Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.
Reithof Gerlinde is a riding yard in Au am Leithaberge in south-eastern Lower Austria. It offers riding lessons for riders who want to improve, refresh their skills or work on their feel on the horse. Groundwork such as lunging and leading is also offered. Lessons are booked by phone, and a rider weight limit of 80 kg applies.
Natürlich Dressur is run by Julia Grün in Lower Austria and offers mobile riding lessons and schooling of horses. Her approach combines horsemanship with classical dressage and works independently of riding style. She also runs courses and focuses on closing gaps in the basic training of horse and rider. Her qualifications include horsemanship trainer, classical dressage trainer and equine health trainer.
Tamara Brandner is a state-certified dressage trainer and FN-certified saddle specialist with over 30 years of experience training horse and rider pairs in dressage, jumping and eventing. She offers residential schooling and training (Beritt) at Gutenhof in Himberg, from young horses to Grand Prix, including correction work and rehabilitation after a break. Her services also include riding lessons, coaching for nervous riders and competition preparation. Saddle services cover saddle checks with measurement, used-saddle checks, adjustments and purchase advice.
BEST for HORSE is a livery and training yard run by Birgit Schmidt at the equestrian park in Ebreichsdorf, Lower Austria. It offers horse boarding with an emphasis on species-appropriate keeping of sport horses. Through her concept FEEL your HORSE, Birgit Schmidt trains jumping, dressage and young horses, with groundwork as a fixed part of the training. She also gives individual riding lessons for children on two ponies and prepares pupils for riding exams and shows.
Reitsportzentrum Simonhof is an Icelandic horse riding centre in Illmitz, Burgenland, opened in its current form in 2002. It offers individually tailored lessons including beginner lessons, seat training, dressage, gaited riding with tölt and pace training, jumping, competition preparation, trail rides and groundwork. The centre also offers schooling of horses, year-round riding courses and events, and playful riding sessions for children aged 3 to 6.
Gestüt Steinfeld is an Icelandic horse yard in St. Egyden am Steinfeld, opened in April 2024 by a family with 25 years of experience running a boarding stable. It offers horse boarding with stables and pastures. Riding lessons on trained Icelandic horses are available for beginners and experienced riders, and there is a youth team for young riders. The yard also has trained horses for sale.
NB Joy of Riding is the training business of professional rider Nicole Berghofer in Lower Austria. She offers schooling of horses of all ages, from young horse foundation training to competition readiness, and presents horses for sale. Riding lessons are offered for riders who want to develop alongside their horses. Her background is in dressage, with results up to Grand Prix and national championship titles. Training and lesson sessions are 45 minutes each.
So geht Pferd is the horse training business of Hescho Roth in Burgenland. He offers schooling of horses, dressage lessons influenced by Philippe Karl and Centered Riding, gymnastic work, lunging, groundwork, correction and young-horse training. A hoof care service is also offered.
Trainingszentrum für Barockpferde (Klassische Reitkunst) is a stud in the Weinviertel near Stetten that breeds and rears Baroque horses. It offers livery, dressage lessons, training and sales of horses. The facility has an indoor arena, an outdoor arena, a lunging hall, a horse walker and paddocks, and it hosts annual events and horse shows.
Reitverein Gatterer is a riding club run by the Gatterer family in Baumgarten near Ober-Grafendorf, close to St. Pölten. It teaches riding starting with lunge lessons and continuing in the arena, including handling of horses in theory and practice. Lessons are available with or without club membership, plus pony rides. Owners can also keep their own horses there for a monthly livery fee.
Reitsportclub Küb is a riding club in Küb, Lower Austria. Its state-certified riding instructor Andreas Pauser gives riding lessons on his own horses. The club also offers guided trail rides in the surrounding area in any weather. Lessons are arranged by appointment.
Reiterbauernhof MAHO is a family-run riding farm in St. Aegyd am Neuwalde, Lower Austria. It has its own riding operation with a riding manager and offers riding lessons on the farm. Guests can also stay in rooms or a holiday flat on site.
Teiritzhof is a riding yard in Stetten near Vienna and the base of Vienna Stables, focused on classical riding art. It offers horse boarding in paddock boxes with daily turnout and in open stables. Riding lessons follow the vertical riding approach of Manuel Jorge de Oliveira. The Escola de Equitação is a three-year course for adults learning to train horses, and the yard also runs courses and events.
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.
