About Us

The Canterbury Christ Church Equestrian Team offers horse riding to a range of abilities from those who have never sat on a horse to those competing at an advanced level. We are lucky enough to have the use of two fantastic yards, Trenley Park and Barton Field Farm, for our lessons and events throughout the year. 

Our social riding is predominantly based at Barton Field Farm. These include lessons from beginner to advanced, hacks, horseball, mounted games and a variety of competitions. Social riding is open to all abilities.

We have three competing teams within CCCU Equestrian; BUCS A (championship), BUCS B (trophy) and Varsity.

Varsity is held in semester two and is our competition against our main rivals from the University of Kent. Riders have the opportunity to compete in dressage, show jumping or both if numbers allow. Dressage can start from a walk-trot test to novice and jumping from cross poles to around 60cm. Varsity caters to a wide range of abilities providing you are able to confidently ride unaided.

Our two BUCS teams cater to our more advanced riders, with four competitions held across the year. Riders must be able to perform a dressage test up to novice level and complete a show jumping course of 80cm+. The highest qualifying teams and individuals not from the winning team have the opportunity to compete and regionals and nationals.

We hold weekly socials that are suitable for drinkers and non-drinkers alike. We also welcome social members who have no interest in horse riding but would still like to be part of a sports team. All our socials are themed with games and fancy dress to match. Although Covid-19 means that our socials will be virtual for the foreseeable future, we promise to make them just as fun as in person socials.

If anyone has any questions, please contact us and we will be happy to help. We look forward to welcoming everyone for the 20/21 year and we hope to meet you all soon

 

How to Join

In order to play for sports teams at Christ Church you need to purchase the two different memberships linked on this page: Students' Union Sport Membership and Christ Church Sport Subscription.

Christ Church Sport Subscription + Students' Union Sport Membership = Sports Club Member

Without both memberships & subscription you will not be able to take part in your club's activities, training and matches.

Part 1 - Christ Church Sport Subscription

This section shows all sports so please scroll down to the correct membership.


Once you've purchased your Christ Church Sport Membership it's time to buy your Students' Union Sport Membership.

Part 2 - Students' Union Sport Membership


Once you've bought both memberships you are a Equestrian member

Why do you need two memberships?

Here's why each membership is important:

Part 1 - Christ Church Sport Membership

As a member you get access to all the essentials for your sport, including:

  • Matchday and training facilities
  • Coaching (when agreed)
  • Entry fees for competitions (BUCS leagues, local, regional, and national events)
  • Transport to and from main competitions
  • Payment for officials
  • Necessary equipment
  • Affiliation fees with your National Governing Body, plus extra benefits (like increased insurance, partner discounts, ticket ballot entries for pro sports)
  • First aid cover during training and competitions

Your club also gets extra perks:

  • Free facility hire for Varsity, charity or special events
  • Support with development initiatives (like achieving SportsMark, social action projects, or making your sport more accessible)
  • Help with finding work or volunteer opportunities in sport
  • Assistance in getting sports qualifications (coaching, officiating, etc.)
  • Additional benefits from our local partnerships
Part 2 - Students' Union Sport Membership

This membership is set by your club and the funds are only spent on things that will collectively help support the club.

Examples of what your memberships can be spent on but are not limited to are:

  • Kit 
  • Dinners/end-of-year awards
  • Extra sessions outside of budgeted Christ Church Sport Membership costs 
  • Extra travel outside of budgeted Christ Church Sport Membership costs 
  • Trips and events 

Not only does your membership help support your clubs extracurricular activities and it also allows the union to do the following:

  • Insurance for all signed-up sports members 
  • Contact committee members about key information throughout the year 
  • Allow committee members access to their club email accounts 
  • Allow you to run and vote in Committee Elections
  • Committee members to access the website and finance systems 
Medical Disclaimer

When purchasing your membership, we need you to share any pre-existing medical conditions, illnesses or injuries by completing this form. This will enable us to provide support to you throughout your time involved in sports clubs and societies. We need you to keep us updated if any circumstances change. 

Once you have shared this information, we will ask you to gather medical evidence showing that doctors have signed you off and have given you the go ahead to participate. It helps us work with our insurance provider to ensure we are all covered and of staff to make sure your needs are met. If you need support in gathering the medical evidence, then a member of staff can contact you, once you have completed the form.

Any information you give us will only be shared with Christ Church Sport, Christ Church Students’ Union, and the president of your committee. This helps ensure your safety and risk assessments to mitigate any issues.

Products

Any products for Equestrian will be listed here.

Finances

Finance Requests

Click the above link to submit expenses request or visit this page for more guidance. You must be a paid member of this club to make an expense claim.

Your Information

So you can enjoy the full benefits of membership your name, university username, email, and membership status may be shared with the elected committee of this group, the University, and any relevant or affiliated parties such as British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS), other national governing bodies.  This is to ensure an excellent experience and fulfil our contractual obligations as part of this purchase.

By continuing with this membership purchase you agree to Christ Church Students’ Union sharing your data in this way.  If you have questions on how your data will be used, see our Data Protection information.

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