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Rijvereniging+2

Reit- und Fahrverein Holzerode e.V.

Ebergötzen, Germany

Reit- und Fahrverein Holzerode e.V. is a riding and driving club in southern Lower Saxony that specialises in eventing and driving. Its grounds include an indoor arena, outdoor arenas, lunging facilities and a cross-country course used for training and competition. The club runs riding instruction, clinics, cross-country training days and riding-badge courses, and stages its own eventing competitions. External riders are welcome to use the cross-country terrain by prior arrangement, and guest boxes are available for visiting horses.

Manege+1

Ulrike Bencke

Düdenbüttel, Germany

Ulrike Bencke teaches biomechanically correct riding from her base in Düdenbüttel, Lower Saxony. Her lessons treat seat and posture as the route to freer, healthier movement in the horse and to fewer riding-related injuries. Alongside seat training and general instruction she works with cavalletti and pole exercises, lungeing and groundwork, and runs preparation courses for German riding badges. Workshops and seminars are also given at yards belonging to clients, and lessons can be booked as individual packages.

Rijvereniging+1

Reit- und Fahrverein Düdenbüttel und Umgebung e.V.

Düdenbüttel, Germany

Reit- und Fahrverein Düdenbüttel und Umgebung e.V. is a riding and driving club founded in 1984 in the Stade district of Lower Saxony. It runs riding lessons for members at every level, from first sessions on the lunge to independent riding, using both club horses and privately owned horses. Alongside instruction the club offers vaulting from age three and a pony club for children from age four, so younger members can learn horsemanship before they start riding. Its facilities include an indoor arena and stabling at the club grounds on An der Loge.

Stoeterij+3

Braaklander Hof

Dötlingen, Germany

Braaklander Hof is a family-run breeding and riding yard in Neerstedt near Dötlingen with more than twenty years of experience breeding German Riding Ponies and Alt-Oldenburger horses under the Braaklander prefix. Their horses are bred for good temperament combined with performance and are used in dressage, jumping, cross-country and driving. Alongside breeding, the yard offers riding instruction from lunge and seat lessons through to classical dressage and jumping training, a pony school for children, and young-horse education. Horses are also boarded on the farm, and homebred stock is offered for sale.

Rijvereniging+1

Braaklander Reitclub e.V. Neerstedt

Dötlingen, Germany

Braaklander Reitclub e.V. is a family-oriented riding club based at Braaklander Hof in Neerstedt, serving riders from across the Oldenburg region. The club teaches children, teenagers and adults at every level, from first lunge lessons through to dressage, jumping and cross-country work, always with horse-friendly training methods. A pony school with equestrian pedagogy introduces very young children to horses, and programmes are also run for kindergartens and school sport. Members can take part in regular seminars and courses held as day, evening and weekend formats.

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Ausbildungsstall Wiesner

Dötlingen, Germany

Ausbildungsstall Wiesner is a dressage training yard at Wildeshausen in Lower Saxony run by Oliver Wiesner. Training plans are built around the individual horse, with the emphasis on trust and clear communication rather than drilling. The yard offers full livery coordinated with vet, osteopath and farrier, private lessons, competition preparation, lungeing in dialogue, groundwork, free jumping, pole work, track work and loading training. School horses are available for riders without their own horse, and clinics run regularly.

Pensionstal+2

Pferde auf Uhlenborg

Dörverden, Germany

Pferde auf Uhlenborg is a livery yard and riding school at Dörverden in Lower Saxony, run by Andrea Kleinmeier. Horses are kept on a large paddock trail, an allergy-friendly trail or in open stabling, with quality forage available around the clock. Teaching follows the academic art of riding, both in hand and under saddle, in private lessons on the owner's horse or a school horse and in group courses, clinics and training weekends. The yard also has an indoor school and training grounds, a salt chamber and a solarium.

Pensionstal+2

Reiterhof Gründeich

Dornum, Germany

Reiterhof Gründeich is a family-run riding yard in Holtgast, in the East Frisian region of Lower Saxony near the North Sea coast, operated by Eva Albers and her team since 2009. The yard offers riding lessons with its own school horses, boarding for privately owned horses, and therapy horses, all within a deliberately open and family-friendly atmosphere. It is part of a wider holiday operation offering nine vacation apartments, so guests can combine a North Sea family holiday with riding and time around horses. Visitors can reach the riding side of the business by phone, email or WhatsApp.

Manege+1

Reiterhof Petersburg

Dornum, Germany

Reiterhof Petersburg is a riding yard in Westeraccum on the East Frisian North Sea coast of Lower Saxony, run by owner Mona Blonn. The yard offers qualified riding instruction for children, with lessons tailored to different ages and skill levels. It also keeps horses at the property, offering a gallery of yard life and a published price list for lessons on its website. The rural coastal setting makes it a popular option for local families looking for a small, personal riding school.

Hippisch centrum+5

Pferde Varelmann - Johannes Varelmann

Dohren, Germany

Pferde Varelmann is a full-service equestrian centre in Dohren in the Emsland region of Lower Saxony, run by Johannes Varelmann and team. The yard trades and sources horses and ponies to match a buyer's needs, offers riding lessons for complete beginners through returning riders, and provides Beritt (professional schooling/training) to correct problem horses. It also rents boarding boxes for guest horses and offers feeding consultation, plus its own horse transport service for clients. Visitors are welcome to view the horses and facilities in person or by phone.

Paardentherapie+1

Erlebnispädagogik Kathleen Grygo

Dohren, Germany

Erlebnispädagogik Kathleen Grygo is a small therapeutic riding and experiential-education farm in Dohren, in Lower Saxony's Landkreis Harburg. It offers individually tailored Reittherapie (equine-assisted therapy) for children, teenagers and adults up to 85kg, focused on movement, confidence and emotional well-being. The farm also runs playful, safety-focused riding lessons for young riders, alpaca walks, children's birthday parties, and group experience days for schools and social institutions. Visits are by appointment only, run by owner Kathleen Grygo on her own property.

Paardentherapie+1

Tiergestützte Pädagogik Nadja Leymann

Diepholz, Germany

Nadja Leymann offers animal-assisted pedagogy and therapeutic riding (heilpädagogisches Reiten) in Diepholz, Lower Saxony. The programme uses horses and other animals as partners in educational and developmental work rather than as a sport-riding lesson. A mobile service is also offered, bringing sessions to the client instead of requiring travel to the yard. Sessions are arranged by appointment by phone.

Manege+1

Frank Hesse - Trainingstables

Diepenau, Germany

Frank Hesse Trainingstables is a Western riding stable based in Diepenau-Steinbrink, Lower Saxony, Germany. Run by trainer Frank Hesse, the yard specializes in starting young horses and bringing them on through to competition readiness, alongside professional rider coaching. The stable also offers horse boarding for clients in the region. Visitors and riders of all levels are welcome six days a week, from foundational groundwork to advanced tournament preparation.

Manege

Forsthaus Tiergarten

Deutsch Evern, Germany

Forsthaus Tiergarten is a family-run riding school in Luneburg, Germany, operated by Annette and Hubertus Klein for over 60 years in the Luneburg Heath region. The facility offers riding instruction, riding holiday camps, and horse breeding and sales, with Trakehner horses raised on site. It provides a range of equine health services including physiotherapy, magnetic field therapy, inhalation treatment, laser therapy, and acupuncture. Recognized by the German Equestrian Federation (FN), the school combines indoor and outdoor arenas with woodland trails along the Ilmenau river.

Pensionstal+2

Reitanlage Tammingaburg

Nettelburger Str. 85, 26789 Leer, Germany

Reitanlage Tammingaburg is a riding facility with an insulated indoor arena, stables with outdoor paddocks and summer grazing. It keeps many privately owned horses at livery. Several instructors give riding lessons for all levels, with training and shows in show jumping, dressage and eventing.

Manege+1

Reitverein Hilwartshausen/Lauenberg e.V.

Dassel, Germany

Reitverein Hilwartshausen/Lauenberg e.V. is a riding and driving club (Reit- und Fahrverein) set in the countryside around Dassel, Lower Saxony. The club provides riding lessons on school horses, and offers dressage, show jumping, and vaulting (Voltigieren) across multiple age and skill groups, from beginners to competitive teams. Members share an indoor riding hall and outdoor facilities, and the club regularly hosts and attends tournaments. It aims to foster a harmonious community among riders, horses, and their families.

Manege

Reitanlage am Rittergut

Dassel, Germany

Reitanlage am Rittergut is a riding school and boarding yard in Hoppensen near Dassel, Lower Saxony. Run by Victoria Marie Lex, a trained classical riding instructor (Pferdewirtin klassisches Reiten), the facility offers individualized horse boarding and riding instruction for both recreational and competitive riders. The yard emphasizes species-appropriate (artgerecht) care built around movement, social contact with other horses, a healthy stable climate, and proper nutrition. Paddocks, pastures, and dedicated exercise areas support an active stable-management approach for horse and rider harmony.

Manege

Sattelhof Steffen

Dannenberg (Elbe), Germany

Sattelhof Steffen is an equestrian facility in the Lüchow-Dannenberg-Gartow region of Lower Saxony offering horse boarding, riding lessons, and professional training (Beritt). The yard also sells horses, including current sale horses presented at auctions such as the Verden Auction. Its arena and grounds host equestrian competitions and events for riders of varying levels. Sattelhof Steffen combines everyday livery care with a focus on training and sport-horse development.

Manege

Ponyfreunde Boldt

Dahlum, Germany

Ponyfreunde Boldt is a small pony yard at Dahlum in Lower Saxony run by an FN-qualified trainer. It introduces children and beginners to ponies step by step, from handling and grooming on the ground through to riding under supervision. Sessions include Shetland and pony afternoons, pony experience days and children's birthday parties. Everything runs in small groups with the yard's own ponies.

Manege+2

Islandpferdegestüt Kronshof

Dahlenburg, Germany

Islandpferdegestüt Kronshof is an Icelandic-horse stud farm and riding centre in Dahlenburg, in the Lüneburg Heath region of Lower Saxony. It offers riding lessons for all levels, from individual instruction to advanced training and biomechanically correct riding clinics, as well as scenic trail-riding weekends through the surrounding countryside. As a breeding operation it stands Icelandic stallions for stud and artificial insemination, and offers breeding and trained horses for sale. The yard also boards guest and broodmares, and combines riding holidays with on-site holiday apartments for visitors.

Hippisch centrum+2

Nordwind Horsecenter

Cuxhaven, Germany

Nordwind Horsecenter in Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, is run by Thomas Blaß and veterinarian Stefanie Hachenberg-Blaß, combining more than 50 years of combined experience in breeding, training, sport and veterinary care. The centre offers equine rehabilitation, breeding, training and dressage and show-jumping instruction, plus sales of dressage and jumping horses. Stefanie provides mobile and stationary equine veterinary practice alongside stationary rehabilitation and works as an IAVC-certified equine chiropractor. This blend of breeding, training and veterinary expertise under one roof makes Nordwind Horsecenter a distinctive full-service address for sport horse owners in the Cuxhaven area.

Manege

Britta’s kleine Wiesen Reitschule

Cuxhaven, Germany

Britta's kleine Wiesenreitschule is a small, family-feel riding school in Nordholz near Cuxhaven on Germany's North Sea coast, run by a trainer certified since 2006 with additional children's-instruction qualifications from 2015. The school has taught riding to children (from age six) and adults since 2006, offering regular lessons alongside monthly pony rides for younger children and custom morning sessions by appointment. Facilities include a 20x40m indoor hall and an 18x30m outdoor arena, supporting year-round instruction. The yard keeps four gentle school ponies and also welcomes holidaymakers looking to try riding during their stay in the region.

Manege

Wattritte & Ausritte Cuxhaven Martin Hornig

Cuxhaven, Germany

Reiterhof Kuestenlaemmel, run by the Hornig family, offers guided trail rides along the North Sea coast near Cuxhaven, on well-trained, home-schooled horses in small groups. Rides explore the vast coastal heathland along a 60 km bridle-path network, with chances to spot wild horses, Heck cattle and bison, and several tours cross the tidal mudflats of the Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park. The signature experience is a 4-5 hour tidal crossing to the island of Neuwerk, including a rest stop before returning to Sahlenburg. Riders must be confident in all three gaits and wear appropriate riding attire; the farm also runs a pony club and holiday apartments.

Manege+1

Reiterhof D. Henn

Cuxhaven, Germany

Reiterhof D. Henn is a riding and carriage-tour operator in Cuxhaven, on Germany's North Sea coast, known for its rides through the Wadden Sea mudflats, heath, and forest. The team offers guided hour-long walk/trot rides, forest hacks, heath rides, and combined Wadden Sea and forest routes, with lead-rein pony rides for children who are not yet independent riders. Guests can also book Wattwagenfahrten, horse-drawn carriage tours across the tidal flats, and riders travelling with their own horse can arrange holiday stays with paddock access. Advance booking is recommended, and a 90kg weight limit applies to all mounted outings.