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Reit- und Fahrverein Ladekop e.V.

Jork, Germany

Reit- und Fahrverein Ladekop e.V. is a riding and driving club founded in 1982 in Jork, in the Altes Land fruit-growing region south of Hamburg, with around 150 members. It offers riding instruction at a range of levels and vaulting lessons for children. The grounds include a 20x40m indoor arena, a 30x45m sand arena and a dedicated tournament field. The club holds an annual show each September and a Christmas riding event in December, alongside group hacks, cross-country training, clinics and social gatherings.

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Reitsportgemeinschaft Jever-Friesland e.V.

Jever, Germany

Reitsportgemeinschaft Jever Friesland e.V. is an equestrian club based at the Sandeler Mühlenweg in Jever, Friesland. Members ride their own horses or the club's school ponies, and the club organises lessons, tournament preparation with visiting trainers and support at shows. Badge courses, clinics and information evenings run through the year, alongside traditional group rides in the Upjever forest at New Year and Easter. A strong youth section covers pony games, competitions and a summer camp, and the club calendar also includes social evenings and outings.

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Ponyreitschule Carmen Knott

Jesteburg, Germany

Ponyreitschule Carmen Knott is a family-run pony riding school near Jesteburg in the Nordheide, teaching children and adults to ride and to handle ponies and horses without pressure. Lessons run as beginner group classes and private sessions, with a pony club and Reitabzeichen badge courses for regular pupils. The school also runs holiday camps over the Easter, summer and autumn breaks, guided rides through the surrounding forest, and pony birthday parties. Single lessons can be booked online.

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Nina Sturm

Isernhagen, Germany

Nina Sturm trains horses and riders from Nienhagen near Celle in a classical, horse-friendly tradition. Groundwork is a core part of the programme - leading and rope work, lungeing and double lungeing, free work, in-hand work, long reining and trail obstacle courses. She also teaches classical dressage, carriage driving up to competition class M, and loading training. Equine physiotherapy is offered alongside, including manual therapy, acupressure, stress-point massage, low-level laser, TENS and kinesio taping, and she leads trail rides in Germany and abroad.

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Ponywelten

Isenbüttel, Germany

Ponywelten is the training practice of Marleen Müller in Isenbüttel, Lower Saxony, working with horses and their riders on groundwork and ridden work. She takes horses in for Beritt, professional schooling under saddle and from the ground, and gives individual instruction built on calmness, feel and timing rather than force. Alongside training she offers Reitpädagogik and therapeutic riding sessions and BEMER Horse Set treatments. Every programme is tailored to the individual horse-and-rider pair.

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Reittherapie Wiebkes-Voltis

Isenbüttel, Germany

Wiebkes-Voltis is Wiebke Strese's horse-assisted support and therapy centre, working from sites at Isenbüttel and Ochsendorf in Lower Saxony. It offers hippotherapy, therapeutic riding and therapeutic vaulting for children and for people with disabilities, including para-equestrian sport. Vaulting is taught across five group levels, and holiday camps give children a full week with the horses. The centre also takes interns and runs trainer education courses.

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Peiner Reit- und Fahrverein e.V.

Ilsede, Germany

The Peiner Reit- und Fahrverein e.V. is an equestrian club based at the Ilseder Mühle in Ilsede, near Peine in Lower Saxony. It teaches dressage and jumping to riders from beginners through to competitors and runs a pony group for children. The programme includes riding-badge courses, seat and gymnastics training, working equitation and classical ground work, plus clinics with visiting trainers. Facilities include an indoor school and a jumping field, and the club hosts tournaments, summer riding camps and community events through the year.

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Hof Oberg

Ilsede, Germany

Hof Oberg is a pedagogical farm at Oberg near Ilsede where children and young people learn through working with horses and other farm animals. The programme is built on holistic learning - "with head, heart and hand" - and covers everything from leading and grooming to first work in the saddle, stable duties and campfire afternoons. Regular participation runs through the Ranch-Club, and a separate supervised programme is offered during the school holidays. New participants start with a trial session so the right group or individual format can be chosen. The yard is home to a dozen horses and ponies alongside dogs, hens and other animals.

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Feldenkrais Reitschule & Coachingschule Ingrun Meyer-Wellßow

Ihlow, Germany

Reit- und Coachingschule Ingrun Meyer-Wellßow teaches riding and coaching through the Feldenkrais method, working with both horse and rider. Lessons centre on body awareness, ease of movement and the dialogue between rider and horse rather than on competition results. Ingrun Meyer-Wellßow helps riders clarify their own goals and accompanies them over the longer term. An online training academy and a podcast extend the teaching beyond in-person lessons. Sessions are arranged by appointment.

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Hof Bitter

Ihlienworth, Germany

Hof Bitter is a family yard at Ihlienworth near the North Sea coast, giving riding lessons to local riders and holidaymakers alike. Both dressage and jumping are taught. Horses and ponies are boarded, bred and schooled on the farm. The facilities include an indoor arena, a round pen and an outdoor school, surrounded by large pastures.

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Hof Ivre Mort

Hüde, Germany

Hof Ivre Mort is a pony farm in the Ochsenmoor near the Dümmer lake, run by Claudia Block. Children from age seven are taught to ride individually or in small groups, and the "Pony-ABC" hour covers grooming, handling and care. Holiday day programmes run from morning to late afternoon, on single days or across a weekend, and the Michel-Club works on coordination, balance and the basics of riding. Children also meet the farm's donkeys and ponies and explore the surrounding countryside with them.

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Reitanlage Horn

Hüde, Germany

Reitanlage Horn is a family-run master-craft equestrian business near the Dümmer See in Lower Saxony, in operation for over 30 years. More than 30 horses and ponies live on the yard in spacious paddock boxes, group turnout areas and outdoor boxes. Riding instruction runs from parent-and-child groups for three-year-olds through to experienced riders on the school horses. Livery horses have summer pasture from April to October and winter turnout areas thereafter. The yard also runs riding holidays for up to twelve girls aged 7 to 14, housed in Scandinavian-style timber cabins on site.

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Reitsportanlage Vietze

Höhbeck, Germany

Reitsportanlage Vietze is a riding centre on the Höhbeck in the Wendland, best known for bringing children to horses for the first time. It runs beginner riding lessons, pony sessions, school and kindergarten groups and children's riding camps during the holidays. The yard offers livery, guided hacks on mapped routes through the surrounding countryside and a riding simulator used for fitness and rider training. An indoor school, outdoor arenas and social rooms are available for clinics and events, and the site has recently helped found the Pferdesportverein Höhbeck e.V.

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Gut Allerwiesen

Häuslingen, Germany

Gut Allerwiesen is a training yard at Häuslingen on the Aller in the Lüneburg Heath, run by Christine and Lennart Gebauer. The focus is on courses for horse owners who want to improve the partnership with their own horse, built on clear communication and solid groundwork. Riding courses, trail courses and an extreme trail layout are offered, together with individual coaching for riders working through a specific training problem. Courses can be booked online and gift vouchers are available.

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Die Ponymäuse

Horneburg, Germany

Die Ponymäuse is a pony school in Horneburg run by Bianca Moje for children aged three to ten. Sessions follow the TEAM PONY CONCEPT® animal-assisted education approach, so children groom, lead and care for the ponies rather than simply being led around on them. The programme covers pony school terms, workshops and courses, pony birthday parties, and pony rides at events. The focus is on responsibility, attentiveness and confidence, and on building a real friendship with the pony rather than on riding performance.

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Reiterverein Horneburg und Umg. von 1922 e. V.

Horneburg, Germany

Reiterverein Horneburg is a riding club in the Altes Land near Stade, founded in 1922 and a member of the Kreisverband Stader Altländer Reitervereine. The club runs its own riding facility with school horses and qualified instructors, so members without their own horse can learn to ride. Its programme covers riding, vaulting, a horse-familiarisation group for newcomers and regular Reitabzeichen badge courses. An active youth team organises events and activities for younger members. The club also hosts its own summer show and a long-standing calendar of club events.

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Diestelhof Hollenstedt

Hollenstedt, Germany

Diestelhof Hollenstedt is a horse training and riding-instruction yard at Hollenstedt in Lower Saxony, run by Peter and Angelika Meyer-Wenk. The business brings decades of experience to schooling horses and coaching the people who ride them, working towards a harmonious horse-and-human partnership. Every horse is treated as an individual with its own character and its own training plan. The yard works with riders who are willing to develop themselves alongside their horse, and offers consultation as well as training.

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Reiten im Miteinander - Sibylle Vahl

Holle, Germany

Reiten im Miteinander is a riding-instruction business run by Sibylle Vahl in southern Lower Saxony. The teaching is built around harmony and partnership between horse and rider rather than drilling, and every lesson is tailored to the individual pair. Riders of any level and horses of any background are taken on.

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Reit- und Therapiezentrum Monse

Holle, Germany

Reit- und Therapiezentrum Monse is an equestrian centre at Mittelstraße in Holle, in the Hildesheim district of Lower Saxony, run by Elsa Monse, who holds a master's degree in equine science, together with Mario Monse. The centre boards horses and runs a riding school on its own arena in a family-oriented setting. Wellness and fitness work for horses is a particular focus, including aqua trainer sessions and therapeutic support. Individual programmes are put together on consultation, and appointments can be booked online.

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Reiterhof Familie Aue

Holle, Germany

Reiterhof Aue is a family-run dressage yard in Holle-Heersum, Lower Saxony, offering systematic dressage training from the young horse up to advanced (Klasse S) level. Professional schooling and competition preparation for young horses, leisure horses, sport horses and ponies has been a core part of the business for many years, alongside correction work and training planning. Lessons and clinics are open to beginners, leisure riders and competitive riders of every level, with a strong focus on seat training and correct, horse-friendly riding. The facility has large stables, pastures, a 20 x 40 m outdoor arena and a 20 x 60 m insulated indoor school. The yard is run personally by the Aue family, which keeps the atmosphere calm and individual for horse and owner.

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Reit- und Fahrverein Lauenburg/Elbe e.V.

Hohnstorf (Elbe), Germany

Reit- und Fahrverein Lauenburg/Elbe e.V. was founded in 1984 in Lauenburg on the Elbe and is now based at Hohnstorf on the Lower Saxon bank of the river. The club puts youth development at the centre of its work, introducing children and young people to horses in a responsible, structured way. Instruction runs from complete beginners through to advanced riders, and members are taught horse care and horsemanship alongside riding. The club works from several training bases across southern Schleswig-Holstein and northern Lower Saxony.

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Therapiezentrum Hof Thölke

Hohne, Germany

Therapiezentrum Hof Thölke at Hohne in the Südheide works with horses from the Hanover and Celle region, combining therapy with targeted training. The centre runs Equikinetic lungeing programmes for muscle development, balance and coordination, and Dual-Aktivierung work that pairs dressage exercises with colour-signal cues. A salt chamber is available for horses with equine asthma, and individual training and rehabilitation plans are drawn up per horse. Rider seat and position correction and lessons for children and adults are also offered.

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Das Shetland-Pony-Mobil

Hohenhameln, Germany

Das Shetland-Pony-Mobil in Hohenhameln, Lower Saxony, is a pony school built around Shetland ponies and other small breeds, run by driving trainer Susi Oelkers. Children learn recreational riding, playful vaulting, lungeing, groundwork and carriage driving in small, age-appropriate groups. The programme includes a MiniCoach scheme for the youngest riders, a PonyClub, riding-badge weeks, holiday activity weeks, trekking rides and single-day sessions. The school's own K-ponies and M-ponies are trained in-house for this work.

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Reitgemeinschaft Ahlden e.V.

Hodenhagen, Germany

Reitgemeinschaft Ahlden e.V. is a riding club in the Aller valley of Lower Saxony. It offers riding instruction to its members and runs a programme of dates and events through the year. The club stages its own annual show, supported by a network of local sponsors. Membership forms and club documents are published for download on its website. Enquiries are handled by the club's contact person and through its Instagram channel.