The Committees
The committees support the Hippeia board in keeping the association running smoothly and making student life even more fun! They organize everything from competitions and monthly game nights to publishing our association magazine, the *Biks*. Below you’ll find all the committees Hippeia currently has, along with a short description of their main tasks and focus areas.
Archive Committee
Beautiful U.S.R. Hippeia has existed since 1936 and has built up a large collection of photos, meeting minutes, and other paperwork throughout its history. To preserve this rich legacy, the Archive Committee was created! This committee is responsible for organizing and archiving all these materials to ensure Hippeia truly becomes part of Utrecht’s history. One of its key tasks is neatly binding all the memories and submitting them to the Utrecht Archives.
Biksuarium Committee
The Biksuarium Committee combines the Biks and the Annuarium.
The BIKS is Hippeia’s association magazine and is published about three times a year. It contains fun articles about the association, its activities, and all things horse-related. No wonder it’s so popular among Hippeians! Common features include the “Did-you-knows” (funny quotes and facts from members) and recaps of past events.
The Annuarium is published at the end of the academic year and, with a fun theme, helps you get to know your fellow Hippeians even better. This is a great committee to let your creativity run wild!
Events Committee
No offense to the other committees, but the Events Committee is one of the most fun—and most important—committees at Hippeia. Events are where riders from different lessons connect and really get to know each other, which is what makes Hippeia so warm and welcoming!
As a member of this committee, YOU decide what events will happen. The goal is to organize at least one social event or dinner and one activity per month, alternating between horse-related and non-horse-related events.
Each activity is led by one or two members, so you’ll typically organize around two events per year. Outside of that, you’ll brainstorm and help with other activities.
If it fits within the budget and there’s enough interest, anything is possible—from horseback beach rides and archery on horseback to cocktail nights or paintball.
Poop-Scoop Committee
The Poop-Scoop Committee is our newest committee. Its main goal is to engage non-riding members more actively with Hippeia and the stable.
The committee organizes volunteer days where Hippeians can help out at the stable in exchange for a free drink on Wednesday evenings. Committee members are also often lovingly bribed (with snacks or drinks) to take over someone’s stable chore shift.
If you’re a non-riding member, this is the easiest way to stay connected with the riding side of Hippeia!
Proto Committee (Promotion Committee)
Huh? What a strange name! Welcome to the Proto—the PR-photo committee!
Good PR has always been important, but it’s more essential than ever now that social media plays such a big role in our lives.
This committee focuses on promoting Hippeia and increasing its visibility. That includes taking fun photos for social media and finding creative ways to attract attention.
The Proto is also involved in the annual UIT Week, organizing family/friends days, and Hippocrene Day to maintain connections with Hippeia’s network.
The committee also works with sponsors, including managing our Sponsorkliks page and our collaboration with Military Boekelo.
As promotion becomes more important, so does this committee! We’re always looking for enthusiastic members who love social media, PR, and/or event planning.
SO Committee
Student Equestrian Meetings (Stedenontmoetingen, or SO’s) are the perfect chance to represent Hippeia and meet members of other equestrian associations across the Netherlands. These are competition weekends organized by one of our sister associations, where you can compete against riders from other cities.
We also organize our own SO weekend—and that’s where we need a large, dedicated committee.
You can’t plan such a big event alone! Teamwork and good communication are essential, but there’s also plenty of room for fun—think of making videos, choosing themes, decorating, and, of course, partying.
It’s a great opportunity to create something amazing together!
Web Committee
The Web Committee is responsible for maintaining and designing Hippeia’s website. The goal is to make sure all information about U.S.R. Hippeia is easy to find and always up to date. Together with your fellow committee members, you’ll decide how best to keep the website running smoothly.
Competition Committee
Want to use your creativity and organizational skills to plan competitions for all levels—whether it’s for fun with your favorite horse or to challenge yourself and learn something new? Then the Competition Committee is perfect for you!
Besides traditional riding competitions, we also organize creative and quirky challenges—like the kitchen princess competition, best Christmas sweater contest, high-score day for dressage tests, funniest caption for a silly horse photo, or a walking challenge.
Whatever we organize, we make sure everyone can join and that fun always comes first.
Singing Committee
The Singing Committee is responsible for creating and performing Hippeia songs. It’s a fun and creative group where you can let your musical ideas run free together with other enthusiastic members.