The OU Equestrian Club

The equestrian club at the University of Oklahoma, is one of the smaller club teams here at the university as well as one of the least well known.

Equestrianism refers to the different skills that are used while riding a horse. These different skills are what the Sooner riders practice to perfect for each of their shows.

The club currently has about 15 active members. They compete during both the spring and the fall semesters, in about 10-12 shows each semester. These competitions test riders on their horse riding ability through different events.

Each of the events have their own different way of being scored, either by judges, time, or by how many points that are accumulated each round.

At these shows they comptete against other colleges and universities. Which gives the students an opportunity to go against some very skilled riders.

The equestrian club used to be associated with the OU polo team, until the university disbanded the polo team in the fall of 2008, while the equestrian team stayed together.

Courtney Burggren, equestrian club president encourages any student who is interested in horses to come and check out the club.

"OU Equestrian is a way to allow students with an interest in horses and equine activities to learn more and have the chance to compete a college level, no matter what level or experience they may have," Burggren said.