Breeding operations and stallion stations — find a farm to stand your mare or shop the next generation.
Small stud breeding miniature Shetland ponies of the original type in Ohlenberg since 2008. Its stallions stand at stud for outside mares from April to August, covering on pasture, with six weeks of keep included in the covering fee. Stallions at stud include Rico, Mini Glück Auf A vom Pfingsthof, Herzbube vom Pfingsthof, Elian vom Twefel and Rico v. 't Hoge Huis.
Ostfriesenwind Welsh-A Ponys is a small stud farm in Ostfriesland, Lower Saxony, run by breeder Torben Wesche and specialising in Welsh Section A ponies. The breeding programme is deliberately selective, built around a small foundation of carefully chosen mares and prioritising healthy, strong-charactered, child-friendly ponies. Foals are raised in a calm, species-appropriate environment with a patient, methodical approach to their development rather than rapid expansion. The stud's website also shares press coverage, a mare gallery and news from the breeding operation.
Pferdezucht Lühr is a family-run Hanoverian horse breeding farm in Dissen am Teutoburger Wald, Lower Saxony. The stud focuses on traditional Hanoverian bloodlines, raising foals and young riding horses with a personal, small-scale approach passed down through the family. Horses bred here regularly compete at regional shows and have been presented at the Verden riding horse auction. The owners welcome visits and enquiries about horses currently available for sale.
Hof zum Mühlenbach is a Hanoverian warmblood breeding farm in Dinklage, Lower Saxony, run by Elisabeth Wegert. The stud maintains a small band of proven broodmares and tracks its foal crops, young riding horses and competition horses year by year on its website. Recent homebred horses, including Fabious and Quantus Maximus, have gone on to careers in dressage and show jumping. Prospective buyers are welcome to browse the farm's mares, foals and horses for sale directly online.
Zuchthof Krone is a family-run pony stud farm in Dinklage, in the Oldenburger Land region of Lower Saxony, run by Doris and Johannes Krone since 1994. The farm specializes in breeding Welsh-B and Connemara ponies alongside sport pony bloodlines. Its stallions include Tizian, a five-time world champion, multiple German champion, and elite Welsh-B stallion, and Lady's Wise Guy, a multiple participant in the Pony World Driving Championships. Offspring bred at the farm have gone on to national success, including the show-jumping pony DA CAPO, a placegetter at the Bundeschampionat. Visits are welcome by appointment.
Guido Sperveslage Pferdezucht is a family-run show-jumping horse breeding operation in Dinklage, in Germany's Oldenburger Land. Guido Sperveslage, an active competition rider and young-horse trainer, breeds from proven mare lines to produce healthy, talented sport and show-jumping horses. The farm covers breeding, rearing young horses in small groups with daily turnout, and foundational training for select talented horses. Its bloodlines include licensed (gekört) stallions, successful young sport horses, and auction foals. Visitors are welcome to see the operation firsthand by appointment.
Hof Bramlage is a horse breeding and boarding stud (Pensionsgestüt) run by Norbert Bramlage in Dinklage-Bünne, in the Oldenburger Münsterland region of Lower Saxony. The farm stands its own breeding stallions (Hengste) and offers boarding places for privately owned horses, together with events held on the yard. It combines stud and stallion management with full-service livery in one of Germany's traditional sport-horse breeding areas.
Tinkerpferdehof am Drömling is a small family-run horse farm operated by Thomas Müller in Danndorf, Lower Saxony, on the edge of the Drömling nature reserve. The yard specialises in Tinker horses — the colourful, heavily feathered Irish Cob / Gypsy Cob type — which it breeds and raises on the farm. It is a hobby-scale breeding operation with a clear focus on this one gentle, family-friendly breed.
Zuchthof Böckermann is a family-run horse breeding and trading operation (Pferdehandel) based in Damme, Germany. The farm specializes in raising and selling young horses, with decades of regional experience in equine breeding. Located in the Lower Saxony horse-country region around Damme, it serves buyers and breeders seeking quality stock. Prospective clients can reach the farm directly by phone or email to arrange a viewing.
Sprehe Hengste is a stallion station (Deckstation) located in Steinfeld, Lower Saxony, in the Schemder Bergmark recreation area. The stable stands a select roster of proven dressage sires, including Dressage Royal, a top-five ranked dressage sire in the 2017 FN breeding value assessment whose offspring have won world, European, and national championships, alongside stallions Exzellento and Rubinwein. Breeders can arrange natural cover or use stallion semen for artificial insemination under the farm's stated breeding conditions (Deckbedingungen). The station is easily reached just off the B214 near Holdorf/Steinfeld.
Islandpferdegestüt Kronshof is an Icelandic-horse stud farm and riding centre in Dahlenburg, in the Lüneburg Heath region of Lower Saxony. It offers riding lessons for all levels, from individual instruction to advanced training and biomechanically correct riding clinics, as well as scenic trail-riding weekends through the surrounding countryside. As a breeding operation it stands Icelandic stallions for stud and artificial insemination, and offers breeding and trained horses for sale. The yard also boards guest and broodmares, and combines riding holidays with on-site holiday apartments for visitors.
Sportpferdezucht Tiedemann is a stud farm run by Dietrich Wilhelm Tiedemann in the Cuxhaven district of northern Germany, dedicated to breeding quality sport horses for dressage and show jumping. The farm combines careful mare and stallion selection with hands-on breeding services for local and visiting horse owners, drawing on generations of regional equine expertise. Set in the rural landscape around Cuxhaven, the operation offers a close, personal approach to matching bloodlines and raising young sport horses.
Gestüt Hof Castanea is a Thoroughbred (Vollblut) breeding stud and boarding farm run by Anja and Peter Röbbeling in Colnrade, in the Wildeshauser Geest of Lower Saxony. Established in 2008 on an 11-hectare estate, the stud breeds racehorses and also offers pension boarding, with extensive pastures and paddocks, a riding arena, an exercise hall, and 14 stables including video-monitored foaling boxes. The Röbbelings raise and sell young horses from their own breeding programme and follow the racing careers of the horses bred on the farm. Each year the stud hosts its own Gestütsfest.
Jochen Happ Pferdeservice, trading as Vorwerk-Happ, is a historic stud farm near Cloppenburg with roots stretching back to 1875, when founder Georg Vorwerk began private stallion management. Over more than a century the operation has built a reputation for outstanding hereditary bloodlines, particularly the South Oldenburg chestnut line, standing celebrated stallions such as Rohdiamant, Rubinstein, and Royal Diamond. Today the farm continues this breeding heritage, offering stallion services and bloodstock genetics to breeders across the region. Its long-standing focus on genetic excellence has made it a respected name within German warmblood breeding.
Zand Dynasty is a small, family-run show jumping stud farm led by Darius Zand in Celle, Lower Saxony, a town long associated with German horse breeding. The operation focuses on selective pairing of top international bloodlines with its own home-bred mares to produce performance-oriented jumpers with rideability and scope. Visitors are typically able to meet not just the horse they are considering but also its dam, granddam and siblings, reflecting the breeder's deep, hands-on knowledge of its mare lines. Beyond breeding, Zand Dynasty trains and represents both sport horses and promising young stock for the show ring.
Gestüt Vorwerk is a storied stud farm in Cappeln, Lower Saxony, with more than 135 years of history as one of the region's premier stallion facilities. Since 2009 it has been owned and run by Olympic dressage gold medalist Elisabeth ("Sissy") Max-Theurer, who has focused the breeding programme on producing dressage horses for international sport. The farm stands a select roster of quality breeding stallions and offers foals, young horses, and finished riding horses for sale. Gestüt Vorwerk also hosts major equestrian events, including the CDI4* Dressur Cappeln International, and is a premium partner supporting German dressage youth development.
Andreas Wempe is a third-generation family-run horse breeding and sales operation in Cappeln, at the heart of Germany's renowned Oldenburg breeding region. The farm specializes in raising and marketing Oldenburg sport horses, guiding foals from birth through education and promotion to competition-ready mounts. Alongside breeding and rearing, the team offers training and buyer advisory services drawing on decades of hands-on experience. As the family puts it, they "help horses into the world, educate and promote them" — a tradition passed down across generations.
Gestuet B3CR is a Trakehner stud farm based in Calberlah, Lower Saxony, Germany, dedicated to breeding and preserving the historic Trakehner bloodline, recognisable by its distinctive elk-antler (Elchschaufel) brand. The stud maintains a small, carefully bred herd, with horses such as Alsterfee, Batida and Cadinen reflecting its focus on classical Trakehner type and pedigree. The farm caters to breeders and riders seeking Trakehner horses suited to dressage and general riding disciplines. Inquiries about the breeding program and available horses are welcomed directly by the owners.
Zuchthof Bösch is a stud farm and agricultural operation at Dorf 9 in Bülkau, in the Land Hadeln region of Lower Saxony, an established breeding area for the Hanoverian horse. Rudolf Bösch's family has bred Hanoverian horses for several generations, raising quality horses for both sport and breeding directly on the farm. The operation combines traditional agriculture with dedicated training of young horses, and has maintained an online presence showcasing its horses since 2012. Buyers travel from across northern Germany to view horses "straight from the breeder's hand."
Vatla-Horse Spa is an Icelandic horse stud farm and rehabilitation center in Bucken, Lower Saxony, combining breeding, boarding, training (Beritt), and equine wellness therapy under one roof. The center specializes in Icelandic horses, offering foal rearing, breeding, and horse sales alongside its dedicated spa and rehabilitation services for horses recovering from injury or strain. The owners also run an affiliated international horse transport business, giving clients an integrated path from purchase to relocation. Located at Dedendorf 14 in Bucken, the facility serves both breeding clients and horse owners seeking therapeutic care.
FN-Reitanlage Vauth is a family-run equestrian facility in Meinsen, near Bückeburg in Lower Saxony, operated by Thomas and Gudrun Vauth. The yard combines horse boarding with a Hannoveraner show-jumping breeding program and riding lessons taught by Gudrun Vauth. Facilities and events are organized in cooperation with the local Reitverein Bückeburg-Meinsen, and the yard regularly hosts equestrian events for the community. Riders and horse owners in the region value the Vauth family's decades of hands-on experience in breeding, boarding and instruction.
Pferdezucht Thaden is a horse breeding and boarding farm on Germany's North Sea coast in Butjadingen, in the village of Sillen near the resort of Burhave and the Niedersachsisches Wattenmeer National Park. Family-owned since 1887 and run since 1965 by owner Ekke Thaden, an international show judge, the farm breeds high-performance horses from the Lacarna and Revue Girl II bloodlines in partnership with Haras de Malleret. Horses benefit from salt-rich sea air that naturally deters flies and mosquitoes, alongside seasonal pasture boarding with small herds on large grazing areas, 24/7 outdoor access, and winter stabling with hay. The farm shares its land with cattle, dogs, cats, geese, and poultry, alongside visiting wild hares and deer.
Araber bei Wohlbier is a Shagya Arabian stud based in Burgdorf, Lower Saxony, Germany, breeding these versatile horses for recreational and competitive riding since 1996. The stable specialises in producing friendly, balanced and trustworthy Shagya Arabians, offering both young foals and trained riding horses at affordable prices. Beyond breeding, the team provides training and guidance through to tournament level, helping horses reach their full potential in the show ring. Prospective buyers are welcome to browse the stable's horses for sale and get in touch directly by phone or email.
Der Polderhof is a Friesian horse stud farm and equestrian facility in Bunderhee, East Frisia, dedicated exclusively to the special bond between people and Friesian horses. The farm offers riding instruction and horse boarding alongside guest rooms and a holiday apartment for visitors wanting an extended stay among the horses. Riding lessons and boarding are coordinated by Nadja Stellmacher, while Helga Hollander manages guest accommodation and general enquiries. Set in the tranquil East Frisian countryside, Der Polderhof combines traditional Friesian breeding with a warm, family-run guest experience.
