The Equestrian Team is a co-ed recreational club sport open to all undergraduate and graduate students. The University sponsors most of our funding and allows us to provide an excellent program at a relatively low cost, especially for those students with no previous riding experience. We offer several lessons from beginner level to advanced each week, including weekday nights and weekends, so there should be one that fits into your schedule.

 

For those riders interested in participating in shows, we compete in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA), an organization comprised of colleges in our region that host approximately ten shows during the year. We compete against colleges and universities in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware (including University of Delaware, Washington College, Villanova University, and Drexel University) at all levels. For more information about competitions and the IHSA, check out their website at http://www.ihsainc.com/ and look for Penn under Zone III, Region V.

 

Membership dues are $75/semester for showing members, and $60/semester for non-showing members. There is also a $45 IHSA membership fee for those members who wish to show. Showing members are required to lesson weekly and will not be permitted to participate in the show if he/she does not ride in a lesson the week leading up to a show.

 

If you wish to join the team, there are forms, waivers, and dues that must be turned in, so please contact us at upennequestrian[@]gmail.com with any interest or unanswered questions.