Breeding operations and stallion stations — find a farm to stand your mare or shop the next generation.
Haflinger Telser is a family-run Haflinger breeding farm, the Tröghof, in Laas in South Tyrol's Vinschgau. The family has bred Haflingers for more than 30 years, runs a stallion station with licensed stallions and trains horses. Horses are offered for sale, and riding lessons are given for children and adults. The farm also lets two holiday apartments.
The Südtiroler Haflinger Pferdezuchtverband is the provincial federation of Haflinger horse breeders in South Tyrol and the umbrella organisation of the breeding associations in the breed's region of origin. Its herd book office covers both the Haflinger and Noriker breeds. The federation presents horses for sale, stallions and covering stations, and a marketplace. It also runs events such as the South Tyrol Foal Championship and publishes the Haflinger Info magazine.
The Haflinger Welt- Zucht- und Sportvereinigung (HWZSV) is an international umbrella association for Haflinger breeding and sport based in Bolzano. It connects more than 25 member breeding and sport organisations across over 40 countries. The association defines breed principles, the breeding goal and guidelines for the Haflinger breed and supports harmonised breeding and judging standards. It organises international events such as the Haflinger European Championship.
Haflinger Royal is a purebred Haflinger breeding operation run by Katja Müller at the Schloss Baslan stud in Tscherms, South Tyrol. It stands Haflinger stallions at its covering station and breeds from its own mare herd, with home-bred horses carrying the suffix Royal. Young horses are reared in a herd on about two hectares, and horses are prepared for shows and licensing. The business also cares for livery horses, markets horses for sale and runs a riding school with its Haflingers for children and adults.
Gut Kehlerbach is a small riding facility in the Ötztal Alps between Längenfeld and Sölden, converted into a horse-friendly yard in 2014. The family breeds Oldenburger horses and also keeps a small alpaca herd. Livery horses are boarded on the property. The yard is run by a master horse manager and qualified trainer who also advises on training.
WM Morgan Horse is a breeder of purebred Lambert Morgan Horses based near Ilanz in Graubünden. The breeding goal is robust, calm and clear-headed leisure horses of the Foundation Morgan type. The site also lists horses for sale. It shares its pages with the Swiss Morgan Horse Association (SMHA), which promotes the breed in Switzerland.
Gestüt Trachslauerhof is a breeding and livery yard in Trachslau near Einsiedeln. It has bred horses for many years, with a focus on modern sport horses carrying international show jumping and dressage bloodlines. The yard offers boarding in boxes with outdoor runs and group housing for foals, in-foal mares and stallions. It also starts young horses, trains horses for dressage and jumping, and sells horses at various levels of training.
Wohlis Kutschbetrieb is a family-run carriage business in Pontresina in the Engadin, run by Werner and Gina Wohlwend. It offers public horse-drawn omnibus trips into the Val Roseg, private carriage rides, wedding and group rides, and sleigh rides with its cold-blood horses. The family breeds cold-blood horses, with a focus on the Swiss Burgdorfer breed alongside Comtois and Noriker. Young horses are trained to harness on site, and the horses are also used in Gina's riding operation.
Stall Niderorn is a breeding and training yard on the Bachtel in the Zürcher Oberland, run by Evelyn Honegger. Boarded horses live in a herd on a mountain paddock trail with pastures. The yard starts and trains foals, young horses and adult horses, offers cow work and gives group lessons to boarders. It also breeds Quarter Horses.
Aeberhard Reitstall is a riding stable in Kirchlindach, Switzerland, owned by Beat Aeberhard. It offers horse boarding, breeds horses and sells horses. Its own bred horses carry the AeR suffix. The team includes a deputy manager responsible for training horses and a stable manager.
Zucht- und Sportstall De Gesto is a breeding and sport stable in Uettligen near Bern, Switzerland. It offers horse boarding with summer and winter pastures. The facility includes a large indoor arena, an all-weather arena and a covered horse walker, with hacking country nearby. The stable also breeds horses and competes in sport.
Reithof Staubli is a training and schooling yard for Icelandic horses in Horgenberg near Zurich, run by Mara and Lisa Staubli. It offers riding lessons, horse training and correction, and children's lessons on its own Icelandic horses from about age four. The yard has an indoor arena, oval and pace tracks, boxes, paddocks and turnout stables for boarders. It breeds Icelandic horses in Switzerland and Iceland and has horses for sale.
Schwärzi is a family-run farm near Neuhaus run by Andrea and Adrian Wildhaber. Its horse business includes a boarding stable with 14 boxes with turnout, an all-weather area, large summer pastures and a half-covered arena. It runs a riding school, offers training for riders and horses, courses and riding camps, and breeds Quarter Horses. The farm also keeps suckler cows and sells beef directly.
Hugener Pferdesport is a show jumping yard in the Ägerital run by the Hugener family. Owner Andreas Hugener, a qualified Bereiter and competitive show jumper, produces young and inexperienced horses and presents them at shows. Riders bring their own horses for jumping lessons and training. The yard also breeds its own horses and rents boxes to owners who care for their horses themselves.
Seiler Quarter Horses in Emmen is a breeding, training and boarding yard for Quarter Horses, run by trainer and manager Chris Seiler. It breeds its own foals from a herd of broodmares and stands its stallions for outside mares. Young horses are raised in groups and trained for leisure or showing, and the yard accompanies the sale of its own horses. Boarding is offered for western and English horses, with turnout boxes, daily pasture and options such as partial training.
Haflinger Heissenberger is a family-run Haflinger farm in Stadtschlaining in southern Burgenland. The family has bred Austrian Haflingers since 2015 as members of the Styrian breeding association and shows its horses at studbook inspections, performance tests and foal championships. It offers riding lessons on its Haflingers with preparation for the Reiterpass, Reiternadel and licence exams, as well as riding education for young children and carriage rides. Young horses and horses for sale are listed on the site.
Panoramahof is an Icelandic horse breeding and training yard in Kumberg with about 30 hectares of pasture. Horses live in open stables in groups, with single and double boxes for stallions and horses in training. The yard trains horses from starting under saddle through to competition or breeding assessments and offers individual and group lessons for riders with their own horse, plus clinics. Horses ranging from family mounts to competition prospects are offered for sale, and foal lists are published each year.
Töchterlehof is an organic farm in Anger, Styria, that breeds Friesian horses and produces mare's milk. The farm runs an online shop for its mare's milk products and offers guided farm tours. It also has a riding arena and offers riding lessons for groups by appointment.
Josefihof is a family-run Icelandic horse farm on the edge of Liezen, operating as a riding school and breeding farm. It stands its own breeding stallions and sells horses and foals. Boarding is offered in open stables, an active stable and boxes with paddocks. Facilities include a dressage arena, an indoor hall, a round pen, an oval track and a treadmill, and school horses are available for riding lessons.
Marstall Kloster Einsiedeln is the stud of Einsiedeln Abbey, where horses have been bred continuously for about a thousand years. It breeds the Cavalli della Madonna in traditional bloodlines with its own broodmares. The yard offers horse boarding and guest boxes with turnout boxes, indoor boxes with paddocks or group housing, and individual or group pasture. Riding lessons are available by arrangement, and visitors can book guided tours.
Dressurteam Tschirk is a riding club in Sieggraben, Burgenland, centred on dressage. Katharina Tschirk is a competitive dressage rider and trained instructor for integrative riding who trains horses. The club also breeds sport horses and Haflingers, with broodmares in foal and several young horses offered for sale. Interested riders can join the club or enquire about its horses.
Pferdehof Pölzler is a family-run horse farm in Pöllau that has kept horses since the 16th century. It offers livery with bright boxes, a horse walker, daily pasture turnout and group or individual paddocks. The family also breeds horses. Since 2016 it has run the neighbouring Reitsportzentrum Schönegg, with a 20 x 60 m indoor arena for year-round training, and Flora Pölzler is a qualified instructor who teaches riding.
Reithof Horse & Spirit is a riding yard in Seckau, Styria, that breeds and raises its own foals in a herd with plenty of turnout. It trains young horses through to sport horses, offers schooling and riding lessons, and brokers proven show jumpers. The yard is home to the Reitclub Murtal. It also runs awareness courses and an archery course on site.
Hacklhof is a family-run organic farm at 1260 m in the Lungau that breeds Icelandic horses. It offers qualified riding lessons in its own arena and trail rides on its sure-footed Icelandic horses. The farm also keeps dairy cattle and rents holiday apartments.
