Room I · The entrance hall

Polo in Enugu,
since 1961.

Sundays on the grass at Independence Layout: the thunder of eight ponies, tea on the verandah, children on the lawn. Walk the wall: every frame is a door into the club.

A polo player galloping across a green field — No. IThe seasonNine fixtures, November to April. See every date.

A horse head in black and white — No. IIThe poniesSixty-four ponies in the club string.

Silver and gold trophies on a wooden shelf — No. IIIThe Hartwell CupFinal on 28 February. Tickets open.

A young girl in a white dress riding a horse — No. IVRiding schoolLessons from age four, early mornings.

A horse looking out of a wooden stable door — No. VLiveryFour stalls free for the season.

A shaded terrace looking out over trees — No. VIThe clubhouseLunch on the verandah from noon.

No. VIIMembershipApplications open all season.

A horse photographed in black and white — No. VIIIThe archiveSixty-five years of photographs.

On the field next

The Hartwell Cup final

Sunday 28 February 2027, 15:00

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Tickets and details

Room III · Fixtures

The season on one wall

Nine fixtures from November to April, when the harmattan dries the ground and the evenings are cool. Swipe along the labels.

No. 01Sunday 15 November 2026, 15:30Opening club chukkasClubFree for members; lawn ₦3,000 for guestsSee on fixtures
No. 02Sunday 29 November 2026, 15:30The Ngwo PlateLow goal, 0 to 4Lawn from ₦5,000See on fixtures
No. 03Sunday 13 December 2026, 14:00Christmas Cup and family dayClubLawn from ₦5,000, children freeSee on fixtures
No. 04Sunday 10 January 2027, 15:00The Coal City OpenMedium goal, 8 to 12Lawn from ₦5,000Tickets and details
No. 05Sunday 24 January 2027, 09:00Pony Club gymkhanaJuniorsFree entrySee on fixtures
No. 06Sunday 7 February 2027, 15:30The Udi Hills TrophyLow goal, 0 to 4Lawn from ₦5,000See on fixtures
No. 07Sunday 28 February 2027, 15:00The Hartwell Cup finalMedium goal, 8 to 12Lawn from ₦5,000Tickets and details
No. 08Sunday 14 March 2027, 15:30The Ladies InvitationalLow goalLawn from ₦5,000See on fixtures
No. 09Sunday 4 April 2027, 16:00Closing chukkas and awards eveningClubMembers and their guestsSee on fixtures

Filter fixtures, buy tickets and add them to your calendar

Room V · Membership

Three ways to belong, and three more

Playing, family, social, junior, country and corporate. Build yours, see the full cost and apply with a proposer and seconder.

MembershipPlaying₦1,850,000a year, with stabling rights and chukkas every weekBuild your membership
MembershipFamily₦680,000a year for two adults and children under 18Build your membership
MembershipSocial₦420,000a year, the clubhouse and every Sunday on the lawnBuild your membership

1961first chukka on this ground

64ponies in the club string

380members and their families

9fixtures this season

My father played here in the seventies. Now my daughter has her first lesson on a Saturday at seven, on a pony called Ngozi, and I watch from the same verandah with the same tea.

Chiamaka, example member since 2009

Room VI · Riding school

From the first pony ride to the first chukka

Lessons start at age four on our steadiest ponies, and run in the cool hours: 7:00 to 10:00 and 16:00 to 18:00, Tuesday to Sunday. Every instructor is certified, every child wears a helmet, and parents watch from the shade.

Book a lesson

Room XIV · The archive

Sixty-five years on the walls

Founders’ pony, 1961
No. A1Founders’ pony, 1961Gelatin silver print, club archive
The grey mare, 1974
No. A2The grey mare, 1974Club archive
Tack room, 1988
No. A3Tack room, 1988Club archive
Ladies chukka, 1996
No. A4Ladies chukka, 1996Club archive