Verenigingen, bonden en ponyclubs — de gemeenschapskant van de sport, bij jou in de buurt.
Fahr- und Reitverein Timmel e.V. is a riding and driving club founded in 1947 with around 220 members of all ages and levels. Its riders, drivers and vaulters are based at the Reitsport-Touristik-Centrum in Timmel. The club offers lessons and courses for its members. It has held a summer show with show jumping and dressage for over 70 years.
The Reitverein Elmlohe-Marschkamp is a riding club in Elmlohe, Germany, founded in 1929. It offers riding lessons and regularly holds training courses in show jumping and dressage. Many of its activities take place on the Marschalk-Pecksen farm, where a riding hall was built in 1969. The club also organises the Elmloher Reitertage tournament, which has been held since 1950.
Beverley Polo Club was established in 2002 and is set in 110 acres of Yorkshire countryside. The club has three outdoor polo grounds and a floodlit indoor arena with a viewing area. It offers membership, lessons and polo holidays. The club hosts the Yorkshire Nations Cup, an international polo tournament held over three days.
Klub Jeździecki Podkowa Leśna is a riding club association founded in 2017 at a stable with over 30 years of tradition. Its PZJ-certified centre offers lessons from beginner lunge work to jumping and dressage training and badge exams. It has three outdoor arenas, an indoor hall and a covered ring, and runs camps, shows and events.
Wrekin North Riding Club is a volunteer-run riding club based at Stirchley Show Ground in Telford. It runs showjumping, dressage, working hunter and showing activities. Membership is open to riders of all ages and abilities.
Warwickshire Horse Watch is a partnership scheme between horse owners and Warwickshire Police. It aims to combat equine crime and gives crime prevention advice. It is run by a volunteer committee.
The British Association of Equine Dental Technicians is an organisation for qualified equine dental technicians, founded in 2001. It promotes professional training, good practice and public understanding of equine dentistry. It publishes a list of examined, qualified technicians.
The British Show Pony Society is a UK showing society for show ponies, show hunter ponies, working hunter ponies and mountain and moorland ponies. Its membership is split into 22 areas that run regional shows and training days. It holds winter, summer and heritage championship shows each year.
Breed society and charity that holds the only purebred Haflinger studbook in Great Britain and issues Haflinger passports. It runs a National Haflinger Breed Show, training camps and online dressage for members.
British Showjumping is the membership body for showjumping riders, horses and ponies. Members become eligible to compete in its competitions. It also runs coaching and training programmes and academies.
Rudgwick & District Riding Club has run for over four decades with members across Sussex and neighbouring counties. It holds regular clinics, monthly dressage and other competitions, and social events.
South Brent Riding Club is an affiliated British Riding Club founded in 1985, in Area 19. It runs clinics, events, team competitions and a summer camp for members.
New Forest Polo Club has played polo at New Park, Brockenhurst since 1935. It offers affordable polo for adults and juniors, from beginners to professional players. The club encourages Pony Club members taking part in Pony Club polo.
Vaux Park Polo Club at Wigborough Manor near South Petherton, Somerset runs polo chukkas, matches and arena lessons. Chukkas run on Wednesdays and weekends, with matches most weekends. Members pay club and HPA membership.
Blackdown Hills Riding Club is a family-friendly riding club founded over 50 years ago. It runs training sessions such as polework and show jumping clinics and a range of events for members of all ages. A committee of volunteers runs the club.
The New Forest Pony Breeding & Cattle Society is the official breed society for the New Forest pony. It holds the New Forest Pony Stud Book and issues registration documents and passports. It sells publications and offers membership.
The Royal Armoured Corps Saddle Club at Bovington, Dorset, is a BHS-approved centre and Pony Club Centre Plus. It is a registered charity offering lessons, livery and competitions for military and civilian riders. It also runs BHS training and alternative provision.
Dorset Polo Club is on the Dorset coast near Sandbanks and is run by Jemima and Rob Brockett. It offers polo for beginners to experienced players, with club and instructional chukkas, lessons, stick and balling and pony hire or leasing. Membership covers summer and arena seasons.
The British Spotted Pony Society was established in 1976 and holds the mother stud book for the British Spotted Pony. It registers ponies, publishes rules of registration and a members' handbook, and runs a national breed show. It is run by volunteers.
Southdown West Pony Club is a branch in Area 11 of The Pony Club. It runs rallies, competitions, camps and fun days through the season, including a show at Hickstead. Membership is open to all ages.
Druids Lodge Polo Club near Salisbury, Wiltshire has offered polo coaching and play since 2004 at a former racing stables. It runs introduction to polo lessons, private and group lessons, instructional chukkas and club and tournament polo, with ponies provided. It also offers horse training and livery and hosts the Stonehenge Polo Festival.
The British Miniature Horse Society was founded in 1992 to promote the welfare, breeding and showing of miniature horses. It is recognised by DEFRA as a stud book for equines 34 inches and under. It issues passports, registers horses, licenses stallions and runs shows and championships.
Quantock Happy Hackers is a riding club based at Manor Farm, Broomfield, in the Quantock Hills. Members share the care and exercise of club-owned or loaned horses, hacking out in groups of at least two. The horses are not suitable for novices and have a 12.5 stone weight limit.
Carnmenellis Carriage Club is a non-profit carriage driving club in Cornwall formed in 1990. It helps carriage drivers enjoy their sport safely with the support of other horse lovers. It organises drives, events and social gatherings, from Shetlands to Shires.
