Pony-Park Padenstedt is a riding and animal park offering riding holidays for children and young people. The site lists pony riding, day rides and riding tests as part of its programme. It also describes itself as a large Haflinger stud in Germany. The business is run from Königsmoor 1 in Padenstedt.
Hof Eichendiek is a traditional riding farm on the Baltic coast. It offers riding lessons and pony camps where children learn to handle ponies under professional supervision. Guests can explore the surrounding countryside on well-trained horses. The farm also offers horses for sale and small holiday houses for guests.
Reiterhof Grömitz is an inclusive riding farm in Grömitz, Germany. It offers riding lessons for children and adults, from beginners to advanced riders, in group and individual formats. The farm also provides Heilpädagogische Förderung mit dem Pferd (HFP), a therapeutic programme with horses for people with support needs. Other offerings include pony rides, pony care sessions for young children and pony camps from age seven.
Hof Behrens is a family-run riding farm in Merkendorf, near Grömitz on the Baltic coast in Schleswig-Holstein. It offers riding lessons for children on its school ponies, pony rides for young children, and holiday programmes that combine riding lessons with ground work and theory. The farm also provides horse boarding (Pferdepension) and keeps its own breeding alongside a farm producing its own hay and haylage.
Ponybande Fehmarn offers riding on Fehmarn for children, young people and adults. The offer includes guided pony rides for young riders and children from age three, and outings on the trails. Heilpädagogisches Reiten (therapeutic riding) is also offered as one-to-one lessons. The herder keeps five horses, three Icelandic horses and two Shetland ponies, which spend most of their time outdoors. Riding is arranged by appointment, and horse care is part of each lesson.
Sunset Farm Fehmarn is a riding and experience farm on the west coast of Fehmarn, behind a sea dyke between two nature reserves. It keeps horses, ponies, alpacas and other farm animals in year-round open-stable and pasture housing. The farm breeds American Quarter Horses and offers riding on its ponies, including rides to the beach. It has a large indoor riding arena with paddocks and two outdoor arenas. Visits are by appointment and online booking is available.
Stall Altmühlen is an open-stable horse keeping yard. Mares are kept in a main paddock herd of eight, and geldings in a separate herd of three to four, divided by a double fence. The horses are fed hay four times a day on solid ground, with shelters, straw racks and grazing management. The yard also has an indoor arena, a riding area and a round pen for working with horses, plus hacking terrain nearby.
Beauty and the Beasts Animal Wellness offers massage for horses, with a full body massage using myofascial release and acupressure, lasting about one hour. The practice also offers massage for dogs, as well as Reiki, Kinesio taping and cold laser therapy. Equine massage is intended to improve muscle tone, flexibility and disposition, and to reduce inflammation and assist healing. Travel fees may apply for equine services.
Stormy Acres Farm is a small family farm in Brimfield Township, Ohio. It focuses on horseback riding, horse leasing and boarding. Basic riding lessons are offered for riders who want general riding experience, and guided trail rides can be arranged on and off the premises. The farm also hosts horse parties and offers activity days with horses for scout troops.
Edelweiss Farm is a private horse farm in Granger Township, Ohio. It offers boarding with stall availability and access to amenities on the property. The farm states that it provides high quality feed and care for horses. Local and visiting FEI-level trainers are available in the area for training goals, and Metroparks trails are a few miles away.
Lorain County Ohio Horseman's Council is the local chapter of the Ohio Horseman's Council, a non-profit organization for equine owners and supporters. It gives members a way to socialize with other horse people and offers organized trail rides. The chapter holds monthly membership meetings. The state organization supports the building and maintenance of bridle trails across Ohio.
Gut Ludwigsburg is a family estate on the Eckernförder Bucht peninsula in Schleswig-Holstein. It breeds Arabian, Trakehner, Holsteiner and Hannoverian horses and keeps stallions on the estate. Its riding operation offers lessons for young and old, using school horses or the guest's own horses. Riding holidays include guided rides through the estate and to the beach, and horses for sale are offered as well.
Divergent DVM offers holistic and integrative veterinary care for both small animals and horses. For horses, it provides equine holistic exams that may include acupuncture, veterinary spinal manipulation, herbal medicine, and nutrition and feeding recommendations. Treatment plans are customized to each animal's condition and overall health pattern. Services are offered by appointment only, in home and on farm, and the practice does not provide emergency care, vaccinations, or surgery, so clients are encouraged to keep a primary care veterinarian.
Heidberg-Farm is a boarding yard for senior horses that provides individual care for older horses needing special attention. The yard was set up to give horses a dignified later life, and it has 10 boxes in a converted old barn plus 37 boxes in a former sow-housing hall. Horses have 4x4 m boxes in an outdoor-climate stable, with daily turnout on year-round paddocks and a separate paddock for horses with laminitis. Services include herd turnout, bringing horses in and out, and mucking out and bedding individual boxes.
Reiterhof Schramm offers full horse boarding (Pferdepension) for horses kept by private boarders. Horses are housed in spacious boxes in clean stables with good ventilation, many with outside windows. Daily feeding at two set times and turning horses in and out are included in the service, and mucking out a box can be arranged for a small extra fee. Covered grooming areas, a wash box and a solarium are available, along with large paddocks and diet paddocks for horses or ponies prone to laminitis. Boarders can store their riding equipment in a tack room and in lockable cupboards.
Hanna Wetzel – Sattelanpassung is a brand-independent saddle fitter serving northern Schleswig-Holstein. A saddle check takes place at the horse's own stable and includes assessing the horse's condition, palpating the horse, measuring the saddle position and checking the fit. Saddles are adjusted on site, and larger alterations are carried out in the leather workshop. The business also advises on and sells new saddles and helps find used saddles that fit.
Anza Padron is an Arabian English Pleasure stallion offered for breeding. The stallion is owned by Argyle Arabians and stands at Stachowski Farm. The site lists a stud fee of $3,000 and provides a breeding contract and shipping information for mares. The stallion is a sweepstakes nominated sire, and his offspring have placed at national and regional shows.
Melli's Reiter Shop is an equestrian retail shop in Groß Mackenstedt, near Bremen, with a sales area of over 400 m² on two floors. It offers riding apparel, saddles and accessories, and horse care products. Saddle fittings are held in the shop's riding hall. The business also lists a pony stud with mares and stallions.
EGGERS Reit-, Zucht- und Pensionsstall is a family-run equestrian yard in eastern Hamburg. It breeds Hannoveraner horses and sells breeding and sport horses. It also offers boarding for horses, with two riding halls, a lunging ring, outdoor arena, jumping paddock and sand paddocks. Its boarders include tournament riders and recreational riders.
Reit-und Turnierstall Howe is a riding stable south-east of Hamburg, near Bergedorf, that has been run for over 20 years. It offers boxes and services for the care of horses kept by boarders, and it focuses on sport horse keeping. The stable has a 60x20 m riding hall, a 40x20 m riding arena, paddocks, a walker and a lunge circle. Riding lessons are available, and the stable also hosts clinics and group outings for riders.
South Creek Clydesdales is a family-owned horse farm in the Fremont, Ohio countryside. It offers horse-drawn carriage, sleigh and trolley rides for weddings, corporate functions, community events and birthday parties. Packages are set by guest numbers and hours, and a wedding day carriage package is offered. Guests can also interact safely with the farm's Clydesdale horses, and the owners run educational programs about the breed.
Westview Veterinary Hospital is a full service animal hospital that treats dogs, cats, and horses. Its small animal services include wellness and preventative care, surgery, dental care, laboratory diagnostics, and nutrition and weight management. The website also lists equine services. Patients are seen by appointment, and after-hours consultation is offered to clients and the surrounding area.
Staudinger Sattelservice is a saddlery service for horse owners. It offers saddle consultation and sales, with saddles from several established brands. Saddle fitting takes place on site, where the saddler assesses the horse's back and musculature with trial saddles. The owner also works as a riding instructor in classical horsemanship.
Sattelservice SH is a riding equipment business in Bothkamp that specialises in saddles at affordable prices. It offers saddle consultation and fitting checks with the Impression Pad, along with saddle buying and selling. Leather restoration and saddle rental are also part of the service. The business is run by Inken, who has experience fitting saddles for many horses.
