Baylor equestrian now knows the road ahead.
Head coach Casie Maxwell announced the Bears’ 2026-27 schedule on Wednesday, a slate that includes seven home meets, five road meets and one neutral-site competition. Baylor opens the season at the Willis Family Equestrian Center on Sept. 17 against South Dakota State.
The fall quickly picks up speed after that. Baylor heads to Delaware State on Oct. 2 before taking on UT Martin the next day in a neutral-site meet in Dover, Del.
Then comes a three-meet home stretch in Waco, where the Bears will host Fresno State on Oct. 9, TCU on Oct. 23 and Auburn on Nov.
Baylor had success against a pair of those home opponents last season, beating both Fresno State and TCU at home. The win over the Horned Frogs was an 11-8 result on Senior Day.
The fall portion wraps up with a trip to Stillwater, Okla., where Baylor will face defending Big 12 champions Oklahoma State on Nov. 13.
After the break, the Bears return to action by hosting the University of Minnesota Crookston on Jan. 30.
A week later, Baylor meets Oklahoma State again, this time back at the Willis on Feb. 6.
The spring also sends Baylor west for a Big 12 matchup with Fresno State at the Student Horse Center in Fresno, Calif., on Feb. 20.
From there, the Bears come back to Waco for a home meet against Georgia on Feb. 26.
Baylor closes the regular season with a trip up I-35 to Fort Worth, Texas, for a Big 12 clash with TCU on March 5.
The Bears then return home to host the Big 12 Championship on March 26-27, the same site where Baylor won the 2017 Big 12 Championship. The NCEA Championship follows from April 15-17 at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Fla.
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