Spanish Riding School of Vienna
The Spanish Riding School of Vienna has stood for equestrian tradition and perfection for 430 years. It is the only institution in the world which preserves to this day the classical art of the Haute École which began in the Renaissance.
The “Spanish” part of its name stems from the Spanish horses – the ancestors of the Lipizzaners – which were much sought-after in the royal court at that time.
The equestrian Haute École dates back to the classical art of riding practised in Greece, which was rediscovered at the end of the 15th and in the early 16th centuries. With the Renaissance came a whole new lifestyle in the dynasties of Europe, which naturally included a new equestrian style different to that which had been practised in the Middle Ages.
THE SRS riders will be conducting clinics in the USA.
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