Verenigingen, bonden en ponyclubs — de gemeenschapskant van de sport, bij jou in de buurt.
The Steirischer Pferdesportverband is the equestrian federation of Styria, together with the regional association of rural riders and drivers. It has over 220 member clubs and about 7,000 active members. It publishes club news, championships, tournament deadlines and funding programmes, and organises training courses.
Pferdesportclub Ötztal is an equestrian sports club based in Längenfeld that brings together horse and riding enthusiasts from across the Ötztal. It welcomes riders of all ages and disciplines, from dressage and show jumping to leisure riding, with horses and ponies of any breed. The club offers jumping and dressage courses, riding pedagogy and youth development, and organises several events a year. New members can join by submitting a membership form.
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.
RSV Wiesmath is a riding club in Wiesmath, Lower Austria, founded in 1981 and described as the oldest riding club in the Bucklige Welt. It has a stable and riding facility and is a member of the Lower Austrian equestrian federation. The club offers training with a riding instructor and coaches, with horse hire available on request. It also organises events and trail riding in the Bucklige Welt.
The Hammerwiesenhof in Sigleß is home to a sport and therapeutic riding and vaulting club. It offers therapeutic and remedial-education sessions with horses, including for people with special needs. Riding lessons cover dressage, jumping and cross-country, alongside hacks of one to four hours. Vaulting is offered in groups and individually for children from age four, plus groundwork, lunging courses, Tellington training, camps and birthday parties.
Reitstall Wildegg is a riding stable in Sittendorf in the Vienna Woods, run by the Putz family since 1974. It boards horses with boxes, paddocks and summer pasture, daily turnout and quality feed. The yard connects directly to the Lower Austrian bridle path network and also runs a club. Trained riding instructor Verena Putz offers professional schooling of horses and starting of young horses.
Pferde- und Ponyhof Wörth is a horse and pony farm in St. Georgen am Steinfelde, Lower Austria. It offers pony rides for small children, beginner courses for children from six, and riding lessons on its own horses and ponies. The farm runs riding holiday weeks and its own riding club, which holds Reiterpass and Reiternadel exams. It also offers boarding places in an open stable and runs a small beekeeping business.
Reitstall Mandl is a riding stable in the Almenland region of Styria with livery boxes and its own riding club. It offers riding lessons for beginners and advanced riders as well as training of horse and rider in dressage, show jumping and eventing up to class S. Services include schooling and correction of horses and starting young horses. The team includes state-certified dressage and show-jumping trainers and a vaulting instructor.
A riding club based in Altaussee in the Styrian Salzkammergut. The club is run by an elected board and promotes riding in the Ausseerland region. Its website invites people to get involved and join in.
Reit- und Therapiezentrum Regenbogen is a small family riding stable and integrative riding and vaulting club in Ternitz, Lower Austria. It offers riding lessons including lunge work, dressage, jumping, hacks and preparation for rider badges, plus guided pony rides. Vaulting is offered both as a sport and as therapeutic vaulting, alongside hippotherapy. The facility has an indoor arena, an outdoor arena, 17 boxes for school and guest horses and nine grass paddocks.
Zuchtstall Zwinger is an agricultural horse-breeding farm on the edge of the Neusiedler See national park in Podersdorf. It offers carriage rides into the surrounding landscape, riding lessons, ride-along sessions and boarding for horses. Horses from its own breeding are occasionally offered for sale. The farm is also home to the Reit- und Fahrverein Podersdorf Edelgrund, founded in 2003, whose riders can start in competitions.
The Wiener Neustädter Reitverein is a riding club based on the Akademiegelände in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. It runs a riding school operation for lessons. The club also hosts children's birthday parties and organises events.
Reitklub Fortuna is a riding club in Rauchenwarth, Lower Austria, that has promoted correct riding for 45 years. Its ponies and horses live as a small herd in an open stable, and the club often takes in horses that would struggle elsewhere. Members ride with an emphasis on respectful, horse-friendly handling. The club also offers horse-assisted mental training in individual coaching sessions for adults and young people from about age 10.
PonyRundum is a stable in Wimmersdorf, Lower Austria, connected to the riding club RV Drei Linden. It runs week-long camps for young riders, such as a horseshoe camp and a film camp. It also offers preparation weeks for the Austrian riding badges (Reiterpass and Reiternadel). Current stable news is shared on Facebook.
Hippo-Sport is an association that offers riding for children and young people with special needs. Its programmes include remedial and therapeutic riding and vaulting with therapy horses, integrative riding for people with physical or mental disabilities, and experiential development work with horses. A youth programme teaches riding and horse care in individual lessons, with hacks in the Vienna Prater and participation in tests and events. The team includes a qualified riding instructor and remedial riding therapist.
Islandpferdeverein Hestabyli is an Icelandic horse club on a family farm in Felixdorf, Lower Austria. It offers specialised riding instruction for gaited-horse riders, with courses for young children, beginners and advanced riders. Seasonal camps in summer, autumn, winter and at Easter, and clinics with external trainers, are also offered. The horses are kept in open stabling in small groups.
Reit- u. Fahrverein Donau-Auen is a riding and driving club with its own yard in the Lobau area of Vienna. It offers riding lessons in dressage and on the lunge on its school horses, starting from the age of eight. Riders groom, bridle and saddle their horse before each lesson to learn correct handling from the ground up. Theory sessions on saddlery, arena figures and horse handling are held regularly, and membership is not required for lessons.
Reit- Fahr- u. Voltigierverein St. Johann is a riding, driving and vaulting club based at the Reitstall St. Johann in Ternitz. It offers riding lessons for beginners and advanced riders, vaulting for children and young people, and lessons on the lunge. Instruction covers dressage, show jumping and hacking, and the club prepares riders for tests and competitions. Club life includes events, group rides, shows and celebrations.
Pferdehof Königbauer is a family-run riding farm near Mariazell in Styria, Austria. It offers riding lessons by phone appointment. Each summer it runs riding exams, camps and children's afternoons around the horse. The farm has its own riding club, Reitverein Mariazellerland, through which riders can take badges and the rider's pass.
Friesenfreunde Österreich is the association of Austrian members of the KFPS, the Dutch Friesian horse studbook, and a member of the World Friesian Horse Organisation. It holds an annual breeding show and publishes the results and catalogues. The site covers Friesian breeding in Austria, mares, approved stallions and stallion information. It also provides information on training in dressage, driving and circus work, competition sport, events and a shop for members.
Jazdecký klub FADEX is a riding club in Miloslavov, about 10 km from Bratislava. Its facility has two outdoor arenas, two indoor halls, a lunging ring and a horse walker. The club runs a riding school for beginners and advanced riders and offers horse boarding, training of boarded horses and long-term horse leasing for jumping, dressage and western courses. It competes in show jumping, and its horses also have a background in film and stunt work.
Reit- und Fahrverein Zurndorf is a riding and carriage driving club in Burgenland, Austria, founded in 1972. It has sections for riding, carriage driving and vaulting and offers driving courses, riding courses and vaulting training. The club runs an annual riding festival, driving meetings and carriage driving competitions at its arena. It also trains young riders and drivers for tournaments and championships.
Csóka Lovasudvar is a riding yard and club in Dunajský Klátov (Dunatőkés), Slovakia, active since 2001 in leisure riding and equestrian tradition. It keeps six horses and gives riding lessons in an open arena. Trail rides lead through the neighbouring nature reserve along the Little Danube. The yard focuses on young riders aged 6 to 15 but also welcomes adults.
Reitverein Cavallino is a riding club in the Freudenau area of Vienna offering riding lessons for children and teenagers aged 9 to 15. Lessons range from lunge sessions for beginners to group and private lessons, with dressage, jumping and riding games. Members can join hacks in the Prater meadows. The club also teaches horse care and theory and prepares riders for riding badges, licence exams and competitions.
