IHSA Equestrian Team at the UW

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IHSA Equestrian Team at the UW

We are the Equestrian Team at the University of Washington! From our IHSA show team to our recreational team, we have members of all levels. Let us know!

You do not need any experience to join this wonderful community of collegiate equestrians. This page is for the Equestrian Team at the University of Washington. This club has members of all levels and you do not need a horse to compete! The national organization we compete under is the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA). Check us out at our:
Website - https://sites.uw.edu/ihsa/
Instagram - http://instagram.com/uwequestrian

Want to support the team, UW and the NW equestrian community?! We need all types of support, donations, volunteers, loaning your horse for our horse show, old show clothes, you name it, and we'd appreciate it. Message the team or email us at [email protected].

09/11/2026

Our show schedule is updated!! We can’t wait to see everyone out there this season🐴

07/18/2026

💜💛Senior Spotlight💛💜

We really didn’t want to let her go, but are very excited for Danielle as she begins her next chapter at UC San Diego for her PhD in Biophysics. She graduated from the Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology program at UW!
Her leadership being our English captian for the last two years has been foundational to the success of the team as a whole, and her spirit, generosity, and kindness has made an individual impact on every member of the team.

Alongside her role as English Captain, Danielle was also part of the squad that competed at Zones when UW Equestrian qualified during her Sophomore year.

While we will truly miss having you at all of our team events, we are even more excited to see where you go! Best wishes Danielle!

06/12/2026

💛💜Senior Spotlight💜💛

We are so sad to be saying goodbye to our amazing teammate Julianne. Julianne is graduating with a degree in International and Korean Studies, and will be headed off to Washington DC for a Masters in Asian Studies at George Washington University!
Her favorite memories on the team were our home shows, and we are truly grateful for her dedication to supporting the team. Our events will not be the same without her 💜

05/20/2026

💛💜Senior Spotlight💜💛

Mir Mattia Ottaviani is graduating from the UW International relations program. His long standing presence on the team will be sorely missed. Our shows, lessons, and airbnbs will not be quite as fun without him. Just in this last year, we are extremely grateful for his amazing cooking🍝, last minute mission to find Mara new insoles in Oregon🥾, and everything he did to make our home show special📸⚡️🐎.

Best of luck in the future!! 💜💛

05/04/2026

That’s a wrap! Nicole Poussier with a 10th place finish in individual level II horsemanship, and an 11th place finish in individual level II ranch riding. Full recap to come soon, but for now we want to thank for a wonderful experience this weekend! and coach Mara for all the prep, travel, and coaching!

04/11/2026

Reminiscing on this beautiful weekend at Stanford for Zone championships ✨

A fun chance for us Washingtonians to ride under the sun! Thank you to the Stanford Equestrian team for hosting such a incredible show. Such an amazing group of horses and riders!

🏆 Yousef got 4th place in Introductory Hunter Seat Equitation

🏆 Ella got 5th place in Novice Hunter Seat Equitation

03/28/2026

Tomorrow our individual qualifiers head down to Stanford to compete in Zones on Sunday! Wishing you two the best of luck 🏆

03/27/2026

Semifinals Recap!

Our three individual western semifinals qualifiers had a great weekend at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces.

Nicole Poussier earned the Champion title in Level II Individual Horsemanship, and 3rd place in Level II Ranch Riding. She’s headed to nationals for both divisions!

Alma McKean rode beautifully in her Individual Level I horsemanship class on Lola.
Erin Murray had a great ride on Happy in the Individual Beginner Horsemanship division.
We are so excited to you two advance to the next class level in next show season, congratulations on all the hard work!

Our Semis team got to explore a bit of New Mexico on their off time—with a lesson to get them accustomed to the heat, and a trip to White Sands National Monument.

Of course, this wouldn’t be possible without the amazing work of our host, New Mexico State University, and all of Area 72 for providing such an amazing venue and horses. Next up, we get to cheer on Nicole at Nationals!

03/19/2026

Congratulations to our Individual Rider Qualifiers for earning their spot to compete at Semifinals! The whole team is wishing you the best of luck at New Mexico State University this weekend!

Original photography (left and right images) by Judah Wong

03/09/2026

UO double Hunt Seat Recap!

Our regions final hunt seat shows were a blast! Thank you to for hosting a great double show to end off the season.

🥇Both Ava and Yousef won first in both of their classes!
🥇Laura took home a win for high point rider

Two of our amazing seniors, Mir Mattia Ottaviani, and Danielle Vahdat, competed in their last IHSA shows this weekend. We will miss them so much next year.

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McMinnville, OR
97128

Website

https://sites.uw.edu/ihsa

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