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The equine trade, in one directory.

Stud farms, vet clinics, farriers, transporters, breeders, auction houses, insurers and legal counsel — every business behind the horse trade, searchable and verifiable.

2,641 businesses

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Findus Fidibus - Reittherapie und Reitpädagogik

Marschacht, Germany

Findus Fidibus offers equine-assisted therapy and riding pedagogy in the Elbmarsch near Hamburg. Sessions use the horse as a medium to support perception, motor skills, confidence and social-emotional development rather than to teach competitive riding. Other animals kept on the yard work alongside the horses as co-therapists. Services and prices are set out individually for each client. The business operates under the German small-business rule and books appointments directly by e-mail or WhatsApp.

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Pensionsstall Rönner Elbwiesen

Marschacht, Germany

Pensionsstall Rönner Elbwiesen is a livery yard on the Elbe meadows at Rönne, part of Marschacht in Lower Saxony. Boxes are available in an older and a newer stable block, alongside sand paddocks with daily service, day-and-night summer grazing and separate four-hour turnout for mares and geldings. The facility includes a 20 x 40 m indoor school, a floodlit 20 x 40 m outdoor arena, a jumping field, a lunging ring and a wash bay, and hacking country starts directly at the yard. Full and part schooling of horses can be arranged, and the yard suits competition and leisure riders alike.

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Gestüt Hagewede

Marl, Germany

Gestüt Hagewede is a sport-horse breeding operation run by the Heidmeyer family at Hagewede near Marl in Lower Saxony, under the motto "horse breeding out of passion". The stud keeps its own band of broodmares and raises the resulting foals and young horses on the farm. Homebred horses are offered for sale directly from the yard. Foaling and rearing places are also available to outside breeders, with a grazing season from May to October and daily checks. The pastures lie directly at the farm.

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Veterinary clinic

Tierarztpraxis Kahrs und Wagner

Marklohe, Germany

Tierärztliche Gemeinschaftspraxis Kahrs und Wagner has served the Nienburg/Weser area for more than seventy years and works across three sites at Marklohe, Balge and Wietzen. The practice runs an ambulatory livestock and equine service alongside its small-animal clinics. Horses are looked after on their own yards by the mobile equine team. A 24-hour emergency service covers horses, livestock and small animals.

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Tack & equestrian shop

Sabrina's Sattelstübchen

Marklohe, Germany

Sabrina's Sattelstübchen is the saddlery and leather workshop of Sabrina Humke in Marklohe, Lower Saxony. The business does saddle and leather work and saddle fitting, and runs saddle seminars for riders who want to understand fit for themselves. Beyond riding equipment, the workshop also makes equipment for guide dogs and leather baby shoes. Visits are by appointment only.

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Tack & equestrian shop+1

Fahr-und Reitsport Wagner

Marklohe, Germany

Fahr- und Reitsport Wagner is an equestrian shop in Marklohe, Lower Saxony, trading from the same premises since 1990. It sells everything for riders, drivers, ponies and horses, from value-priced basics to well-known premium brands, alongside feed and electric-fencing supplies. An in-house workshop handles repairs, alterations and custom work such as farrier aprons, and re-flocks saddles so they sit correctly on the horse. Saddles and driving harness can also be fitted on site at the customer's own yard, drawing on years of national and international carriage-driving competition experience. Foaling alarms, children's competition wear and clippers are available to rent, and horse rugs can be cleaned.

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Equine therapy

Lena Drebenstedt Pferdeosteopathie

Mariental, Germany

Lena Drebenstedt runs a mobile equine osteopathy and physiotherapy practice from Mariental, treating horse and rider as a whole in order to restore and maintain musculoskeletal function. Manual osteopathic and physiotherapeutic work is combined with kinesiology taping and acupuncture based on traditional Chinese medicine. She also offers dry needling after Schachinger, Nordian light therapy and BEMER applications. Individual training plans and equipment checks are provided so that owners can carry the work on between visits.

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Veterinary clinic

Pferde- und Kleintierpraxis Mariental

Mariental, Germany

Pferde- und Kleintierpraxis Mariental is a veterinary practice in Lower Saxony that has cared for horses and small animals for more than 30 years. It operates as a branch of Pferdeklinik Destedt and runs a 24-hour emergency service for horses. The practice keeps its own in-house pharmacy and laboratory, so diagnostics and medication are handled on site. Alongside its equine work it holds small-animal consultation hours by appointment for dogs, cats and other pets.

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Riding club

Reit- und Fahrverein Maasen-Sulingen und Umgebung

Maasen, Germany

RFV Maasen-Sulingen e.V. is a riding club with its arena at Friedrich-Steuer-Weg in Maasen, in the Diepholz district of Lower Saxony. It organises equestrian competitions, including multi-day tournaments, and maintains an events calendar for members through the season. The club is affiliated to the Pferdesportverband Hannover and the Kreispferdesportverband Diepholz. Members handle facility upkeep through an organised work-duty rota.

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PSV Norderland e.V.

Lütetsburg, Germany

PSV Norderland e.V. is a small East Frisian riding club based at the Kartoffelhof Kleemann near Norden, welcoming riders from age three upwards. Instruction is given daily and covers flatwork and jumping from first lessons through to advanced level. Looking after the horses is treated as part of the lesson rather than an add-on. The club also teaches holiday visitors and offers trial lessons by appointment.

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Tack & equestrian shop

Ritz Reitsport

Lünne, Germany

Ritz Reitsport is an equestrian retailer founded by Gesa Ritz and based in Lünne, Lower Saxony. It specialises in bits and bridles and carries one of the largest ranges in Germany, covering snaffles, leverage bits and specialist mouthpieces. The shop also stocks saddle pads, leg protection, bell boots, spurs, grooming products and leather care. Personal advice on bit fit and horse-friendly equipment choice is part of the service.

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Training barn

Mobiles Gelassenheitstraining

Lüneburg, Germany

Mobiles Gelassenheitstraining is a travelling horse-training business run by Marleen Schwarz from Lüneburg in northern Germany. Its core offering is Gelassenheitstraining, systematic desensitisation work that builds a horse confidence and trust around traffic, obstacles, noise and unfamiliar objects. Marleen also runs horse-assisted coaching for people, combining groundwork, ridden work and free interaction to explore communication and leadership. Training is delivered on site at the client own yard, alongside scheduled course dates and a podcast.

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Equine therapy

Lebensblume Pferdetherapie Patricia Groothoff

Lüneburg, Germany

Lebensblume Pferdetherapie is a mobile equine therapy practice run by Patricia Groothoff around Lüneburg, working on a holistic basis that looks for the cause behind a symptom rather than treating the symptom alone. Treatments combine traditional and modern methods, including acupuncture, osteopathy and cranio-sacral work. Dry needling, laser acupuncture, moxibustion and kinesiology taping are also offered. Bach flower remedies are used to support horses with behavioural or emotional issues.

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Equine therapy

Heike Schudinat

Lüneburg, Germany

Heike Schudinat runs a mobile animal physiotherapy practice serving Lüneburg and the surrounding area, treating horses as well as dogs and cats at their own yard or home. Equine work aims to keep, restore or improve a horse performance by mobilising joints, stretching and loosening the musculature and rebuilding strength. Typical cases include rideability problems, irregular rhythm, lameness, crookedness through head or tail, girth and saddle sensitivity, and returning to work after a long break through injury. Treatment combines manual techniques such as joint mobilisation, massage and lymphatic drainage with physical modalities including magnetic field therapy and TENS. Acupuncture and leech therapy are also offered.

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Veterinary clinic

Tierarztpraxis Rettmer

Lüneburg, Germany

Tierarztpraxis Rettmer is a modern mixed practice in the Rettmer district of Lüneburg, led by Dr. Jens Lange. Horses are treated across general medicine, orthopaedics, dentistry and surgery, and the practice also looks after cattle and small animals. Care runs from preventive examinations and feeding advice through diagnosis and treatment to follow-up. An emergency service operates year-round.

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Tack & equestrian shop+1

Faszination Sattel - Sattelergonomin & Pferdeosteopathin

Lüneburg, Germany

Faszination Sattel is the practice of Kim Raissa Wierwille in Lüneburg, combining saddle ergonomics with equine osteopathy. She analyses saddle fit for horse and rider on anatomical and biomechanical principles, then adjusts, re-flocks or repairs the saddle as required. Saddles are also sold and can be taken out on trial. On the bodywork side she offers osteopathic treatment for horses and laser therapy, including combined saddle-and-osteopathy appointments. Her approach treats correct equipment and a comfortable horse as one question rather than two.

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EQUIVA Lüneburg

Lüneburg, Germany

EQUIVA Lüneburg is a branch store of EQUIVA, one of Germany's largest equestrian retail chains. It stocks riding apparel for adults and children, tack and equipment for horse and pony, feed and stable supplies from more than 190 brands. Specialist ranges cover dressage, jumping, western and Icelandic riding as well as carriage driving, fly protection and horse blankets. The Lüneburg store also offers individual feed consultation, cashless payment and parking directly outside.

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Natural Horsemanship Mia Blochwitz

Lüneburg, Germany

Mia Blochwitz is a certified EQS instructor teaching natural horsemanship from Vierhöfen in the Lüneburg district. She works with riders and their own horses on groundwork and ridden work, building confidence and mutual respect between horse and handler. Teaching is mostly one to one, and she also runs scheduled courses through the year. The focus is on practical horsemanship skills rather than competition training.

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Reitclub Hagen

Lüneburg, Germany

Reitclub Hagen e.V. is an equestrian club at Hagen near Lüneburg in Lower Saxony. It provides riding instruction and maintains its own riding facility for members. The club calendar is built around competition: a spring show, a summer jumping show, a dressage show and a youth show, alongside dedicated dressage and jumping training days. Social fixtures such as the Easter bonfire and an Advent ride round out the year.

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Hof Rabeler

Lüdersburg, Germany

Hof Rabeler is a boarding and training stable run by Britta Rabeler, a qualified equestrian professional. Horses are kept in outdoor boxes, indoor stalls and run-in boxes, with daily turnout on paddock or pasture as standard and summer grazing available. An FN-licensed trainer teaches beginners and advanced riders on their own or the yard's horses. Horses are schooled and developed on site, including young-horse work and preparation for mare performance tests, and are presented at competition on request. The facilities include an arena with a dressage school, a lungeing circle and high-fenced paddocks suitable for stallions.

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Stud farm+4

Islandpferdegestüt Nypahof

Lüdersburg, Germany

Nýpahof is an Icelandic-horse stud in Lüdersburg east of Lüneburg, run by Laura and Steve Köster. The yard breeds Icelandic horses, stands its own stallions and regularly has trained sale horses on offer. Schooling (Beritt) and riding lessons are available for horses and riders at every level, and boarding places are offered on the farm. The Kösters also supply riding equipment made for Icelandic horses.

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Equestrian centre

Kutschfahrten Goedecke

Lüchow, Germany

Kutschfahrten Gödecke is a small family business in Loge near Lüchow in the Wendland, offering horse-drawn carriage drives through the surrounding countryside. Stephanie and Jörg Gödecke drive their own teams of heavy horses and cold-blood/Friesian crosses, which they train specifically for traffic and cross-country work. Regular routes take in the Rundlingsdörfer villages and a gourmet drive to Jabel, and bespoke tours can be arranged. Wedding carriage drives are a core part of the offering, alongside covered wagon and group outings. The horses live out on the family's pastures between engagements.

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Equine therapy

Tierheilpraxis Jeschke

Lüchow, Germany

Nina Jeschke runs an animal naturopathy practice in the Wendland treating horses, donkeys, dogs, cats, small pets, goats, cattle and sheep. Her methods include acupuncture-oriented energy work, Traditional Chinese veterinary medicine and acupuncture, phytotherapy, leech therapy, manual therapy and physiotherapy, lymphatic drainage, massage and kinesiology taping. She also offers nutritional counselling, preventive examinations, allergy and gut remediation, vaccine detoxification and rehabilitation training. House and yard visits are part of the service, and she runs seminars and workshops alongside the practice.

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Veterinary clinic

Heike Meywerk Tierärztin

Lüchow, Germany

Tierarztpraxis Rehbeck is a veterinary practice in the Wendland founded in 1994 and led by veterinarian Heike Meywerk, treating horses alongside small animals. The equine side covers vaccination and parasite programmes, breeding supervision, lameness workups, respiratory, cardiac, gastrointestinal and dental care, and eye, ear, skin, allergy and hormonal conditions. Surgical work includes castrations, tumour removal, fracture repair and wound management. The practice also offers complementary treatments such as laser therapy, leech therapy and homeopathy. Complex cases are referred in cooperation with established clinics.

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