Vereine, Verbände und Ponyclubs — die Gemeinschaft rund um den Pferdesport in deiner Nähe.
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.
Pferdehof ERIDIAN is a family-run organic horse farm in Oberwaltersdorf, south of Vienna, focused on boarding horses for sport and active riding. Horses are kept in 3 x 4 m boxes with individual paddocks, get daily turnout on all-weather and summer pastures, and are fed hay, straw and oats grown on the farm. Extra services include a horse walker, rug, boot and washing service. The yard is home to the riding club RV TEAM ERIDIAN.
AQHA Österreich ist die österreichische Quarter Horse Vereinigung, eine Zuchtvereinigung, die das österreichische Zuchtbuch für American Quarter Horses führt. Sie bietet eine Online-Zuchtbuchdatenbank, Dienstleistungen für equine Pässe und kümmert sich um Eigentumsübertragungen von Pferden. Die Vereinigung organisiert Westernreitturniere und Meisterschaften zusammen mit einer anderen Westernzuchtvereinigung. Mitglieder können ihre Mitgliedschaft verifizieren und über die Website auf Formulare und Gebühreninformationen zugreifen.
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.
Voltigiergruppe Donaustadt is a vaulting club in the 22nd district of Vienna. It offers vaulting training for children and young people from age 4, from beginners to competition teams. Groups are divided by age and ability and train on the club's own horses. Members compete at A, L, M and S level, and free trial sessions are available.
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.
ABC Ranch is the UNION riding club in Trasdorf, Lower Austria. The yard offers livery places and lists P.R.E. horses for sale. The club holds events such as open days with rider and horse shows, photo shoots and a Christmas gathering.
Der Reitverein Geiger Amstetten ist ein Reitverein in Amstetten, der sich auf Springreiten und Dressurausbildung sowie die Förderung junger Reiter konzentriert. Er bietet Unterricht für Anfänger und fortgeschrittene Reiter auf Schulpferden von Ponys bis hin zu großen Pferden an, zusätzlich werden in den Sommerferien Reitwochen für Kinder angeboten. Private Pferdebesitzer können ihre Pferde bei uns unterbringen, inklusive Fütterung, Misten, Bewegung im Laufband und Paddock-Auslauf. Der Verein veranstaltet nationale Spring- und Dressurturniere sowie Reiterprüfungen.
Der Reit- und Fahrverein Meierhof ist ein Reit- und Fahrverein, der im Meierhof in Kirchberg an der Pielach ansässig ist, wo ein ehemaliger Schweinestall in einen Offenstall für Pferde umgebaut wurde. Der Verein bietet Reitunterricht, Dressur-, Spring- und Theoriekurse, Osterritte, Sommerreitlager und Prüfungen an. Schulpferde stehen für Reiter ohne eigenes Pferd zur Verfügung. Kurse wie Natural Horsemanship und Voltigieren werden das ganze Jahr über angeboten.
Reitanlage in Gänserndorf-Süd, etwa 15 Minuten von Wien entfernt, die sich an Dressurreiter, Springreiter und Freizeitreiter richtet. Der historische Hof, der um 1910 erbaut wurde, bietet Platz für bis zu 25 Pferde, mit 14 Boxen, die an Paddocks angeschlossen sind, und 11 Weideflächen. Zwei Reithallen stehen zur Verfügung. Training, Cavaletti- und Springkurse werden angeboten, und der Hof ist mit einem Reit- und Fahrverein verbunden.
Ponyhof Essling is a non-profit association running a pony farm in Vienna's 22nd district. It offers holiday camps for children from age six with riding, hacking out and farm activities, guided pony rides and birthday parties. It also provides riding pedagogy, letting children from a very young age experience horses. The horses live as a herd in an open stable.
