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Riding school

Feldenkrais Reitschule & Coachingschule Ingrun Meyer-Wellßow

Ihlow, Germany

Reit- und Coachingschule Ingrun Meyer-Wellßow teaches riding and coaching through the Feldenkrais method, working with both horse and rider. Lessons centre on body awareness, ease of movement and the dialogue between rider and horse rather than on competition results. Ingrun Meyer-Wellßow helps riders clarify their own goals and accompanies them over the longer term. An online training academy and a podcast extend the teaching beyond in-person lessons. Sessions are arranged by appointment.

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Veterinary clinic

Pferdepraxis am Wattenmeer

Ihlienworth, Germany

Pferdepraxis am Wattenmeer is an ambulatory equine veterinary practice run by Dr. Janina Lühr and Dr. Maike Drevin from Geestland in the Cuxhaven district. The team travels to yards across the Wadden Sea region and the surrounding area for routine and diagnostic work. Appointments are made by arrangement during normal hours, and the practice runs an out-of-hours emergency service for horses. Several vets and assistants share the on-call rota so cover is available across the catchment.

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Riding club

Reitverein Ihlienworth e.V.

Ihlienworth, Germany

Reitverein Ihlienworth e.V. is a riding club in Ihlienworth, Lower Saxony, founded in 1925. Its sections cover dressage, show jumping and vaulting, and it runs clinics and an annual training day for members. The club stages a May tournament and a vaulting tournament on its own grounds and uses an indoor arena through the winter. Social fixtures such as a flea market and Christmas riding round out the year.

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Hof Bitter

Ihlienworth, Germany

Hof Bitter is a family yard at Ihlienworth near the North Sea coast, giving riding lessons to local riders and holidaymakers alike. Both dressage and jumping are taught. Horses and ponies are boarded, bred and schooled on the farm. The facilities include an indoor arena, a round pen and an outdoor school, surrounded by large pastures.

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Pferdezucht-Perle

Ihlienworth, Germany

Pferdezucht Perle is a small breeding operation run by Claudia Perle at Medemstade near Ihlienworth in Lower Saxony. It breeds and raises its own foals from a band of broodmares and presents young horses at shows and competitions. The yard also takes work for other owners: rearing foals, pregnancy monitoring, foaling supervision for visiting mares and starting young horses under saddle. Broodmares, foals and youngstock from the operation are documented on its site.

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Riding school

Hof Ivre Mort

Hüde, Germany

Hof Ivre Mort is a pony farm in the Ochsenmoor near the Dümmer lake, run by Claudia Block. Children from age seven are taught to ride individually or in small groups, and the "Pony-ABC" hour covers grooming, handling and care. Holiday day programmes run from morning to late afternoon, on single days or across a weekend, and the Michel-Club works on coordination, balance and the basics of riding. Children also meet the farm's donkeys and ponies and explore the surrounding countryside with them.

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Reitanlage Horn

Hüde, Germany

Reitanlage Horn is a family-run master-craft equestrian business near the Dümmer See in Lower Saxony, in operation for over 30 years. More than 30 horses and ponies live on the yard in spacious paddock boxes, group turnout areas and outdoor boxes. Riding instruction runs from parent-and-child groups for three-year-olds through to experienced riders on the school horses. Livery horses have summer pasture from April to October and winter turnout areas thereafter. The yard also runs riding holidays for up to twelve girls aged 7 to 14, housed in Scandinavian-style timber cabins on site.

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Reitsportanlage Vietze

Höhbeck, Germany

Reitsportanlage Vietze is a riding centre on the Höhbeck in the Wendland, best known for bringing children to horses for the first time. It runs beginner riding lessons, pony sessions, school and kindergarten groups and children's riding camps during the holidays. The yard offers livery, guided hacks on mapped routes through the surrounding countryside and a riding simulator used for fitness and rider training. An indoor school, outdoor arenas and social rooms are available for clinics and events, and the site has recently helped found the Pferdesportverein Höhbeck e.V.

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Meyer's Futterscheune & Reitsportdiele

Häuslingen, Germany

Meyer's Futterscheune & Reitsportdiele is a feed merchant at Otersen, part of Kirchlinteln in Lower Saxony. The shop stocks feed for horses, pets, livestock and zoo animals, including GMO-free lines, BARF products for carnivores and custom-blended mixes, with advice on what to feed. A Reitsportdiele section carries riding and stable supplies, and the yard also sells bedding, mulch, briquettes, fertiliser and seed. Delivery is available, and the business runs horse-assisted communication training alongside the retail side.

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Gut Allerwiesen

Häuslingen, Germany

Gut Allerwiesen is a training yard at Häuslingen on the Aller in the Lüneburg Heath, run by Christine and Lennart Gebauer. The focus is on courses for horse owners who want to improve the partnership with their own horse, built on clear communication and solid groundwork. Riding courses, trail courses and an extreme trail layout are offered, together with individual coaching for riders working through a specific training problem. Courses can be booked online and gift vouchers are available.

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Stall Hohenholz

Hämelhausen, Germany

Stall Hohenholz is a small private breeding farm in Hohenholz near Hämelhausen, between Verden and Nienburg in Lower Saxony. Run by Frank and Stefanie Labbus with the Jacob family, it breeds Hanoverian horses and places particular weight on how the horses are kept. Alongside the breeding programme the yard raises foals and young stock and lets boxes to outside owners. Dressage schooling is offered on the premises, and visitors are welcome at the farm.

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Veterinary clinic

Dr.med.vet. Lars Holzhausen Tierarzt

Husum, Germany

Tierarztpraxis Dr. Holzhausen is a mixed large- and small-animal practice at Linsburg in the Nienburg/Weser district, led by Dr. Lars Holzhausen. Equine work includes ambulatory examination and treatment at the yard, vaccinations, blood sampling, pregnancy checks, dental treatment, equine passports and pre-purchase examinations. The large-animal side also covers herd health management for cattle and pigs, farmed deer, meat inspection, trichina sampling for wild boar and the licensed nationwide use of a tranquiliser rifle. An in-house laboratory supports diagnostics, and the practice refers on to specialists when a case goes beyond its own scope. The small-animal clinic handles routine and preventive care, with an out-of-hours emergency number.

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Tack & equestrian shop

TOPREITER

Husum, Germany

TOPREITER is the equestrian retail brand of Kimex GmbH in Linsburg, Lower Saxony. The shop stocks saddles and saddle accessories, bridles, bits and nosebands, halters and lead ropes, lunging and groundwork equipment, leg and hoof protection, and turnout, rain, cooler and fly rugs. Rider clothing and accessories are carried for women, men and children, alongside leather and horse care products. A dedicated saddle service advises on fit and runs fitting appointments on tour, and a separate desk handles trade customers.

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Veterinary clinic

Dr.med.vet. Frank N. Stickan Tierarzt

Hude (Oldenburg), Germany

Tierärztliche Gemeinschaftspraxis Neuenwege is a joint veterinary practice at Hude in Oldenburg, founded and run by Dr. Frank Stickan and Dr. Petra Stickan-Kemper. Dr. Stickan is a board-certified specialist veterinarian for horses, and the equine practice is one of the three pillars of the business alongside farm-animal and small-animal work. Horses are looked after with instrument-supported diagnostics and treatment, and operations are also carried out in the practice own modern facilities on site. The farm-animal side runs an ambulatory emergency service with round-the-clock cover for livestock holdings. The practice asks that all contact, including appointments for both large and small animals, be made by telephone rather than by email.

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Kiebitzmarkt Henry Heins

Bücken, Germany

Kiebitzmarkt Henry Heins is the Bücken branch of the Kiebitzmarkt rural retail group, in the Nienburg/Weser district. The firm Henry Heins has traded in the Hoya area for more than 150 years and has run this specialist store for house, pet and garden since 1994, today across more than 800 m² of sales floor. The equestrian department carries riding equipment and horse supplies alongside animal feed and accessories, garden goods, seed, fertiliser, crop protection, clothing and angling gear. The parent business also trades grain and fuels, including heating oil, diesel, wood pellets, chips and briquettes.

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Riding school

Die Ponymäuse

Horneburg, Germany

Die Ponymäuse is a pony school in Horneburg run by Bianca Moje for children aged three to ten. Sessions follow the TEAM PONY CONCEPT® animal-assisted education approach, so children groom, lead and care for the ponies rather than simply being led around on them. The programme covers pony school terms, workshops and courses, pony birthday parties, and pony rides at events. The focus is on responsibility, attentiveness and confidence, and on building a real friendship with the pony rather than on riding performance.

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Reiterverein Horneburg und Umg. von 1922 e. V.

Horneburg, Germany

Reiterverein Horneburg is a riding club in the Altes Land near Stade, founded in 1922 and a member of the Kreisverband Stader Altländer Reitervereine. The club runs its own riding facility with school horses and qualified instructors, so members without their own horse can learn to ride. Its programme covers riding, vaulting, a horse-familiarisation group for newcomers and regular Reitabzeichen badge courses. An active youth team organises events and activities for younger members. The club also hosts its own summer show and a long-standing calendar of club events.

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Riding club

Hoogsteder Fahr- und Reitsportgemeinschaft e.V.

Hoogstede, Germany

The Hoogsteder Fahr- und Reitsportgemeinschaft e.V. is a registered riding and carriage-driving club at Hoogstede in the Grafschaft Bentheim district of Lower Saxony, close to the Dutch border. As the name says, the club covers both ridden and driven disciplines for its members. It runs a calendar of club dates and competitions, publishes results and downloadable entry forms, and is backed by a roster of local sponsors. The club is represented by its committee and is entered in the register of associations at Amtsgericht Osnabrück.

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Stud farm

Little Horseland

Holtland, Germany

Little Horseland is a small private pony stud run by the Barghorn family at Holtland in East Frisia. Breeding began in 2019 with a deliberate focus on temperament and character, aiming to produce ponies that make dependable partners for both sport and leisure riders. Each year's foals are presented on the website and offered for sale. The family also keeps a private riding facility on the farm.

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Feed & supplies

Landhandel Schuirmann

Holtgast, Germany

Landhandel Schuirmann is a family-run agricultural supply merchant in Fulkum, East Frisia, trading since generations under the Schuirmann name. Its core business is animal nutrition, with a dedicated horse-feed range alongside feeds for poultry, dogs, pigeons and wild birds. The company also runs a farm shop selling regional produce and wine, and supplies solid fuels and general agricultural goods. Customers can buy on site during shop hours or arrange delivery.

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Diestelhof Hollenstedt

Hollenstedt, Germany

Diestelhof Hollenstedt is a horse training and riding-instruction yard at Hollenstedt in Lower Saxony, run by Peter and Angelika Meyer-Wenk. The business brings decades of experience to schooling horses and coaching the people who ride them, working towards a harmonious horse-and-human partnership. Every horse is treated as an individual with its own character and its own training plan. The yard works with riders who are willing to develop themselves alongside their horse, and offers consultation as well as training.

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Riding school

Reiten im Miteinander - Sibylle Vahl

Holle, Germany

Reiten im Miteinander is a riding-instruction business run by Sibylle Vahl in southern Lower Saxony. The teaching is built around harmony and partnership between horse and rider rather than drilling, and every lesson is tailored to the individual pair. Riders of any level and horses of any background are taken on.

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Reit- und Therapiezentrum Monse

Holle, Germany

Reit- und Therapiezentrum Monse is an equestrian centre at Mittelstraße in Holle, in the Hildesheim district of Lower Saxony, run by Elsa Monse, who holds a master's degree in equine science, together with Mario Monse. The centre boards horses and runs a riding school on its own arena in a family-oriented setting. Wellness and fitness work for horses is a particular focus, including aqua trainer sessions and therapeutic support. Individual programmes are put together on consultation, and appointments can be booked online.

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Reiterhof Familie Aue

Holle, Germany

Reiterhof Aue is a family-run dressage yard in Holle-Heersum, Lower Saxony, offering systematic dressage training from the young horse up to advanced (Klasse S) level. Professional schooling and competition preparation for young horses, leisure horses, sport horses and ponies has been a core part of the business for many years, alongside correction work and training planning. Lessons and clinics are open to beginners, leisure riders and competitive riders of every level, with a strong focus on seat training and correct, horse-friendly riding. The facility has large stables, pastures, a 20 x 40 m outdoor arena and a 20 x 60 m insulated indoor school. The yard is run personally by the Aue family, which keeps the atmosphere calm and individual for horse and owner.

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