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Are you looking for a very special Christmas gift?

2010/11/16 — Are you looking for a very special Christmas gift?

Why not give an unforgettable visit to the Spanish Riding School?

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Federal Minister Berlakovich presents richly decorated bridle from the Oman

2010/11/09 — Federal Minister Berlakovich presents richly decorated bridle from the Oman

On the occasion of the Fête Impériale on July 10th, 2010, His Excellency, Dr. Badr Mohamed Zaher AL HINAI presented Federal Minister Niki Berlakovich with an elaborate bridle from his native country.

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Olivia Newton-John visits the Spanish Riding School

2010/10/04 — Olivia Newton-John visits the Spanish Riding School

The world famous singer-actress Olivia Newton-John specifically wanted to visit the Spanish Riding School during her trip to Vienna on the occasion of the Pink Ribbon Gala at the end of September 2010.

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Green Energy Made in Piber

2010/09/30 — Green Energy Made in Piber

State of the art biogas plant facilitates renewable energy – a stimulus for a whole region

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16.08.2010 - ECOTRACK is the new surface in the baroque Winter Riding School

2010/08/16 — ECOTRACK is the new surface in the baroque Winter Riding School

For one week bucket excevators instead of horses could be seen in the world’s most famous riding hall. For the first time in the 275 year old history of the Winter Riding School the ridingground was completely removed and replaced. Until now the sawdust-sand-mixture was only refilled.

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13.07.2010 - Piber meets Vienna

2010/07/13 — Piber meets Vienna

Whilst the famous white Lipizzaner stallions enjoy their summer break (from end of June) six brood mares and their young offspring (3 little colts and 3 little fillies) have come to Vienna bringing with them their light-hearted high spirits.

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25.04.2010 - The foaling season 2010 at the Federal Stud Piber is over

2010/05/25 — The foaling season 2010 at the Federal Stud Piber is over

With the birth of Benvenuta’s filly on May 24th, this year’s foal season has successfully come to an end.

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21.05.2010 - Opening of the Indoor Riding School at Heldenberg

2010/04/21 — Festive opening of the new riding hall at the Training Centre Heldenberg – in the presence of Fede

In good spirits – despite changeable weather conditions – Federal Minister Niki Berlakovich and Lower Austria’ Governor, Erwin Pröll, opened the newly erected Riding Hall at Heldenberg together with the Directors of the Spanish Riding School and Heldenberg’s Mayor, Peter Steinbach. The new riding hall turns the Lipizzaners’ summer quarters into a state-of-the-art training centre.

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21.04.2010 - The Spanish Riding School is dancing - the first imperial feast is taking place on July 10th

2010/04/21 — The Spanish Riding School is dancing - the first imperial feast is taking place on July 10th

„Groß ist unser Erbe. Groß ist unsere Vision. Und groß ist unsere Verantwortung.“ Mit diesen Worten hat Dkfm. Elisabeth Gürtler die heutige Pressekonferenz zur Vorstellung der ersten Fête Impériale eröffnet. Jene Dame, die jahrelang mit viel Fingerspitzengefühl den Wiener Opernball geleitet hat, bittet am 10. Juli 2010 erstmals zu einem Ball für die Lipizzaner in die wohl schönste Ball-Location Wiens.

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09.04.2010 - Federal Stud Piber: The 3rd colt of this year has been born!

2010/04/09 — Federal Stud Piber: The 3rd colt of this year has been born!

„This year the girls are in the lead” says a surprised Stud Manager, Max Dobretsberger. A total of 36 foals are expected this year and up until yesterday 12 fillies and only 2 colts have been born.

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08.04.2010 - Book Presentation at the Spanish Riding School

2010/04/08 — Book Presentation at the Spanish Riding School

The new booklet about history and present of the Spanish Riding School was presented to a host of guests at the Representational Rooms of the Spanish Riding School.

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02.04.2010 - The greatest happiness on earth...

2010/04/02 — The greatest happiness on earth...

... the new TV-series, a cooperation between ORF and ARD.

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28.03.2010 - Piber - Start of the Season 2010!

2010/03/28 — Piber - Start of the Season 2010!

Visit our youngsters at our stud farm Piber. So far 14 foals have been born - 12 fillies and 2 colts.

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11.03.2010 - The Haute Ecole of Classical Dressage – the key cultural heritage of the Spanish Riding School

2010/03/11 — The Haute Ecole of Classical Dressage – the key cultural heritage of the Spanish Riding School

For more than 430 years the knowledge and expertise on classical horsemanship have been handed down verbally from one generation of riders to next. Since July 9th, 2009 Austria is a member state of the UNESCO with regard to the Intangible Cultural Heritage and therefore an application to be included in this list stood to reason.

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15.02.2010 - Summer residence and training facility in Heldenberg: an outlook on the future

2010/02/15 — Summer residence and training facility in Heldenberg

The expansion of the summer stable aims at providing new capacities for training more young Lipizzaner stallions in the Haute Ecole of Classical Dressage than has been possible so far.

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21 January 2010 - Today is the day: 8 colts from Piber arrive at their new stables in the Vienna Stallburg

2010/01/21 — Today is the day: 8 colts from Piber arrive at their new stables in the Vienna Stallburg

This year the arrival of the young lads from Piber was delayed by a couple of weeks as two youngsters suffered from a colic on the first attempt on January 5th and therefore the journey had to be postponed. But now they’re all fit as fiddles!

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18.01.2010 - New foals in piber

2010/01/18 — This year's first colt and filly born at the Lipizzaner stud!

Two lucky new year’s foals have been born yesterday evening in Piber.

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20.11.2009 - Pegus Horse Feed: Cooperation Partner of the Spanish Riding School

2009/11/20 — Pegus Horse Feed: Cooperation Partner of the Spanish Riding School

Happily neighing and whinnying Lipizzaners in Vienna and Piber: thanks to a cooperation agreement the supply of “Pegus Horse Feed” has been guaranteed for the long term.

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13.07.2009 - Lagerhaus Technik Center GmbH. - New partnership with the Spanish Riding School and the Federal Stud Piber

2009/07/13 — Lagerhaus Technik Center GmbH. - New partnership with the Spanish Riding School and the

The Lagerhaus Technik Center in Korneuburg has agreed to supply the Spanish Riding School and the Federal Stud Piber with a John Deere tractor until the year 2014.

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02.07.2009 - Christening of the first Lipizzaner Rose

2009/07/02 — Christening of the first Lipizzaner Rose

Feierlich wurde am 2. Juli 2009 im Rosentempel der Firma Micko, die erste Lipizzanerrose präsentiert. Taufpatin war niemand geringerer als Generaldirektorin der Spanischen Hofreitschule – Bundesgestüt Piber, Dipl.-Kfm. Elisabeth Gürtler.

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