Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.
Reiterhof Trinko is a family-run organic horse farm in Langegg near Schrems, Lower Austria, run by the family since 1995. It offers riding lessons for children and adults, from beginners to advanced riders, taught by trainers Anita and Conny. The farm also provides horse boarding, farm experiences for children and riding camps. It has its own school horses and an associated riding club.
Vitale Pferde is run by Isabella Novak-Preisinger in Jetzing near Würmla. She offers lessons with the client's own horse, training of horses, intensive training days and longer-term training stays. She also gives craniosacral omnipathy and massage for horses and people, and courses at clients' yards.
Long View Ranch is an equestrian facility in Wilhelmsburg run by Gabriele and Gerold Dautzenberg, open to all breeds and riding styles. It has 48 boxes, mostly paddock and window boxes, two indoor arenas, an outdoor arena, a round pen, a horse walker and pasture. School horses are available and horses can be put into training. Instructors teach reining, trail, pleasure, western riding, horsemanship and showmanship.
Reitstall Schlögelhofer is a riding stable in Allhartsberg run by Christian Schlögelhofer, with an indoor arena. It offers riding and carriage driving lessons and special exams. Children from age four can join weekly children's afternoons, and week-long riding camps are held with full board. The stable also hosts events and competitions.
Reitstall Schatz is a riding stable in Perg run by riding instructor and riding pedagogue Bianca. Its school horses live in an open stable. Lessons cover dressage, jumping, lunging and groundwork in groups of at most three riders, starting on the lunge for beginners. The stable also runs FEBS sessions where children learn about horses and farm life in a playful way.
Reitverein Geiger Amstetten is a riding club in Amstetten focused on show jumping and dressage training and on developing young riders. It offers lessons for beginners and advanced riders on school horses from ponies to large horses, plus summer riding weeks for children. Private horse owners can board their horses with feeding, mucking out, walker and paddock turnout. The club hosts national show jumping and dressage shows and rider exams.
Reit- und Fahrverein Meierhof is a riding and driving club based at the Meierhof in Kirchberg an der Pielach, where a former pig barn was converted into an open stable for horses. The club offers riding lessons, dressage, jumping and theory courses, Easter riding days, summer riding camps and exams. School horses are available for riders without their own horse. Courses such as natural horsemanship and vaulting taster sessions run through the year.
Reiterhof Moar im Baumgarten is a riding yard in Leonstein in the municipality of Grünburg, Upper Austria. It offers livery boarding for horses and guest boxes for trail riders passing through. Riding lessons are given on Wednesday and Friday afternoons. The yard also runs a western-style saloon serving food for groups.
SF Stables is a riding facility in Gampern, Upper Austria, run by Sigrid and Florian Forstinger since 2018. The yard has 15 indoor boxes with paddocks, a 60x25 m indoor arena, a 70x30 m outdoor arena, an aqua trainer, a horse walker, sand paddocks and pastures. Sigrid, a show jumper placed up to S level and a state-certified riding instructor, offers individual training for horses and riders. Since March 2023 the yard has also been an official provider of hippotherapy.
Family-run riding yard in Pressbaum in the Vienna Woods. It offers dressage and jumping lessons, cross-country jumping, lunge lessons, guided hacks and multi-hour trail rides. Riders can also take a monthly rider share or a care horse arrangement. The yard also offers horse keeping and trains both riders and their horses.
Equestrian shop in Lassee specialising in Icelandic horses, with a sales outlet, online shop and saddle fitting appointments. Owner Mag. Petra Busam is a state-certified Icelandic horse riding instructor and international FEIF judge. She offers mobile riding lessons and schooling at clients' stables, as well as away courses on topics such as competition preparation and saddle fitting.
Pony farm in Tallesbrunn focused on children. It offers riding lessons covering dressage, jumping, hacking, mounted games, bareback and neck-ring riding, and groundwork. Pony shares and holiday camps are also available. The founder holds riding and vaulting instructor qualifications and a mounted games instructor certificate.
Western riding center in Gerasdorf on the outskirts of Vienna. It offers individual and small-group riding lessons for beginners and experienced western riders, plus guided trail rides of two to three hours. Preparation courses for the Western Riding Certificate are held twice a year. Trainers also offer starting young horses, competition support and problem solving. The facility has a heated indoor arena, an outdoor arena, paddocks and all-weather turnout.
Ponyhof Essling is a non-profit association running a pony farm in Vienna's 22nd district. It offers holiday camps for children from age six with riding, hacking out and farm activities, guided pony rides and birthday parties. It also provides riding pedagogy, letting children from a very young age experience horses. The horses live as a herd in an open stable.
Union Reitverein Zwölfaxing is a small riding club about 20 minutes from central Vienna. It offers boarding boxes, with an indoor arena, outdoor arenas, paddocks, a round pen and wash bays. Qualified trainers teach dressage and jumping, and the club runs courses in Centered Riding, Tellington techniques, groundwork and lunging. It also starts young horses and offers badge and licence examinations.
Pferde gesund reiten is run by Christina Wolz, who offers riding lessons and schooling of horses. She works with horses from young horses to corrective cases, building a stable foundation in dressage up to class L. Services include individual and pair lessons, schooling rides and an initial analysis session. She works across Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland and Styria.
Jasmin-Bianca Weidlinger runs a riding school offering riding lessons. Programmes include Hippolini courses for children, children's vaulting, holiday weeks and children's birthday parties. She also teaches Centered Riding, Dual-Aktivierung, Equikinetic and weekend courses. Lessons take place at a riding stable in Elsbach.
ReitCoaching by Stefanie Schraut offers riding lessons and schooling of horses in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland. Stefanie Schraut teaches at her own riding school and also travels as a mobile instructor, teaching dressage up to class LM and jumping up to class A. She also offers online coaching for riders with their own horse. Her qualifications include a dressage licence, a jumping licence and Centered Riding Level 1 trainer certification.
MBTK is a riding and livery yard in Leithaprodersdorf run by Monika Beudel and Tom Kranebitter. Its riding school offers lunge lessons for beginners and group lessons in the indoor hall and arena, taught by trained instructors. Monika Beudel leads instruction from school riding up to competition training. Tom Kranebitter handles schooling of horses and the training of young horses. The yard also offers horse boarding.
Barbara Belousek is a state-certified riding instructor and show jumping and dressage trainer based at Magna Racino in Ebreichsdorf, Lower Austria. She gives individual lessons and daily training for riders with their own horses, prepares riders for competitions and instructor courses, and provides competition support. For horses she offers schooling, training of young horses, correction work and presentation at shows or for sale. Boxes are available for horses staying for multi-day training, and transport to competitions can be arranged.
Wiedenhof im Wienerwald is a horse farm in Austria that breeds Shagya Arabian horses. It also offers riding instruction and courses. In addition, it provides horse-assisted coaching and therapy.
Reitschule Pferdehof Pachler is a riding school in St. Veit an der Gölsen, Austria, run by Susanne and Jürgen Braun. It offers group lessons for beginners and advanced riders, duo and private lessons, and cavaletti and jumping lessons. The school also offers vaulting and riding camps. Lessons are taught on school horses or private horses.
Reitverein Chiron is a riding club in Rabenstein, Austria, founded in 2008. It runs a livery yard with large boxes with windows, a 20 x 40 m indoor arena and a drained winter paddock. Its riding school focuses on children and young riders.
pferdezone is a horse business in Gaaden im Wienerwald, Austria, focused on horsemanship and riding outdoors. It offers programmes for adults and children with horses, horse-assisted learning and a trail park. It also provides ground-based physio training for horses, including rehabilitation and care for older horses at the owner's stable.
