Horse in front of hay feeder at the UC Davis Equestrian Center

Boarding Spaces and Waiting List At The Equestrian Center

The Equestrian Center has open boarding spaces available and is taking waitlist requests from current UC Davis undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students. Take advantage of our convenient on-campus location and ride on any or all of the equestrian club teams that call the Equestrian Center home. Our facility is a short bike ride from Tercero dorms and right across the street from the UC Davis Veterinary Teaching Hospital. We have campus wifi on-site and offer a welcoming space for all students to study, have fun and relax. Our staff is comprised of 2 program coordinators, 2 animal technicians, 4 on-site student residents and over 20 student staff members which includes instructors, barn supervisors and facility attendants. We pride ourselves in being a student facility.

Meet Caitlin McGetrick and learn more about boarding your horse at the UC Davis Equestrian Center. At the time this video was shot, she was a first-year veterinary student at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and a recent UC Davis graduate. 

We have many riding spaces, including a galloping track, a large covered arena, dressage court, western arena, several turnouts, a round pen and additional outdoor space that doubles as a riding arena and larger turnout space.  Stall board includes daily cleaning and twice-daily feedings of orchard grass hay and/or alfalfa hay and two bags a week of megazorb pellets to absorb urine and reduce odor. Pasture board includes twice-daily feedings of orchard grass hay and alfalfa hay and regular cleaning. Our goal is to provide a fun and welcoming environment for all participants. Enjoy the unique opportunity of bringing your horse to college and be a part of our growing student community!

Please contact the Equestrian Center's main office at 530-752-2372 or equestriancenter@campusrec.ucdavis.edu for more information.

Location Rate
Pasture $350/month
Stall $525/month
Hold Fee * $175/month

* Hold fee is available June–August for all students. Full Board starts September 1.

  • Available over winter break for students living in the dorms. If the horse is gone for at least two weeks.