From: jd@rust.zso.dec.com (John D'Addamio)
Newsgroups: rec.equestrian
Subject: Re: Need Info on Spanish Riding School
Keywords: how to visit
Date: 25 Jan 93 20:32:19 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation - DECwest Engineering


    Unfortunately, the Spanish Riding School MAY not be
    performing in Vienna right now. There was a major fire in the 
    Hofburg(the palace complex in which their riding hall is located) 
    last November.The roof of the hall was wet down to prevent 
    spreading of the fire. The hall suffered a lot of water damage and
    was closed for repairs. I'm not sure that it has reopened yet.

    You can write to the The Spanish Riding School directly at:

    			Spanische Reithschule
    			Hofburg
    			A-1010 Vienna Austria
    
    The Vienna Tourist Board puts out a brochure with information on The
    Spanish Riding School. To get a brochure, write to the nearest office 
    of the Vienna Tourist Board. Any travel agent should be able to 
    provide the address or get a brochure for you.

    My wife and I went to Vienna last year and spent a LOT of time at
    The Spanish Riding School's training sessions and performances. We 
    also visited the stud farm(about a 3 hr drive from Vienna) and found
    other horsey things to do in Vienna. I would be glad to mail an 
    ASCII diagram of the seating arrangements, my opinion of where to 
    sit, the price of seats in various locations, info on the training 
    sessions, the stud farm, etc. to anybody who is interested. The 
    stuff is from a journal I kept on the trip so it's too long 
    to put all of it on the net.


    A summary of the info in The Spanish Riding School's 1992 brochure 
    is as follows:
    
    NO VISITS TO THE STABLES( This is a bummer! But, too many people were
    leaving gum in the water buckets, etc)
    
    Morning training sessions are open to the public:
    	From Mid-Feb through June and Late August through October.
    	Tues-Sat 10:00 to noon
    	Admission AS70(About US $7) No reservations. You stand in line
so get there EARLY if you want to get good seats! We went over about
8:30 AM and we were NOT the first in line!
    
    Performances
    	Long(1:20) on Weds Evening or Sunday Morning
    		Admission AS200-700(seats) or AS150-160(standing room)
                          at today's exchange rate that's about US $20-$70 and
                          $15-$16 respectively
    		For tickets ,write to:
    			Spanische Reithschule
    			Hofburg
    			A-1010 Vienna Austria
    		QUOTE FROM THE BROCHURE:
    		"Written orders are absolutely essential for all
    performances and should be sent as soon as possible, preferably at
    once. Please do not enclose cash, money orders or checks. Remaining
    tickets are sometimes available at ticket/travel agencies at short
    notice but we advise not to depend on it."
    		You can write in English. You pay in cash when you pick up the
    tickets.
    
    	Short(30 minutes) Saturday Morning
    		Admission AS165 + handling fee of the ticket agent (22% or
    				more)
    	In 1992, school was in session March through June and September 
        through October. They toured in November & December.
    
    
    John