Verenigingen, bonden en ponyclubs — de gemeenschapskant van de sport, bij jou in de buurt.
Aspect Polo is a low-goal polo club based at Hurtwood Polo Club in Ewhurst, Surrey. It offers membership, fixtures and a polo school with lessons from Tuesday to Sunday. Livery and pony hire for stick and ball, practice chukkas and match chukkas are available on site during the polo season.
British Carriagedriving is the governing body for the sport of horse driving trials in Great Britain. It runs national championships and supports clubs and international teams. It publishes events, results and membership information.
Maidstone & District Riding Club is a local riding club that has run for over 70 years. It offers lessons, social activities, competitions and other events through the year. Members range from leisure riders to competitive riders.
Bookham Riding Club is a BHS affiliated riding club in Leatherhead, Surrey, and a member of British Riding Clubs Area 11. It runs competitions and training at its club field in spring and summer, including show jumping, dressage, showing, gymkhana and TREC. It sends junior and senior teams to compete locally and nationally.
Minninnooka Polo & Riding School in Chobham, Surrey offers polo lessons and coaching for juniors and adults, from first lessons to competitive play. It also gives English riding lessons, runs chukkas, holiday camps, Pony Club activities and corporate polo experiences. Livery may be available.
Burningfold Polo Club plays on the Burningfold Manor estate on the Surrey-Sussex border. It has two polo fields and offers coaching and ponies for hire. Players from beginners to experienced can join matches and chukkas. The estate also runs a wedding and events venue.
Horsham & District Riding Club was founded in 1967 and is affiliated to the British Horse Society. It welcomes riders of all levels, from novices to those competing at top events, plus non-riding members. It holds dressage, combined training, show jumping and an annual open horse show, as well as training sessions and camps.
Cowdray Park Polo Club in West Sussex calls itself the home of British polo. Polo has been played there since the first recorded tournaments in 1910, and it hosts the British Open for the Cowdray Gold Cup. Matches are played on several grounds on the Cowdray estate near Midhurst.
Beaufort Polo Club near Tetbury hosts polo for players from -2 to 18 goal and the Beaufort International. It offers coaching at all levels through the Beaufort Polo School. It also offers full and DIY livery with an indoor school, outdoor arena and six polo fields.
Edgeworth Polo Club is a family-run polo club near Stroud, founded in the 1970s. It has four full-size match grounds, three practice fields and more than 100 horses on site. It offers full livery, grazing, breeding, training and schooling, and runs a season of polo tournaments.
UK Ponies & Horses is a showing society for ponies and horses, founded in its current form in 2020. It offers rider and adult memberships, horse and pony registration and show affiliation. It holds the membership rights to RIHS qualifying classes and runs its own shows. Its history goes back to the Ponies of Britain society formed in 1950.
The Showing Council was established in 2006 with the British Equestrian Federation. It unites showing organisations and breed societies to promote showing as a sport. It now has twenty member bodies and is a BEF Associate Member.
Southern Counties Heavy Horse Association has supported heavy horses since 1947. It brings together owners, handlers, volunteers and supporters of working heavy horses. Its activities cover ploughing, harnessing, driving, showing, timber work and ridden heavy horses. Members do not need to own a heavy horse.
The Event Horse Owners Association is a membership organisation for owners of eventing horses. Members use owner facilities at major UK events and network with other owners. It runs leagues, a prize fund and annual awards, and represents owners to British Eventing.
The Arab Horse Society of Great Britain was formed in 1918 as a charity. It aims to preserve and improve the standard of horses and ponies, with particular reference to the Arab horse. It keeps the stud book and registrations, lists stallions at stud and runs shows including a national show. It also trains and lists judges.
The Pleasure Horse Society is a membership society formed in 2003. It promotes ownership of leisure horses and ponies and offers occasional advice and comment. It no longer issues horse passports, which are handled by the Horse Passport Agency.
The South Wales Shire Horse Society was set up in 1983 to improve and promote the breeding of Shire horses. It holds an annual show.
Adventure Riding Club is a British Riding Clubs affiliated club for riders of all ages and abilities. Its showground is in Barnby, Suffolk. It runs events and ARC tests for members.
The Fjord Horse National Studbook Association of Great Britain is the breed society for the Fjord horse in Great Britain. It keeps the stud book and issues horse passports. It works with the Norwegian stud book authority to uphold breeding standards.
The Dartmoor Pony Society is the breed society for the Registered Dartmoor Pony, and a registered charity. It maintains the stud book, registers ponies and issues passports. It welcomes new members and works with affiliated societies worldwide.
The Equine Shiatsu Association (tESA) is the professional body for equine shiatsu in the UK and Europe. It sets standards for practice and teaching. It keeps a register of qualified practitioners in Scotland, England and Europe.
The WorldWide Association of Equine Dentistry is an independent association of equine dentists. Members must follow its code of conduct and pass its internal examinations. It offers DEFRA/RCVS approved Category 2 exams and continuing professional development. All members carry insurance and are listed in its dentist directory.
Cool Hooves Polo is a polo academy based at the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club. It offers stick and ball sessions, private, shared and group polo lessons with Hurlingham Polo Association-accredited coaches. It also manages club members' polo, ponies and teams, and runs polo experiences, corporate events and livery.
Ham Polo Club, founded in 1926, is London's last remaining polo club, set on 23 acres beside Richmond Park and Ham House. It offers polo lessons for adults and juniors with riding experience, as well as riding lessons. The clubhouse also hosts social events.
