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.

Performance was at 10am - you are required to arrive 30mins prior. It was not clear where to queue. From the ticket office were redirected (there are several entrances depending on where you are seated) Again, it was not clear which was the right entrance and there were no staff to help. Our seats were on the balcony. This resulted in the view of half of the arena being obscured and required standing to see. I recommend you sit/stand at the lower level. Thoroughly enjoyed the horses training.

An hour watching 4 or 5 horses jog round in circles was not what we expected nor enjoyed. It’s classed as Spanish riding school training but it was just warming the horses up and very boring for an hour. Some people left after 30 minutes. Not as advertised and not good value for money.

We expected a little more variety in what the horses did, it was a little boring

We booked this thinking it was a Tui organised trip but found out it wasn’t when we had to find our own way there. The reception staff at the Riding school when we picked up our tickets were very unhelpful and rude. There were no signers to the venue and no indication which door to use and there were many in a very large square. But seeing the beautiful horses and riders made up for the start of our experience.

Didn't realise it would be stallions mainly trotting around arena, thought might see say 10 mins of the total hour of some kind of performance of clever maneuvers. Probably should have read the brief properly wanted to visit stallions which I was told we could do but herded out quickly for next training session. Over crowded only saw a souvenir shop so just left afterwards.

was only a morning exercise and not really a performance - it will be useful to let people know that no jumps or actual formations seen in a performance take place in the morning

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

Please note that this experience is non-refundable, even if cancelled in advance.

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

4/5

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Value for money

4/5

Service

4.2/5

Safety

4.3/5

Staff

4.1/5

All ratings (100)

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44%

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DianeR
Traveled as a couple
June 24, 2026
4.6
United Kingdom
Performance was at 10am - you are required to arrive 30mins prior. It was not clear where to queue. From the ticket office were redirected (there are several entrances depending on where you are seated) Again, it was not clear which was the right entrance and there were no staff to help. Our seats were on the balcony. This resulted in the view of half of the arena being obscured and required standing to see. I recommend you sit/stand at the lower level. Thoroughly enjoyed the horses training.
B
Broomey
Traveled with a group of friends
June 15, 2026
1.8
United Kingdom
An hour watching 4 or 5 horses jog round in circles was not what we expected nor enjoyed. It’s classed as Spanish riding school training but it was just warming the horses up and very boring for an hour. Some people left after 30 minutes. Not as advertised and not good value for money.
H
Helen
Traveled with family
June 13, 2026
2.2
United Kingdom
We expected a little more variety in what the horses did, it was a little boring
S
Singingill
Traveled as a couple
June 2, 2026
4.6
United Kingdom
We booked this thinking it was a Tui organised trip but found out it wasn’t when we had to find our own way there. The reception staff at the Riding school when we picked up our tickets were very unhelpful and rude. There were no signers to the venue and no indication which door to use and there were many in a very large square. But seeing the beautiful horses and riders made up for the start of our experience.
S
S Healey
Traveled as a couple
May 31, 2026
4.2
United Kingdom
Didn't realise it would be stallions mainly trotting around arena, thought might see say 10 mins of the total hour of some kind of performance of clever maneuvers. Probably should have read the brief properly wanted to visit stallions which I was told we could do but herded out quickly for next training session. Over crowded only saw a souvenir shop so just left afterwards.
D
Dr Amit Tolat
Traveled with a group of friends
May 18, 2026
4.2
United Kingdom
was only a morning exercise and not really a performance - it will be useful to let people know that no jumps or actual formations seen in a performance take place in the morning