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Avalon Gestüt in Engensen near Burgwedel specializes in breeding Dartmoor ponies since 1999 and Curly horses since 2021. The stud also offers riding lessons, horse training and breaking, boarding, horse sales, and summer camps for children. Owner Heidrun Rathmann is a trained equine specialist in breeding and care and a licensed trainer.
Projekt Erlebnis Pferd is a pony ranch near Lehrte-Immensen, Germany, offering equestrian instruction and experiential horse programmes for children, adolescents, and adults. Led by Verena Lepthien, a qualified social educator (Dipl. Sozialpädagogin), the facility combines riding lessons with socio-pedagogical elements including stable work, animal care, and creative activities. Lessons are adapted to individual skill levels and run in almost all weather, ensuring a consistent and enriching experience. The ranch fosters confidence and emotional growth through meaningful, respectful relationships with horses and ponies.
Reitanlage Grone is an equestrian facility and riding school in the Grone district of Göttingen, offering individual horse boarding and riding instruction for all ages. The facility features a 20×40 m outdoor arena, a 30×70 m indoor hall, wash box with warm water, solarium, and allergy-friendly stabling options. Riders of all levels are welcome, with open countryside ideal for hacking directly accessible.
Reitsportanlage Hoerste is a family-run equestrian centre in Lage, North Rhine-Westphalia, offering individually tailored riding lessons for riders of all levels. The facility provides boarding in 35 spacious stalls and six open stable areas, with an emphasis on year-round turnout and species-appropriate horse care. Beyond riding instruction, the centre hosts children birthday parties, seminars, and leisure activities for riders, and rents out renovated holiday apartments on site. Its rural, relaxed setting makes it a popular destination for dedicated equestrians and countryside visitors alike.
Wittes Reitanlage is an equestrian riding facility located in Riede, near Thedinghausen, approximately 15 minutes south-east of Bremen. The stable offers horse riding and equestrian activities in a welcoming rural setting. The facility is conveniently accessible by public bus (VBN line 750) from Bremen city centre.
MC Ranch is a riding and pony school in Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, run by Anna Wollmann. Lessons are open to complete beginners and experienced riders alike and cover both English and Western styles on the school horses and ponies kept on the yard. The horses live in an open-stable system rather than in boxes, and the yard runs events and courses through the year. Livery places and a pony club programme for children complete the offering.
Reitschule Flandersbach is a full-service riding school located in Wülfrath, North Rhine-Westphalia, offering riding lessons for all ages and skill levels in dressage and jumping disciplines. The yard provides comfortable horse boarding with box stalls and has a strong focus on children's equestrian education, including pony rides and birthday party packages. Holiday programmes and a welcoming atmosphere make it a popular destination for young riders and equestrian families in the region.
Ponyreitschule Eichenhof is a dedicated pony riding school for children and young riders, run by Familie Bürgel in Beedenbostel near Celle. The school offers group lessons, jumping instruction, pony kids classes, and riding holidays in a friendly, safe environment. With a 20x40m arena, a round pen, and well-cared-for ponies, the facility provides an ideal introduction to equestrian sport.
Pony-Ranch Lanwermann is an equestrian ranch and children's riding holiday destination in Kalletal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The modern, horse-friendly facility hosts riding camp programmes with a qualified team and extensive activity schedule. Guests can also shop branded Pony-Ranch merchandise.
Reitschule Birkenhof is a riding school in Guetersloh, Germany, offering instruction for all levels from beginners to advanced riders, including holiday riding courses and school field trips. The facility provides Western riding lessons and horse boarding services in partnership with Bauer Allround Horses.
HD Ranch is a western-riding and leisure-riding facility run by trainer Holger Dierks in Haßbergen, Lower Saxony, near Nienburg/Weser and Verden/Aller. Drawing on over 25 years of experience, Holger offers riding lessons for adults and children on school horses or personal mounts, horse training and correction, competition coaching, and boarding services. The yard is open Tuesday through Saturday and welcomes riders looking for a relaxed, western-style approach to horsemanship in a scenic rural setting.
SAGA-Reitschule Kalletal is a branch of the SAGA-Reitschulen network, a chain of riding schools founded in 2000 that specialises exclusively in Icelandic horses. Based in Kalletal-Brosen in North Rhine-Westphalia, the school delivers a structured, proprietary training programme covering everything from beginner lessons to advanced gaited riding, including tölt. As part of the wider SAGA group, it draws on breeding stallions and shared expertise from ten locations across Germany, plus farriery and horse sales support. The school is aimed at riders of all levels wanting to learn the distinctive gaits of the Icelandic horse in a dedicated, breed-focused environment.
Reitwerk Bad Salzuflen is a riding school in Bad Salzuflen, Germany, offering group and individual riding lessons for children and adults of all levels. Led by two FN-qualified instructors, Alex and Uli, the school provides classical foundational horsemanship education covering riding technique and horse and pony care. The facility offers a welcoming environment for beginners through to advanced riders.
Five Oaks Ranch is a small, privately run equestrian operation in Abbensen, in the Wedemark region near Hannover. Still growing and expanding its facilities, the ranch regularly hosts clinics and courses with well-known trainers, with a particular focus on Western riding and groundwork. It does not currently offer full boarding or classic riding-school lessons, instead referring those needs to neighboring yards. Followers can keep up with upcoming events and courses via the ranch's newsletter and social channels.
Circle L Ranch is a western equestrian centre in Wenden, Lower Saxony, offering comprehensive horse boarding for leisure and competition horses. The facility provides systematic western riding training from beginner to sport level, including children's Hippolini programmes, courses, and tournaments. Breeding services are available with standing stallions and young horse sales. Additional wellness amenities include equine osteopathy and a salt water horse spa.
Double-C-Ranch is a western and trail-riding facility in the village of Huxahl in the Südheide region of Lower Saxony. The ranch offers western riding instruction for leisure and competitive riders, guided trail and long-distance rides, holiday riding programmes for children, and horse boarding. Young horse starting, horsemanship, and bitless riding clinics round out the comprehensive equestrian programme.
Hof Mortfeld is a family-run riding school and equestrian facility operated by Alexandra and Heiko Mortfeld in Garbsen, near Hannover. The farm offers riding lessons across dressage, jumping, and western disciplines for riders at every level, from complete beginners to experienced equestrians. The team believes in achieving full harmony between horse and rider, with instruction available in both individual and group formats.
New Paradies Yoginja is a horse ranch near Stadthagen offering western riding, horsemanship, and therapeutic riding sessions. The facility runs round-pen work, trail rides, and archery on horseback alongside structured horsemanship courses. Yoga, mindfulness retreats, and longevity programmes complement the equestrian offer, making it a holistic ranch experience. Family and group events, including pony experiences for children, can be hosted in the on-site seminar and event spaces.
Eagle Free Ranch is a riding school and horse breeding operation in Steyerberg, Lower Saxony, offering riding lessons and horse sales. The ranch combines practical equestrian education with a breeding program in a ranch-style environment. Operated by Danny Reinkehr, the facility welcomes riders of all levels.
Weser Mountain Stable is a second-generation, family-run Western riding facility in Coppenbrügge, Germany, specializing in Missouri Foxtrotter horses. The LAG-certified stable offers riding instruction for all levels in an authentic ranch atmosphere inspired by American riding traditions, led by owner Heike-Ellen Wessel. Horse boarding is available on the scenic property, which also runs a therapy donkey program. The stable fosters a warm community for Western riding enthusiasts of all ages.
B&B Western Horse Academy Walsrode (Weidewerk) is a western riding academy in Altenboitzen near Walsrode offering classical western-style riding courses for all levels. The farm-stay property combines equestrian education with an active sheep and goat farm that produces natural soaps and other artisan products.
Angis Pferderanch is a family-oriented riding operation in Wedemark near Hannover, run by Angelina "Angi" Skowronek, a trained professional horse handler and instructor riding since age four. The ranch keeps around ten horses and ponies aged 8 to 30, including Haflingers and Shettys, and offers classical dressage and jumping instruction for children and adults. Beyond regular lessons, Angi runs trail rides, groundwork and horsemanship sessions, mobile pony rides around Elze-Wedemark, themed childrens birthday parties, and seasonal events such as Easter and Christmas activities and summer riding camps. Guests can relax in heated wagons equipped with kitchen facilities between activities.
MP Western Freizeitreiten, run by certified Western Riding Trainer A Marina Perner, offers professional Western riding instruction in the Gifhorn region. The school teaches riding fundamentals, ground work, trail and ranch riding through the Art of Horsemanship methodology. EWU-certified courses and examinations are available, with online lessons via Zoom offered across Germany.
Reitschule Hof Tannhorst is a riding school and boarding yard located in Celle, Lower Saxony, run in a warm, family atmosphere on the Hof Tannhorst grounds. The stable offers pony and horse boarding alongside riding lessons for children and adults, with a particular focus on a friendly, approachable pony program for younger riders. Followers can keep up with the yard's activities via its Instagram and Facebook pages. The facility blends traditional horsemanship with attentive, modern boarding care in the Celle countryside.
