The team is funded as a student club, under the guidance of the Student Government Association. The teams budget covers the vast majority of the teams expenses. The intercollegiate riding team needs a balanced team, including riders in their first to second years of instruction, riders at an intermediary level, and riders at a significant amount of experience. Intercollegiate competition is one of the very few opportunties riders have for experiencing team competition. The variability in the experiences of the team members serves to provide sense of camaraderie and team spirit.
Intercollegiate competition involves traveling to the host college and competing on their horses.
The horse a team member will ride is determined through a draw. This adds a dimension to horse showing that is usually not present. While this causes most students some initial trepidation, it results in a wonderful experience for the student. The college offers a full compliment of equitation classes through the equine studies curriculum. The equitation courses are open to all majors.