Fizjoterapia, osteopatia, terapia manualna i rehabilitacja — utrzymaj konia w zdrowiu i dobrym ruchu.
PferdeStärken Neuhof am Himmelteich is a family farm in Ottenschlag offering animal-assisted support programmes with horses. Its Irish Tinker horses are individually trained for work with clients. The programmes build on the effect horses have on people's body and mind to support individual needs. The farm also lists a livery (Einstellbetrieb) offering.
Thinking Outside The Box is a riding yard at the Erlebnis Farm in Baumgartenberg run by Magdalena Kapplmüller. It offers individual and group riding lessons and learning sessions with horses. Riders can also take a care share or a part-loan on a horse, and a horse trailer is available for rent. The founder holds diplomas in animal-assisted intervention and systemic animal training.
Pferdehof Kurzmann is a horse farm in Pirkenreith near Rappottenstein in the Waldviertel. It offers hacks, trail rides and star rides from the farm, with or without your own horse, and overnight stops for riders and horses. Riding lessons for children and adults, horsemanship and western riding courses, and hippotherapy are offered. The farm also boards horses in an open stable with paddocks, an arena and a round pen.
Theresa Kragl is a qualified occupational therapist offering horse-assisted occupational therapy for children and adults in Allerheiligen im Mühlkreis. Sessions include riding, saddling, groundwork, grooming, obstacle courses and stable work to support perception, coordination and social skills. Her therapy horses live in a herd on a farm in Allerheiligen. She also trained as an equine physiotherapist, feed specialist and hoof care practitioner.
Equine Body 'N Motion is a mobile equine physiotherapy service run by a physiotherapist trained at the LTZ in Germany and active in reining. It offers manual body work for horses, including mobilisation, muscle massage, myofascial techniques and acupressure. It also provides biomechanical movement training from the ground and the saddle, and combined care packages. The service covers Upper Austria, the border region and the Munich area.
Die Pferdespieglerei offers horse-assisted social work and coaching. Sessions help clients work on topics such as setting goals, motivation, decision-making, leadership, fears and teamwork. Work takes place from the ground only, without riding, and no prior experience with horses is needed. Sessions of about 60 to 90 minutes are offered for individuals, couples, groups and teams, with income-based pricing for individuals.
Hof zur Wolkenreise is a small association in Antiesenhofen that supports children, young people and families in difficult life situations. Its main offering is Hippohealing, horse-assisted mentoring and self-discovery. Sessions are available for children, parent-child pairs, youths and adults. It also offers relaxation days for families, grief support and team work with or without horses.
Equidentalteam is a joint practice for equine dental treatment run by Anna Piffath and veterinarian Dr. Laureen Trager. Each treatment starts with a history and examination of the horse, followed by sedation where needed. The incisors and cheek teeth are then corrected with motorised tools to improve occlusion, and findings are discussed with the owner. The team was formed in 2020 after meeting through the IGFP equine dental association.
Pferdeoase is an association specialising in natural keeping and handling of horses, ponies and donkeys in a herd. Most of its animals are rescued from poor conditions and are resocialised and trained in an extended horsemanship approach. Members can take on a care horse, pony or donkey, and the association offers riding-pedagogical support, trainer weeks and day workshops. It also runs donkey trekking walks through the Weinviertel.
Pferde- und Ziegenzucht Pühringer is a family farm in Poysbrunn run by Manuel and Romana Pühringer. They breed purebred Appaloosa horses and offer offspring for sale, alongside herd-book Gemsfarbige Gebirgsziegen goats. Through their Green Care certified programme Lenati, they run animal-assisted learning sessions with horses and goats for children aged 3 to 11. They do not offer riding lessons.
Öko-Landgut Sonnenfeld in Gänserndorf is an organic, inclusive farm run by a foundation. Its horse and therapy-animal yard rents boxes to outside horse owners and trains young people in horse care. It offers children's riding, occupational therapy and animal-assisted work with horses and other animals. The farm also grows organic vegetables for its kitchens.
Liberty Ranch is a non-profit riding club (UNION-Reitverein) based at a stable in Ulrichskirchen, Lower Austria. It runs a riding school with semester courses, holiday camps and children's birthday parties. It also offers horse-assisted coaching and a riding coach programme. The club promotes equestrian sport for all age groups and holds competitions and events.
Pferdewelt Equicale is a riding and therapy association at a small horse farm in Hatzenbach near Stockerau. It offers HIPS therapeutic riding for children, adolescents and adults. Its riding education programme supports children's motor skills, perception and confidence through work with and on the horse. Trail rides are also offered.
Ponyhelden is a pony school for riding pedagogy in Frauenhofen near Tulln. It runs Lolino riding-pedagogy sessions for children from age three and vaulting for children from age six. Offerings include small-group courses, individual and sibling lessons, sensory-support sessions, a Ponyhelden licence course, children's birthday parties and pony days. Children learn pony care, handling and led riding through play.
Reit- und Fahrverein Leiser Berge is a riding and driving club in Pyhra in the Leiser Berge nature park, Austria, founded in 2024. It offers guided trail rides of one to two hours on horses and ponies suitable for beginners and children from about four years old. The club provides riding pedagogy for children and adults at all levels. It also breeds horses and raises its own foals.
Fein Reiten is run by Victoria Körösszegi near Tulln an der Donau, Austria. She is a trained animal physiotherapist, freelance trainer and riding instructor. She offers riding lessons and in-hand work based on classical riding principles, focusing on suppleness, balance and fine aids. Her physiotherapy background is used to recognise tension and movement restrictions and to adapt training to the horse and rider.
Daniela Arthold offers energy work for horses and their owners, combining different energetic methods tailored to each horse. Services include animal communication sessions, bioresonance analyses and sessions for animals, ThetaHealing sessions and the EMPOWER Yourself programme for horse people. She also sells essential oils for horses and riders and runs courses and online courses.
Philippus offers massage and bodywork for horses to release tension and blockages in the musculoskeletal system. Electrotherapy is offered only on a veterinarian's instruction. Physiological movement training combines groundwork, in-hand collecting exercises, pole work, lunging and range-of-motion exercises. The service is mobile across Lower Austria, mainly the districts of Melk, Scheibbs, Amstetten, St. Pölten and Zwettl.
Mag. Jasmin Semmelmeyer is a veterinarian specialising in chiropractic, with practices in Brand-Nagelberg in the Waldviertel and in Vienna-Döbling. For horses she offers chiropractic, acupuncture, horse cupping, Repuls Vet and Magna Wave treatments. The small-animal practice also covers general medicine, surgery, imaging, orthopaedics and dentistry. The Brand practice takes part in a regional emergency service.
Dr. Barbara Freudenschuss is a veterinarian in Waidhofen an der Thaya specialising in chiropractic and acupuncture for animals. She treats horses, dogs and other pets, from prevention through rehabilitation after injuries or operations. Her work covers musculoskeletal problems such as lameness and back pain, and acupuncture is also used for internal conditions. She makes horse visits across Lower Austria and Vienna by appointment.
Redewendung is the practice of Marion Bernögger, a psychological counsellor in Austria. She offers coaching, supervision and stress and burnout prevention. She also offers coaching with horses in individual sessions and workshops.
die.Pferdemasseurin is an equine massage and movement therapy practice based in Linz. Services include classical, connective-tissue and sports massage for horses, fascia work, craniosacral balance and Bowen therapy. It also offers kinesiotaping and movement therapy with a personal training plan to improve the horse's mobility.
Ponyoase is run by the association Verein Pferdeoase in Ebendorf, Lower Austria, and specialises in natural keeping and handling of equines living in herds. Most of its animals are rescued from poor conditions and are rehabilitated and trained in an extended horsemanship approach. It offers horse-assisted education for children and riding lessons with ponies. Supporters can sponsor animals or become members and take on a care horse.
Legapony is a riding and breeding yard in Kronberg, Lower Austria, founded by riding instructor Sabine Fürst. It offers riding lessons for children and adults of all levels, with one or two pupils per session, plus longer hacks. A specialty is dyslexia training that combines classic learning support with riding education, using the horse as a learning partner. The yard also teaches vaulting, breeds horses, sells horses and stands a breeding stallion at stud.
