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Riding clubs

Clubs, associations and pony clubs — the community side of the sport, near you.

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Reitgemeinschaft Bücken - Wietzen e.V.

Bücken, Germany

Reitgemeinschaft Bücken-Wietzen e.V. is a riding club based at the Osterbergreithalle on the Behling family property in Wietzen, Lower Saxony. The club focuses on show jumping and dressage, while also running vaulting groups for children from age five and welcoming recreational riders of every level. Its inclusive community brings together beginners, experienced competitors, vaulters, carriage drivers, and horse enthusiasts alike. The club regularly hosts badge courses, flea markets, and local charity events for members and the wider village.

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Reit- und Fahrverein Bösel

Bösel, Germany

Reit- und Fahrverein Bösel e.V. is a riding and driving club in Bösel, Lower Saxony, founded in 1988 and now home to around 250 members. The club maintains five hectares of land and nine school horses, offering instruction in dressage, show jumping, and vaulting for riders from age five upward. Its Pony Games programme, running since 1998, introduces children to riding in a playful way and includes participation in regional and state-level competitions. As a registered association, the club is led by a full volunteer board covering everything from youth work to animal welfare.

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Reit- und Fahrverein Estetal e.V.

Buxtehude, Germany

Reit- und Fahrverein Estetal e.V. is a traditional riding and driving club founded in 1948 in Staersbeck, near Buxtehude in Lower Saxony, Germany. With more than 500 members, it is one of the largest equestrian clubs in the region and holds membership in both the Stade and Harburg district equestrian associations. The club hosts an annual summer tournament featuring show jumping and dressage classes up to advanced level, as well as driving competitions and traditional hunts on Ascension Day and during Hubertusjagd season. Its well-maintained grounds at Wohlesbostel provide excellent conditions for tournaments, foal presentations, and member events throughout the year.

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Reit- u. Fahrverein Buxtehude e.V.

Buxtehude, Germany

Reit- u. Fahrverein Buxtehude e.V. is a riding and driving club based at the Reitsportanlage Borstelmann under the roof of the Claus-Dammann-Reithalle in Buxtehude, southwest of Hamburg. The club offers professional instruction and facilities for riding, general equestrian sport and vaulting (Voltigieren), serving members of all ages. Its mission, summed up in the club motto of developing big and small personalities, reflects a focus on character-building through horsemanship alongside competitive and recreational riding. The club is a well-known point of contact for equestrian sport in the Buxtehude area.

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Reit-und Fahrverein Otze e.V.

Burgdorf, Germany

Reit- und Fahrverein Otze e.V. is a nonprofit riding and driving club with around 120 members in Burgdorf-Otze, Lower Saxony, easily reached via highway and S-Bahn from Hannover and Celle. The club offers a modern riding hall, a lunging circle, and extensive trail-riding grounds, with regular instruction in dressage and jumping plus groundwork and desensitization courses. Beyond riding, Otze runs children's lessons, summer festivals, tournaments, and riding rallies, and takes part in village traditions like Easter bonfires and the local potato market. Its motto, "Eat. Sleep. Ride. Repeat," captures the club's community-driven, all-ages equestrian culture.

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Reit- u. Fahrverein Rheiderland u. Umgebung e.V.

Bunde, Germany

Reit- u. Fahrverein Rheiderland u. Umgebung e.V. is a riding and driving club based in Bunde, in the Rheiderland region of East Frisia, Lower Saxony. The club organizes competitions, training, and events for its members, including tracking results for riders placed at tournaments and sharing news of members' successes. It also offers voltigieren (equestrian vaulting) alongside riding and driving disciplines, serving the local equestrian community with a clubhouse, arena, and regular activities throughout the year.

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PSG Bruchhöfen

Bruchhausen-Vilsen, Germany

PSG Bruchhöfen is an equestrian riding club affiliated with the Kreispferdesportverband Diepholz e.V. (KPSV Diepholz), based in Bruchhausen-Vilsen, Lower Saxony, Germany. The club organizes riding activities and courses for its members under the umbrella of the regional district horse-sport association. It is led by contact person Susanne Prenzel and its members take part in the association's wider calendar of tournaments and pony championships. Interested riders can reach the club directly by phone or email for course registrations and general enquiries.

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Reit- und Fahrverein Brietlingen

Brietlingen, Germany

Reit- und Fahrverein Brietlingen e.V. is an equestrian club founded in 1920, based in Brietlingen near Lueneburg, Lower Saxony, offering riding, driving, and vaulting programs. Riding is led by Celine Gutt, driving by Berutha Schuette, and vaulting by Sidney-Ann Behrendt, with members able to board their horses through the club stable management. The club hosts regular events, including a Pentecost tournament, a vaulting camp, and a vaulting tournament each year. As a registered association (e.V.), it welcomes new members through its membership office.

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Reiterverein Engter

Bramsche, Germany

Reiterverein Engter e.V. is a registered riding club in Engter, Lower Saxony, offering a broad programme spanning private riding lessons, school horse instruction, children's Bambini groups, vaulting, therapeutic riding, and hobby-horsing. The club's facility includes a large indoor arena, a smaller indoor arena, and an outdoor arena, all available for member use. It organises a full calendar of events including a summer tournament, a Nicholas tournament, and the festive "Lichterquadrille," making it an active social and sporting hub for local equestrians.

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Reit- und Fahrverein Ueffeln - Balkum e.V.

Bramsche, Germany

Reit- und Fahrverein Ueffeln-Balkum e.V. is a riding and driving club based in Bramsche, Lower Saxony, Germany. The club offers riding lessons for both children and adults, welcoming everyone from complete beginners to experienced competitive riders. It maintains a string of well-schooled horses and ponies used in its instruction program. The club also organizes and hosts equestrian tournaments throughout the year, including show jumping, dressage, and pony games.

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Reit- und Fahrverein Hesepe e.V.

Bramsche, Germany

Reit- und Fahrverein Hesepe e.V. is a riding and driving club founded in 1920 in the Hesepe district of Bramsche, Lower Saxony, Germany, celebrating its centennial in 2020. Based at Kiebitzweg since 1973 when its riding hall was built, the club runs a riding school with five school horses serving riders of all ages and skill levels. It hosts annual dressage and jumping competitions around May Day plus a full calendar of clinics and events. With over a century of history, the club remains a cornerstone of equestrian life in the Bramsche area.

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Reiterverein Bovenden

Bovenden, Germany

RV Bovenden e.V. is a riding club founded in 1970, located at Am Teichhof 11 near Goettingen, Germany. The club serves riders from recreational to competitive level, offering both private horse boarding and school-horse instruction across a range of skill levels. Facilities include 19 stables, an indoor riding hall, an outdoor arena, paddocks and pastures. The club currently has open stalls available for new boarders.

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Reiterverein Bodenwerder e.V.

Bodenwerder, Germany

Reiterverein Bodenwerder e.V. is a riding club in Bodenwerder on the Weser river in Lower Saxony, operating for over 30 years and approaching its 50th anniversary in 2026. The club runs a full riding facility offering lessons and courses in riding and vaulting for children, teenagers, and adults, alongside school horses for members without their own mount. Horse boarding is also available on-site for members who keep their own horses at the club. The association welcomes both competitive and purely recreational riders in a community-oriented setting.

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Reit- und Fahrverein Elbtalaue Bleckede e.V.

Bleckede, Germany

Reit- und Fahrverein Elbtalaue Bleckede e.V. is a riding and driving club in Bleckede, in the Lueneburg district of Lower Saxony, Germany, situated in the scenic Elbtalaue river landscape. The club serves both mounted and horse-driving disciplines, offering facilities and community events for members of varying skill levels. Its riverside location provides attractive hacking and driving routes through the protected Elbe valley nature reserve. The club fosters an active local equestrian community centered on both riding and traditional carriage driving.

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RufV Horsa Bissendorf e.V.

Bissendorf, Germany

Reit- und Fahrverein Horsa Bissendorf e.V. is a riding and driving club in Bissendorf, Lower Saxony, offering riding instruction and club facilities including a recently renovated indoor arena with new roofing, flooring, kickboards, and lighting. The club hosts the annual "Bissendorfer Reitertage" tournament each July alongside other member competitions and social events such as work days and gatherings. As a Verein, Horsa Bissendorf brings together riders of all levels around a shared passion for riding and driving sports. Members stay connected through the club's active Facebook and Instagram pages.

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Reitverein Beverstedt u. Umgebung e.V.

Beverstedt, Germany

Reitverein Beverstedt u. Umgebung e.V. is a riding club based in Beverstedt, Lower Saxony, serving members and the wider equestrian community around the Heyerhöfen tournament grounds. The club hosts an annual riding tournament each June featuring dressage and show-jumping classes, alongside club-level competitions and the traditional discipline of Ringreiten. Members regularly organise volunteer work days to maintain obstacles and prepare the arena, supported by local sponsors including Mittelweser Tiefbau and J.J. Darboven. The club fosters a strong sense of community through its helper festivals and seasonal events, with its 2026 tournament scheduled for June 13-14.

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Reit- und Fahrverein Bersenbrück e.V.

Bersenbrück, Germany

Reit- und Fahrverein Bersenbrück e.V. is a registered equestrian and driving club based in Bersenbrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. The club serves local riders and drivers of all levels, offering a community for horseback riding, carriage driving, and shared stable facilities. As a traditional German "Verein," it fosters equestrian sport, youth training, and social events for horse enthusiasts in the region. Members and prospective riders can follow the club's active Facebook and Instagram pages for the latest updates and events.

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Reit- und Fahrverein Sturmvogel Berne e.V.

Berne, Germany

Reit- und Fahrverein Sturmvogel Berne e.V. is a registered equestrian sports club based in Berne, in the Wesermarsch district of Lower Saxony. The club fields riders across dressage, show jumping, and western-style disciplines, and is best known for hosting its annual Himmelfahrtsturnier, a multi-day Ascension Day tournament drawing competitors from the wider region. Members train year-round in an indoor riding hall and on outdoor arenas, with a summer schedule that runs dressage indoors alongside jumping outside. As a community-driven club, Sturmvogel Berne also organizes facility bookings and competition entries for its active membership.

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Reit- Fahr- und Zuchtverein Beesten e.V.

Beesten, Germany

Reit-, Fahr- und Zuchtverein Beesten e.V. is a traditional equestrian club in Beesten, in the Emsland region of Lower Saxony, dedicated to riding, carriage driving, and horse breeding. The club brings together riders and breeders of all ages for regular tournaments, driving events, and social gatherings such as its annual family day. Members can take part in dressage and show-jumping competitions as well as orientation drives that showcase traditional carriage-driving skills. As a community-run association, Reit-, Fahr- und Zuchtverein Beesten fosters both competitive achievement and a strong social bond among local horse enthusiasts.

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Reit- u. Fahrverein Beedenbostel

Beedenbostel, Germany

Reit- und Fahrverein Beedenbostel is a riding and driving club in Beedenbostel, Lower Saxony, offering riding instruction, school horses, and box rentals at its own grounds. The club runs a cross-country course and hosts dressage, show-jumping, and eventing competitions alongside community events like Christmas and carnival rides. Its long-running photo archive, spanning more than a decade, reflects an active and well-established equestrian community. As of 2026 the club has welcomed a new instructor and is accepting students for lessons.

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Reitverein Bawinkel

Bawinkel, Germany

Reit- und Fahrverein Bawinkel und Umgebung e.V. is a riding and driving club founded in 1925, based in Bawinkel, Lower Saxony, Germany. It serves riders and vaulters of all ages and skill levels with training and competition opportunities in dressage, show jumping, western riding, carriage driving, and vaulting. The club modern grounds feature spacious paddock boxes, well-maintained riding arenas, and extensive pastureland at Am Sportplatz 31. Led by chairman Christian Rosen, the club maintains a full committee covering youth work, instruction, and equipment.

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Pferdezuchtverein Freudenberg e.V.

Bassum, Germany

Pferdezuchtverein Bassum-Freudenberg e.V. is a horse breeding association based in Bassum, Lower Saxony, founded in 1918 to promote and improve German horse breeding, with a focus on Hannoverian bloodlines. The club organises stud shows, foal championships and free-jumping competitions for local breeders throughout the year. It offers guidance and mentorship to newcomers entering horse breeding, drawing on decades of documented results and archives. Rooted in the region since the years after the First World War, the association remains an active hub for Hannoverian breeders in the area.

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Reit- und Fahrverein Diek-Bassum

Bassum, Germany

Reit- und Fahrverein Diek-Bassum e.V. is a riding and driving club based just south of Bassum in the Grafschaft Diepholz district of Lower Saxony, Germany, in a region with a long tradition of horse breeding and equestrian sport. The club offers instruction in vaulting, dressage, show jumping and carriage driving for riders of all ages, from complete beginners to competitive athletes. Facilities include two riding halls, a dedicated dressage arena, a large outdoor jumping area, four school horses and an on-site clubhouse with viewing area, plus access to the nearby "Dicke Braken" woodland riding trails. With more than 250 members, Diek-Bassum is one of the region's most active equestrian clubs.

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Reitervereinigung Barwedel

Barwedel, Germany

Reitervereinigung Barwedel (RV Barwedel u.U. e.V.) is a registered riding club based in Barwedel, Lower Saxony, Germany. The association organizes equestrian activities and events for its members, providing riding facilities and a community for riders of various levels. It maintains an active Facebook and Instagram presence to share club news and events, and welcomes new members through a straightforward application process. The club emphasizes a privacy-conscious, community-oriented approach to running its equestrian programs.

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