Germany Horse Riding Holidays

Although Germany may not be as popular with holidaymakers as other countries such as Spain and France, it nonetheless remains an interesting and vibrant European country with a great deal of history, culture, architecture and countryside to offer visitors. Germany has warm summers, relatively mild winters, and so is a great place to pass through on horseback.

Germany’s transport system is top class; as well as an excellent road network, bolstered by the autobahn motorways, most major cities have either a bus, tram or underground system or a mix of these, and there is also the Deutsche Bahn train system which runs as efficiently as you would expect a German rail system to work. People visiting from the UK can take a car directly to Germany on a ferry, saving a great deal of time driving through France to the country. There are a number of ferries from other countries too. The train links pass out of Germany and connect it to its European neighbours – Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. Germany is very much at the heart of Europe and its top class auto bahn road network allows you to quickly through the country.

Germany is also connected to the rest of the world through its airport network, which includes dozens of airports from very large international hubs like the Berliner Flughafen to small provincial airports. Major cities like Berlin, Hamburg and Bonn may have more than one airport to help cope with the demand of a larger population.

Germany has a long tradition of horse breeding and several notable breeds come from across the country. The Bavarian Warmblood is an animal that was developed in the south of Germany and is today often used in the Olympics equestrian sports. Bavaria has breathtaking landscapes and is a great place to go horse riding, if you would like to try something different you could even try llama riding or camel riding! There are a great deal of things to try in Bavaria, the region is well known for its beer and is a great place to go on holiday. You can find a number of country retreats in Bavaria, some of which will include horse riding as part of the holiday package. Some offer cottages with adjacent horse riding facilities, which makes it very convenient, as you don’t have to travel a great distance to start riding.

One disadvantage of going so deep into the south of Germany is that the country has no southern coasts and consequently you miss out on some of the country’s beaches. If you would prefer to stay in the north of the country there are a number of horse riding schools and equestrian centres outside Bremen. There are many schools and they can work with riders of all levels. If you would like to ride on the coast you could try Norden or a centre just outside Wangerland, which has some splendid coastlines for you to rise horses on.