Witness the Morning Exercise, offering an insight into the training of riders and their Lipizzans. You will see the training of young gray stallions and fully-trained school stallions in the beautiful setting of the Winter Riding School.

The Morning Exercise includes relaxation exercises, the refining and perfecting of lessons, and the targeted strengthening of muscles. Every 30 minutes a horse change takes place. During the one hour of public training, you could be able to experience two groups of stallions in different training levels.

In order to protect the horses, the famous high-level jumps which are shown during the performances are not practiced on a daily basis and are only occasionally seen during the Morning Exercise.

Enjoyed the training session. Horse and riders were amazing. The instructions did not explain that it was necessary to que for the tickets and then walk around the building to gain access via another que.

Our e tickets wouldn't download from Musement. We had to pay for 2 more tickets to get in to see the event. Very poor service from Musement.

Good for horse lovers. Bit boring. Horses trotting around the ring. No show type rehearsal moves. On the plus side it was a beautiful venue inside.

It was very difficult to hear the narrator talking about what was happening in the arena. I'm also fairly certain that she was saying lots more in German then the English version. The session was advertised as in English I'm sure. I'd liked to have been told what they were getting the horses to do and why. It should also be started on the booking that there are considerable steps up to the balcony area.

I didn’t expect it to be a show but it was a few horses walking round not even really training just giving them a walk round I wouldn’t recommend it

There needs to be more information about accessibility of the venue and the staff should be a bit more patient and polite. The experience of seeing the horses was amazing but lack of information let the overall experience down.

Why you’ll love this…

Experience the Morning Exercise of the famous Spanish Riding School
Get insight into the training of the riders and their Lipizzans
See young gray stallions and fully-trained school stallions

Important to know

Not allowed:

Children up to the age of 3 are not permitted
Photography of the event is not permitted

Know in advance:

Children from 3 to 5 years inclusive are admitted free of charge. Please note, however, that children are not entitled to a seat and must sit on the lap of an adult. If they require their seat, the child's price will be charged
Children aged 6 to 11 years are charged the children's price
Children must be accompanied by at least one adult
Due to monument protection, there is no elevator

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins.

What’s included

Admission ticket

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Location

Michaelerplatz 1, 1010 Vienna

Meeting point:

Please redeem your printed voucher at the Visitor Center of the Spanish Riding School, Michaelerplatz 1, 1010 Vienna. Pick up of tickets latest 30 min before the program start.

Provider

SPANISCHE HOFREITSCHULE

What people say about this experience

4.1/5

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Based on 84 reviews

Review categories

Value for money

4.1/5

Service

4.3/5

Staff

4.3/5

Safety

4.3/5

All ratings (84)

5 stars (29)

35%

4 stars (39)

46%

3 stars (13)

15%

2 stars (2)

1 star (1)

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Will
Traveled as a couple
December 20, 2025
4.6
United States of America
Enjoyed the training session. Horse and riders were amazing. The instructions did not explain that it was necessary to que for the tickets and then walk around the building to gain access via another que.
S
Sara and Chris
Traveled as a couple
December 16, 2025
1
United States of America
Our e tickets wouldn't download from Musement. We had to pay for 2 more tickets to get in to see the event. Very poor service from Musement.
C
Chris
Traveled as a couple
November 9, 2025
3.4
United States of America
Good for horse lovers. Bit boring. Horses trotting around the ring. No show type rehearsal moves. On the plus side it was a beautiful venue inside.
A
Anne
Traveled as a couple
November 6, 2025
3.8
United States of America
It was very difficult to hear the narrator talking about what was happening in the arena. I'm also fairly certain that she was saying lots more in German then the English version. The session was advertised as in English I'm sure. I'd liked to have been told what they were getting the horses to do and why. It should also be started on the booking that there are considerable steps up to the balcony area.
T
Tracy Bower
Traveled with a group of friends
November 1, 2025
2.2
United Kingdom
I didn’t expect it to be a show but it was a few horses walking round not even really training just giving them a walk round I wouldn’t recommend it
K
KB
Traveled with family
October 7, 2025
4.2
United States of America
There needs to be more information about accessibility of the venue and the staff should be a bit more patient and polite. The experience of seeing the horses was amazing but lack of information let the overall experience down.