Spanish Riding School: Morning Exercise

The Morning Exercise offers an authentic insight into the training of our riders and their Lipizzaners. 

Experience the horses’ daily work in the imperial setting of the baroque Winter Riding School, accompanied by classical Viennese music – from the careful schooling of our often still dark young stallions to the refinement of exercises with our fully trained “white stars.”

You’ll see loosening and gymnasticating exercises, the development of suppleness, and muscle strengthening – all tailored to each horse’s level of training and condition on the day. The famous school jumps are rarely shown during the Morning Exercise to keep a balanced training schedule for our stallions.

Accessibility 

Due to limited wheelchair spaces, we kindly ask wheelchair users to send a request in advance at [email protected] Please note that this is no binding reservation – a written confirmation of the Spanish Riding School is required for a binding reservation. We kindly ask you to show this confirmation when picking up your ticket. Thank you for your understanding!

Please note that the Spanish Riding School is located in a listed historic building and does not have an elevator. The royal box, first and second gallery can only be reached via stairs. These areas are therefore not suitable for guests with limited mobility. Please take this into account before booking.

The Spanish Riding School
Living tradition, the values of the past blending with the passion of the present

The Spanish Riding School in Vienna is the only institution in the world which has practiced for more than 450 years and continues to cultivate classical equitation in the Renaissance tradition of the Haute Ecole – which can also be found on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Since 1920, the stud located in the West Styrian village of Piber has been home to the famous Lipizzaners. As the only stud in Austria, Piber’s role is to breed Lipizzaner stallions which will later demonstrate their skills in the world-famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna.

The Heldenberg in Lower Austria is the third site of the Spanish Riding School. On the one hand the stallions are trained and continually exercised at this location. On the other hand they spend their well-earned summer holiday as well as two to three additional six weeks breaks there enjoying a horse-friendly life. Moreover, in Heldenberg third parties are given the opportunity to improve their horsemanship through various courses.