UCSC Equestrian is a sports club at UC Santa Cruz that competes against other collegiate equestrian teams through the IHSA Hunt Seat discipline and IDA.
The UC Santa Cruz Equestrian Team competes at Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) horse shows in Zone 8, Region 1, and at Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA) horse shows in Region U. The team is open to full-time UCSC students and UCSC alumni of ALL experience levels. If you're interested in joining, please check out our website, or contact the team via e-mail to learn more! Google Calendar: http://dft.ba/-UCSCETCalendar
Blog: http://www.ucscet.blogspot.com
05/01/2026
Jessy wins Horse of the Year for Z8R1!!💙💛
Jessy is a universally loved horse in our zone and we are so lucky to have him apart of our team! Jessy will be receiving much love and many treats🍎 We love you so much Jessy!! 🫶🫶
Banana Slug Day Vlog
03/30/2026
HUGE Congrats to .eq at Zone 8 finals!
She was the lone banana slug to take on Zones this year, and the first one to do so in 4 years! 🐐🐌🔥
4th out of 8 in limit flat individual on the best pony Violet 🤍
Thank you to .rivers.equestrian for supporting us and for an amazing show season 💙💛
As always, an amazing show and venue
Can’t wait for next season! Let’s go Slugs 🐌 💛
11/07/2025
Thank you to all of the people who donated on Giving Day!💙💛
We truly appreciate you and your donations. This money will go towards shows, travel, and will continue to make our club financially friendly for all UCSC riders 😁
If you were unable to donate this time are interested in supporting our club, stay tuned for Spring Give taking place in spring quarter!🌷🌱
AGAIN, thank you! We could not run our club without your donations. 🐌🐴
11/07/2025
⭐️Scenes from our UCSC Hunt Seat home show ⭐️
We had a very successful show a few weekends ago! Our team came together and pulled off an amazing show 💙 So so proud of everyone who showed and can’t wait for the next one!
GO SLUGS 🐌 💛
Huge shoutout to .photograghy for taking these beautiful photos 😁
11/05/2025
🐴 TODAY IS GIVING DAY 🐴
Please consider donating to the UCSC Equestrian club! We heavily rely on donations to travel to shows, host shows, and support financially friendly equine activities for UCSC students 💙💛
As we are a small club, please share with friends and family! Any amount helps us⭐️
🔗LINK IN LINKTREE IN BIO
10/05/2025
We’re so excited about the 2025-26 season with our incredible team! Thank you for allowing us to have a fun, safe, and wonderful team!
09/23/2025
Some important information if we missed you at Cornucopia yesterday! 🐌🍌
this THURSDAY 9/25 is our orientation and information meeting.
SATURDAY 9/27 is our MANDATORY evaluation ride for all riders new to our team! Please fill out the Sign Up form (link in bio).
we will have an additional paperwork meeting WEDNESDAY 10/1 for all riders committing to our team this year.
We can’t wait to see you out at the barn this year! 🐴
09/10/2025
Do you ride western? Do you want to continue to show western in college? Consider joining UCSC Eq!⭐️
🐴UCSC’s western team has been inactive for a few years, but we are eager to bring it back to life!
🐴To have an active IHSA Western team we must have a minimum of three active members who compete. We are hopeful to fulfill this requirement, so please come try out!
🐴If you feel you are inexperienced with western or uncertain you want to compete, please still consider signing up for our evaluation ride at Cornucopia. This will give you a better understanding of what you may want to do and our coaches can evaluate your ability to compete
🐴If you haven’t already, please fill out our interest form located in our link tree in bio. Also located in our bio is IHSA general information where you can read about how IHSA western shows are formatted and what to expect
Please feel free to reach out if you have any additional questions 💙💛
04/11/2025
Come visit our booth this Saturday April 12th for Banana Slug Day!! We will be there to talk to any interested equestrians about what we offer, the details of our club, and to answer any questions or concerns! Located on East Field at booth #54, more details will be posted on story!
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03/25/2025
UCSC Equestrian 2024-25 season recap: doodle edition!
So much experience was gained this season as well as memories! Everyone rode great and are continuing to grow as riders. Both IHSA and IDA teams had some great feats this season! Special congratulations to:
Dylan, as she pointed out of her division!
Fern, who qualified for IDA nationals in her first year on the team. The first UCSC Eq rider to make it to nationals in a while!! Good luck! We know you will kill it 😁
Huge thanks to .rivers.equestrian for supporting us and making this possible! 💙💛
Don’t forget to fill out the UCSC EQ interest form if you are looking to join this coming fall! Link in bio