Verenigingen, bonden en ponyclubs — de gemeenschapskant van de sport, bij jou in de buurt.
The Vero Beach Polo Club runs polo matches as a Sunday season at the Vero Beach Polo Grounds. It offers polo lessons for all ages, taught on the actual field of play. The club's polo ponies are a specific horse bred for polo, usually a cross between a quarter horse and a thoroughbred.
Southeastern Mounted Shooters Assn is a club for mounted shooting, a horse sport with competitions and events. It runs a training program and weekly clinics during the competition season that focus on horsemanship and the horse. Open practice sessions are held for members and non-members, and the club is aimed at beginners as well as experienced riders. Training and matches take place at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds arena in Dover, Florida.
Walsingham Horseman's Association is a membership association that runs an equestrian park for horse riders in Pinellas County, Florida. Members access the park's horse trails and riding arena. The association maintains the park, including trails and the McKay Creek equestrian bridge. It also sponsors therapeutic riding for people with disabilities and local horse shows and events.
ResserRV is a riding club. The club runs regular riding operations with its school horses. Club members are kept informed through the club's Instagram account, which shows club life and pictures of the school horses. The website is being rebuilt, and the club's news is currently posted on Instagram.
MSC Horse Shows is run by Marion Saddle Club in Ocala, Florida. It organises horse shows with hunter, jumper and equitation classes for riders of all levels. The club has served the equestrian community since 1958. Its shows include Marshall & Sterling classes and prize money in the Hunter and Jumper Classics, and it awards a scholarship for the Best Youth Horseman of the Year.
Ocala Polo Club runs polo in Ocala, Florida, where it has played since 2019. It operates a Polo School through its Team Resolute program, offering intro clinics, beginner lessons, coaching chukkers and first matches. Group arena polo lessons and arena chukkers are held at Team Resolute's polo arena, and arena league matches take place monthly. Team Resolute provides horses, tack, mallets and balls for beginner players by arrangement.
STRIDE Dressage is a riding and driving dressage club based in the Ocala, Florida area. It hosts five schooling shows a year. It also sponsors clinics and workshops for dressage enthusiasts from beginner to advanced, in traditional, driven and western dressage. STRIDE is a general membership organization under Region 3 of the USDF.
Midway Saddle Club is a non-profit club founded in 1965 by community members who show their horses. It runs open horse shows with classes including hunter over fences, hunter flatwork, western pleasure and ranch horses. Divisions range from pre-beginner to open, so the club serves both new showers and experienced riders. Shows are held on the second Saturday of each month from April to November, along with several show series.
Rolling Hills Saddle Club is a riding club that runs horse shows for hunter/jumper, dressage and eventing riders. Its shows are held at Wills Park Equestrian Center in Alpharetta, Georgia. The club offers annual individual and family memberships and holds membership meetings. It also runs the Thoroughbred Incentive Program (TIP) high point awards for retrained Thoroughbreds. A shop on the site sells new and used saddles and riding equipment.
Union Hill Polo Club is a polo club and barn just outside Atlanta, Georgia. It offers horse boarding with a limited number of spaces, polo matches, and polo and riding lessons. Polo ponies are available to lease on a per-chukkar basis for players who do not have their own horses. The club also hosts events, including charity and corporate events and occasions combined with polo matches.
Blue Ridge Riding Club is a non-profit organization in Blue Ridge, Texas, that promotes horsemanship activities and skills in its community. It holds monthly playdays, special horsemanship events, and an annual rodeo. The club provides scholarships to graduating seniors and makes contributions to Blue Ridge community organizations. The club has been run by volunteers since 1963.
The club runs a riding facility on the Niers river in Geldern with an indoor riding hall with stables, a dressage arena, a sand jumping ground and paddocks. Since 2014 the facility has been leased to Daniela Rothenburger and her riding school. The club emphasises family-friendly riding with the horse as a partner. Membership fees are set by age group, from children to adults.
The Reit- und Fahrverein Dinslaken-Hiesfeld e.V. is a non-profit riding club founded in 1947 in Dinslaken. Its focus is promoting riding and all matters concerning the horse. The club operates a riding facility with dressage arenas and runs riding and dressage courses. It also organises spring and autumn horse tournaments throughout the year.
Reitverein Eintracht Veen e.V. is a riding club founded in 1865 in Alpen-Veen on the lower Rhine. It offers classical dressage and show-jumping training alongside recreational riding. The club places particular emphasis on training children and young riders. It also hosts riding courses, including pole and gymnastics training led by a qualified horse-management master.
Reiterverein Elten e.V. is a riding club in Emmerich-Elten with a tradition of riding sport dating back to 1919. The club has been based on Grönlandstraße since 1988 and runs its own riding ground. It hosts tournaments in dressage and jumping and offers courses such as horsemanship demonstrations and Working Equitation training. Members can ride out into the Eltener Wald and the neighbouring Montferland.
RFV Schwanebeck is a riding and driving club founded in 1970. It offers spring jumping lessons and dressage training for riders of all levels, from beginners to tournament competitors. The club organises training sessions and tournaments, including events held at its own premises. Membership gives members access to tournaments in the club's name.
Reiterverein Sundern-Spexard e.V. is a riding club for anyone who enjoys riding or wants to learn. It offers riding lessons from age 7 on its own school horses, including longe lessons, division riding and free riding. The club also offers dressage courses and regularly organises tournaments and training courses. It uses the facilities at Hof Frenz, which include two riding halls, an outdoor arena and a longe hall.
Vogtei Ruthe is a riding club. Its website presents tournament results from several years and a photo album of club events. Members can receive subsidies for courses and lessons with the club's trainers. Interested people are asked to contact the trainers for further information.
The Union County Saddle Club is a non-profit, volunteer-run community organization in Northeast Georgia, organized in 1986. It is dedicated to education and skill development in all disciplines pertaining to equine activities. The club runs a covered show arena, an outdoor practice area with obstacles and a round pen, and a clubhouse. It hosts open horse shows, barrel racing, team roping, rodeos, trail rides and clinics, and makes its arena available to other clubs and groups. Membership is offered to riding members, families and non-riding supporters.
FG Eichenhof e.V. Heitlingen is an equestrian club founded in 1988 in Heitlingen, Garbsen, with around 300 members, about 50 of them children and young people. The club has two divisions, riding and driving. It offers training courses for motivation and performance badges in both divisions, as well as tournaments. Members can also take part in an annual hunt and a summer youth camp. Riding lessons in dressage and show jumping take place at the Reitanlage Tegtmeyer in Heitlingen, and driving training is held on a driving ground there from spring to autumn.
Graf Haeseler is a riding club in Wallenbrück-Bardüttingdorf near Spenge, founded in 1926, with around 250 members. The club runs a riding facility with three large all-weather outdoor arenas and an indoor riding hall. It hosts spring and autumn tournaments with show jumping and dressage classes up to Klasse S. The club also carries out horse performance tests as part of its statutes.
Ponykultur Hobrechtsfelde e.V. is a non-profit riding and driving club. Its pony school gives children aged 4 to 8 playful riding lessons and a first gentle introduction to ponies. The club's ponies live outdoors on a paddock rather than in a stable. The club works alongside Pferdekultur Hobrechtsfelde at Gut Hobrechtsfelde and is active in nature and animal welfare in the Naturpark Barnim.
Ozark Mountain Cutting Horse Association is a cutting horse association that organises cutting horse shows. Its website celebrates 44 years of cutting. Shows run on Friday and Saturday, with a start time of 8:00am. The site publishes show results and photos from past events.
The Reiterverein Wahlitz 1921 e.V. is a riding club based in Wahlitz, near Magdeburg. Its main purpose is promoting equestrian sport. The club organises events such as orientation rides and tournament sport, and it works to improve conditions for competition and youth riding. People can join by submitting a membership application. The club does not own or lend horses or ponies and refers such requests to a local riding farm.
