An external economic analysis performed by Andy Schwarz of OSKR (https://www.oskr.com/andyschwarz reveals that the Athletics Department at UC Davis inflated the equestrian expenses by 120% and used those numbers to justify cutting the team.
Internal UC Davis document: "Expenses for equestrian continue to increase rapidly and are far greater than other sports on a per student-athlete basis."
External economic analysis: "...the Equestrian per-athlete ranking is 15th."
The summary and embedded full report can be found here:
https://keepdavisriding.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/UCDEQ-Independent-Audit-Release-4.26.26.pdf
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Who to email:
chancellor@ucdavis.edu, mfsweeney@ucdavis.edu, president@ucop.edu, regentsoffice@ucop.edu, kmengelbach@ucdavis.edu, provost@ucdavis.edu
Subject line: Financial Inflation Found - Reinstate the Championship Women's D1 Equestrian Team
Sample Body text:
"We are aware that an external economic analysis has found that the equestrian expenses were inflated 120% by athletics, and that those numbers were used to eliminate this team. We respectfully request a reinstatement of the Championship-winning Division 1 Equestrian Team at your top agricultural and veterinary school and land-grant institution."
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