The Spanish Riding School in Vienna is the oldest and last Riding School in the world where classic dressage is still practised in its purest form.

The school was founded in 1572 and its very name gives away the fact that the horses were of Spanish origin.

The main tasks of the Spanish Riding School are: To maintain classic dressage in perfection and present it to the public.

To preserve the Lipizzaner race and to supply stallions which have proved their abilities to the Federal stud.