The Equestrian club is a great opportunity to get involved on campus. We compete through IHSA (Intercollegiate Horse Show Association). One of the best things about this club is that you do not need a horse, or have any riding experience. In IHSA riders are assigned a horse based on their skill level and will be judged on their equitation (or how they look on a horse).If you have a horse you can board it at our team barn! Members can be either competing or non-competing. It is a personal choice for each member if they wish to compete or not. Members who compete travel to shows and can show English, Western or both. We show at colleges across the Pacific Northwest including LBCC, WWU, UW, UO, and OSU. Our show season runs from September to March. During show season we have weekly ride nights where both competing and non competing members get to practice for shows. We also offer private lessons with our coach, president, vice president and captains. Members who chose to not compete are more than welcome to join us for ride nights and will have numerous chances to get on a horse. Our horses are all personally owned by members, meaning we have no “university owned horses.” Each member is responsible for their monthly board check, any other horse expenses. We also have no professional coach. Our coach is a CWU student just like every other member which is a very unique thing to have in an IHSA club.
