Weekly Riding Lessons
Ride with Bath Riding every Wednesday afternoon at Rein and Shine Stables in Swindon 🐴
Our weekly lessons are open to Riding Society members who meet the minimum riding requirement. You don't have to be on a team or compete to join the lessons.
There's also no commitment to ride every week, so you can book as often or as little as you like.
🐴 GROUP LESSONS
Group lessons take place every Wednesday afternoon at Rein and Shine Stables, Swindon.
Lessons can include flatwork, polework and general riding exercises, with riders grouped according to ability.
Group lesson price: £55 per rider
This includes hat and boot hire.
There is currently no discount for booking multiple lessons.
MINIMUM RIDING REQUIREMENT
Unfortunately, Rein and Shine cannot take complete beginners in our university group lessons.
To join a group lesson, you must be able to ride independently at trot as a minimum.
This means you should be able to control the horse without someone leading you from the ground.
The maximum rider weight is 79.3kg including clothing and riding boots.
NEW TO RIDING OR NOT QUITE AT THE REQUIRED LEVEL?
You can still get involved!
Rein and Shine offers private riding lessons, which are ideal for complete beginners or anyone who would like some extra support before joining our university group sessions.
Private weekday lesson: £76
They also have an Eventing Simulator, which lets you work on your riding without being on a real horse.
It's useful for beginners, riders returning from injury, or more experienced riders who want to work on position and technique in more detail.
Eventing Simulator session: £61
HOW TO BOOK A UNIVERSITY GROUP LESSON
The booking process has a few steps because Rein and Shine keeps the university lessons private to Bath students.
1. Create an account on the Rein and Shine booking system.
2. Add yourself as the rider on your account.
3. Let Elissa or Sara know your full name.
You can also email Rein and Shine directly once you have created your account.
4. Rein and Shine will add you to the 'Bath Uni' group.
You need to be added to this group before the university lessons will appear as available for you to book. This stops anyone outside the University of Bath group from joining the session.
5. Once you have been added to the Bath Uni group, you can book onto the Wednesday lesson.
The booking link will be added here once the 2026/27 lessons are live.
BOOKING PRIVATE LESSONS OR THE SIMULATOR
Private lessons and Eventing Simulator sessions can also be booked through the Rein and Shine booking system.
When booking the simulator, select Simulator from the lesson type options.
💬 LESSONS WHATSAPP GROUP
Make sure you join our Lessons WhatsApp Group for lesson releases, updates and any last-minute information.
Join the Lessons WhatsApp Group →
QUESTIONS?
For any questions about weekly lessons, please contact our Lessons Secretaries:
Elissa Hobeika
eh2355@bath.ac.uk
Sara Merali
sm3939@bath.ac.uk
You can also email us at su-riding@bath.ac.uk.
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