Lesson Schedule

Where, what and when. Come join us and play polo! Questions can be emailed to the Aggie Polo club: aggiepoloclubucd@gmail.com

2025

Fall-Spring Quarter 

 

All practices will take place at the Sutter Buttes Polo Club at 373 Shannon Rd, Yuba City, 95991. 

 

Starting times reflect when students should arrive at the club to pull out horses, and the end time reflects a rough estimate of when we expect to finish. These 3-3.5 hour blocks account for tacking up and putting away horses, plus a generous ~90 minutes of saddle time per lesson (sometimes more). Students should bring appropriate riding wear (long pants, boots or close-toed shoes), water, a snack, and their excitement for polo!

 

Note: We enforce a strict 24 hour signup and cancellation policy. 

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Location

Sutter Buttes Polo Club 373 Shannon Road, Yuba City, CA 95991

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Lesson and Riding Time Structure

The week is split into polo and non-polo days to keep our ponies happy and healthy. The goal of this structure is to give our horses more days of other activities such as trail riding, sets, and general riding. 

 

Polo Lesson Days: Saturdays 

Beginning lessons are currently held on Saturday evenings. 

 

Stick and Ball Days

Open Stick and Ball days are listed on the master calendar (available from aggiepoloclubucd@gmail.com) when the officers are out of town. In order to reserve a horse for stick and ball, members must sign up on Calendly. Signups close at noon the day before open stick and ball days. Please restrict mounted time to 30 minutes, and clean your tack/roll your wraps after. No shortwork, trail rides (without officer approval), or scrimmaging/drills that involve 2+ people playing against each other are allowed. Horses being used for lessons or clinics outside of the UC Davis program must be rented and are not included for open stick and ball.

 

Lesson Levels: 

 

Lessons: This group is for beginners to polo (but who already ride). All new members who don’t have a polo background must start in this group. 

- Learn to put on polo tack independently

- Grooming, bathing, horse care and equipment maintenance

- Learning to walk, trot, and canter. 

- Learning to control the ball at a walk and trot

- Learning the basic rules 

- Learning line of the ball, safety concerns

- Learning basic game strategy 

- Basic positioning and techniques, learn all of the different hits 

 

Varsity Team: 

Tryouts by request! 

- Undergraduate or graduate student carrying at least 12 units

- Advanced understanding of the game, strategies, riding, and technique

- Fits all other USPA intercollegiate eligibility requirements.

 

Club Chukkers

Club chukkers are hosted by Sutter Buttes Polo Club and are NOT an Aggie Polo Club event.  Horses for Wednesdays club chukkers are not included in membership. Please see fee sheet for rental details and fees. Priority for UCD horses goes to Officers and Instructors. Signups close at noon on Tuesday. Contact aggiepoloclubucd@gmail.com for details.