The equestrianism requires horses and facilities, such as riding grounds and stables; in postwar Japan, the riders of universities played an important role to continue the equestrianism, since there were few equestrian clubs, although at present they are many clubs.
馬術には、馬匹と馬場・厩舎等の設備が不可欠であり、乗馬クラブが平成の現在ほど普及していなかった戦後期には、学生馬術が馬術競技を行う主体として重要であった。