🐴 UNIVERSITY OF BATH RIDING SOCIETY 🐴
Whether you're an experienced rider, want to get back into riding, fancy trying polo, or just want to meet people who love horses, there's a place for you at Bath Riding 💙💛
You don't need to compete or be on a team to join us. We offer weekly riding lessons, BUCS and Development teams, polo, hacks, trips and plenty of socials throughout the year.
Not a member yet? This is your sign 👀
GET INVOLVED
📸 Follow us on Instagram: @uobath.riding
💬 Join our WhatsApp Community: this is the main place to meet everyone and keep up with lessons, socials, trips, competitions and everything happening throughout the year.
Join our WhatsApp Community →
📧 Questions? su-riding@bath.ac.uk
Grab your membership and keep an eye on our Products page, WhatsApp and Instagram for everything coming this year!
🏆 COMPETITIVE RIDING
Want to represent the University of Bath?
For 2026/27, we have 1 BUCS Team and 2 Development Teams, all based at Jill Carenza Equestrian in the Cotswolds.
Our BUCS Team competes against universities across the South West, with the opportunity to qualify for Regional Championships and then the National Finals.
Our two Development Teams compete in a friendly university league and are a great way to gain competition experience and develop your riding.
TEAM TRIALS | WEDNESDAY 7 OCTOBER
If you're interested in joining one of our teams, make sure you sign up for trials.
👉 SIGN UP FOR TEAM TRIALS HERE
Once you've signed up, join the Trials WhatsApp Group for all the important information and updates.
Join the Trials WhatsApp Group →
Find out more about our BUCS Team →
Find out more about our Development Teams →
For competitive riding questions, contact our BUCS Captain, Tilly.
🐴 WEEKLY RIDING LESSONS
Not looking to compete? You absolutely don't have to!
We run group riding lessons every Wednesday afternoon at Rein and Shine Stables in Swindon. There's no commitment to ride every week, so you can come as much or as little as you like.
Group lessons cost £55 per rider, including hat and boot hire.
To join our group lessons, riders must be able to ride independently at trot. The maximum rider weight is 79.3kg including clothing and riding boots.
Complete beginner or not quite at the required level yet? You can still get involved! Rein and Shine offers private lessons as well as an Eventing Simulator 🐎
For lesson releases and updates, join our Lessons WhatsApp Group:
Join the Lessons WhatsApp Group →
Find out more about weekly lessons, prices and how to book →
For lesson questions, contact Elissa or Sara.
🌟 TASTER SESSIONS
Want to get involved at the start of the year? Keep an eye out for our Taster Sessions!
These are a great way to meet other members and get involved with Bath Riding at the beginning of the academic year.
Find out more about our Taster Sessions →
More information and booking details will be shared on our WhatsApp Community and Instagram.
🏇 POLO
Fancy trying something different?
We play polo at Druids Lodge Polo Club, with regular lessons available for a range of abilities.
There are also opportunities to compete in university tournaments, including the Winter and Summer Nationals.
You don't have to compete or even play to come along to polo events and socials.
Find out more about Polo at Druids Lodge →
For more information, contact our Polo Captain, Columbus.
🌳 HACKS & TRAIL RIDING
For our more experienced riders, we also organise hacks and trail rides through the Cotswolds at Jill Carenza Equestrian.
These can include faster work such as cantering and potentially jumping, so they're for confident and experienced riders.
Hacks are usually organised later in the year and depend on suitable ground and weather conditions.
Keep an eye on our WhatsApp Community and Instagram for announcements!
🎉 SOCIALS, TRIPS & EVENTS
You don't need to compete or take lessons to be part of Bath Riding.
All our members are welcome to come along to our socials, trips and events throughout the year.
🏇 CHELTENHAM RACES | SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER
One of our first big socials of the year is already planned! We're heading to Cheltenham Races on Sunday 15 November with Invades for a race day and party.
🎟️ Tickets are coming soon!
You can join the waitlist now to be notified when tickets are released.
JOIN THE CHELTENHAM WAITLIST 🏇
Please use our Riding Society link above when joining the waitlist. We'll also be creating a Cheltenham WhatsApp Group soon for everyone coming.
AND THERE'S PLENTY MORE PLANNED...
🏆 Badminton Horse Trials
✨ Horse of the Year Show
🐴 Polo tournaments
🎄 Christmas dinner
🍔 BBQs
⛸️ Ice skating
⛳ Crazy golf
💙 SCORE & Fishies
🥂 End-of-year celebrations
We aim to organise a mix of drinking and non-drinking socials, so there's something for everyone.
For social questions, contact our Social Secretary, Molly.
💙 WHY JOIN BATH RIDING?
🐴 You don't have to compete.
Our teams are only one part of the society. Come for lessons, polo, trips, hacks, socials, or all of it!
🏆 Represent Bath.
Experienced riders can trial for our BUCS and Development teams, as well as getting involved with university polo.
🤝 Meet your people.
Meet students from different courses and years who share your love of horses and riding. You don't need to own a horse or be on one of our teams to join us.
🎉 Get involved.
There's plenty happening throughout the year both on and off the horses.
Got questions? Have a look at our FAQ →
🐴 READY TO JOIN?
1. Get your Riding Society membership
2. Join our WhatsApp Community
Join here →
3. Follow us on Instagram
📸 @uobath.riding
4. Want weekly lessons?
Read about weekly lessons →
Join the Lessons WhatsApp Group →
5. Want to compete?
Team Trials are on Wednesday 7 October.
Sign up for Team Trials →
Join the Trials WhatsApp Group →
6. Coming to Cheltenham? 🏇
Sunday 15 November
Join the ticket waitlist →
Then keep an eye on our WhatsApp and Instagram and check our Products page for everything else coming this year 👀
CONTACT US
For general questions, email us at su-riding@bath.ac.uk.
RIDING CHAIR
Elissa Hobeika - eh2355@bath.ac.uk
POLO CAPTAIN
Columbus Mais-Harding - cmh205@bath.ac.uk
TREASURER
Sara Merali - sm3939@bath.ac.uk
BUCS CAPTAIN
Tilly Swanton - ms4587@bath.ac.uk
LESSONS SECRETARIES
Elissa Hobeika - eh2355@bath.ac.uk
Sara Merali - sm3939@bath.ac.uk
SOCIAL SECRETARY
Molly Jordan - mj2086@bath.ac.uk
PR & WELLBEING SECRETARY
Chloe Marris - cm3001@bath.ac.uk
Follow us on Instagram @uobath.riding to keep up with everything happening throughout the year 🐴💙💛