Membership Information

Reduce your Aggie membership Fee!!!

 

 

Where does my money go?

Great question! Membership money goes directly into horse board and care. Every school year, the club expends upward of $45,000 to keep our horses fed and healthy, and to keep the club running smoothly. At the moment, the Aggie Polo Club is responsible for the care of fifteen horses. By becoming a member of the club, you directly impact the longevity of the club for years to come. We rely on fundraisers, memberships, sponsorships, and donations to cover the entire $45,000.

 

As a nonprofit, Lili, Elise, Emi, and I run this club as volunteers. We are not paid, and pay to play just like all of our other members! If you ever have any questions or concerns about where the money goes, please feel free to reach out to me. 

 

Pay less by helping with the Aggie Polo Club!

We need your help to keep this club running! Our “deputy officer” roles give our members a discounted membership fee in exchange for helping out with a few administrative tasks/barn chores. The discount either reduces the membership by $200 or $350 depending on whether members decide to take on a role as a Blue Tier Deputy Officer or a Gold Tier Deputy Officer. Keep reading to learn more.

 

All deputy officers are expected to attend at least 2 club events per quarter. Depending on your class schedule, you can always change your membership at the start of each new quarter.

 

Blue Tier tasks require less commitment than Gold Tier, but are subject to change and are more physically intensive (think barn chores). These roles and the jobs associated with them are created on an as-needed basis, but we've listed examples of roles you might be assigned to below. 

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Gold Tier Deputy (Primary Deputy Officer) -$350 discount!

Pricing includes access to all lessons for Fall Quarter (reserved on a first-come-first-serve-sign-up basis), entry into our quarterly student tournament on December 2nd, access to club social events, and discounts on tournaments held at the Sutter Buttes Polo Club. In addition to tacking and untacking your horse at practices and taking proper care of your equipment, deputy officers help to oversee barn chores and assist the officers with their administrative roles. Deputy officers will have more "fixed" roles, will check in with their supervising club officer weekly, and will attend monthly club meetings.

 

Example of Gold Tier Deputy Roles: 

-Equine Health Monitor (works with Lili and Melinda): Keeps track of horse health, including noting if horses are lame, colicky, have sores, are missing a shoe, or are losing weight. Can administer meds under Melinda's direction. In charge of recording when horses were used in our notebook log.

-Equipment/Barn Manager (works with Charlize): Records when tack is broken, in charge of cleaning tack weekly, sweeping out barn, keeping polo balls inflated, maintaining updated list of which horse uses which tack.

-Crowdfund Queen (works with Marisa and Maya): manages UC Davis fundraisers specifically on the Crowdfund website

-Finance Minion (works with Marisa): Helps Marisa keep track of finances on the spreadsheet

-Fundraiser Fairy (works with Maya): Manages sales of merchandise, smaller fundraisers like Cane’s, Chipotle, or a bake sale

-Tournament Manager (works with Maya/Bonnie): Works with Maya and Bonnie on FB Hart plus Fall Alumni Tournament—specifically with the logistics of putting teams/chukkers together and matching players with horses. A scheduling role.

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Blue Tier Deputy (Secondary Deputy Officer) -$200 discount

Pricing includes access to all lessons for Fall Quarter (reserved on a first-come-first-serve-sign-up basis), entry into our quarterly student tournament on December 2nd, access to club social events, and discounts on tournaments held at the Sutter Buttes Polo Club. You will float around taking care of smaller tasks that need to be done for the club. Tasks will mostly be barn chores (mucking stalls, helping to drag the arena, cleaning and organizing tack) with the occasional minor administrative job (flyering around campus, tabling). 

Examples of Blue Tier Deputy Roles: 

-Acting as a secretary for officer meetings

-Rolling polo wraps and washing saddle pads

-Organizing and cleaning tack

-Scooping poop after lessons/making sure our barn stays tidy

-Posting flyers around campus

-Set up and take down for tabling events and on-campus events

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Non-polo Membership ($500)

For those who want to get some saddle time but aren’t interested in polo. Can only access the horses on non-polo days. 

 

Social Membership ($400 **for the year!!)

For those who aren’t interested in riding but want to stay in the loop with all of the Aggie Polo news and events. You’ll receive our weekly emails, pen pal notes from some of our amazing polo ponies, and have access to club socials. 

 

What is expected of deputy members?

There are two levels of Deputy members, blue and gold, with blue requiring less commitment than gold. Deputy members of both levels get discounts off of their quarterly membership in exchange for their time and help. Gold tier deputies receive a $350 discount off of their base membership rate (student 700, non-student 800) and blue tier deputies receive a $200 discount.

 

Blue Tier memberships require less commitment than Gold Tier, but are subject to change as needed. For students living in Davis, this may mean logistical work, tabling, helping with accounting or IT work. Additionally, if members have their own transportation they may also help with barn tasks if they want. For those living in Yuba City or other areas, tasks will include helping with barn chores, cleaning tack, and tacking up horses for full-price members. Gold tier members and/or members living in Davis can expect generally more consistent jobs over the quarter such as fundraiser management, whereas blue tier deputies may expect more sporadic jobs such as grooming or equipment inventory. Gold tier deputies must attend monthly officer meetings and may be asked to act as meeting scribes. The meeting dates for this quarter are October 5th, November 2nd, and December 7th at 7:30pm on Zoom.

 

What if I don’t know if I want to purchase a membership?

Are you brand new to polo and not sure if you want to commit to a full membership? That's totally fine! Students can pay per-lesson for up to three lessons before deciding to commit to a full membership. Our students are welcome to decide to purchase a quarterly membership after lesson #1 or lesson #2, and start their membership without paying for more individual lessons. We do not offer pro-rating, and memberships for the quarter must be paid prior to registering for a 4th lesson. 

 

*Non-Student Single Lesson (up to 3 lessons): $70

*UCD Student Single Lesson (up to 3 lessons): $60

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USPA Membership

 

You must join the United States Polo Association before purchasing your membership. Yes, an USPA membership is REQUIRED to become an Aggie Polo Club member for insurance reasons.They now offer non-competing memberships which are $50 yearly and run from Jan 1st to December 31st which are suitable for almost all of our members. Competing middle/high school students must pay for the $100 student competing membership. Please select Sutter Buttes as your home club-- it will help us get funding for club improvements. You can register using this link. 

 

Sutter Buttes Polo Club Membership

 

Unless you have an existing home club, you must choose Sutter Buttes Polo club when registering for a USPA membership, which is the facility where the Aggie Polo Club Practices. 

 

Good news! For all kids under 18 years of age OR students (college students included), membership for the Sutter Buttes Polo Club is FREE.

 

For all adults and community members that are playing or taking lessons at the Sutter Buttes Polo Club facility in any capacity (including through the Aggie polo club), membership fees apply. Contact Bonnie Magill at bonniemagill57@gmail.com for fee structures and payments.