo lessons every Saturday (Numbers dependant) at Silverleys polo club in Hertfordshire, transport is provided by the club for a £7 minibus fee (this is normally included in your ticket price unless stated otherwise). We offer the chance to compete for us at the largest national polo tournament held between universities called SUPA, we have two of these competitions a year. Winter SUPA (Held in February) is based at Onley Equestrian Centre in Rugby as is Arena polo whereas Summer SUPA (held in June) is based in Lemington Spa and we compete on grass! Whether you wish to play or whether you wish to join as the many social members who come along, SUPA is an experience like no other!
pre-bucs team
This year we are lucky to be able to offer the chance for our more advanced riders who are looking to compete or to further themselves with lessons at Hemps Green Equestrian.
GET STARTED
To be a part of the club, you need to join up as a member. The different club membership options are listed below with a description of what each membership covers. By purchasing a membership you are agreeing to the club's code of conduct.
If you want to take part in training or to learn how to ride, you don't need anything and can hire boots and a hat from one of our training centres (but you can provide your own if you wish!). If you want to be in either of our teams you will need full show gear (shirt, tie/stock, jacket, white/cream jodhpurs, boots, hat, body protector and whip).
Please note that your membership information will be used in conjunction with Essex Sport (University of Essex) purely for the purpose of providing access to required facilities and data analysis. Your data will not be shared with anyone else or used for marketing purposes. Memberships are uploaded to the Essex Sport system manually and so it may take up to 5 working days before you are able to book onto your session via the Essex Sport app and attend training sessions.
Should you have any problems please email scadmin@essex.ac.uk
TRAINING TIMES
- Wednesday: Hemps Green Equestrian Pre-BUCS
- Wednesday: Brooke Farm Stables
- Saturday: Silverleys Polo Club