Karlstejn Poucnik Stables is privately owned and not commercial. I found it via the concierge at…read morethe Old Town Hilton in Praha (Prague). The owner offers 2-3 hour horseback rides into the countryside with a view of the castle. Reasonably priced by US standards and she has an English-speaking friend who can accompany you. It is just a few streets from the train station in the village, a popular stop for visiting the castle. There are many pubs, shops and a few pensions on the road up to the castle. I took the 45-minute train for less than $5 USD roundtrip and spent about 6 hours there. Livery is very difficult to find especially if you do not have a car available.

My husband and I were told we could not ride there because we did not speak German, I just find…read morethat very discriminating. I've been riding horses my whole life. But our business was turned down because of the language we speak.

From the owner: Wir geben Westernreitunterricht und organisieren geführte Wanderritte, auch für Anfänger und…read moreWiedereinsteiger. Genießen Sie auch einen erholsamen Westernreiturlaub in unserer gemütlichen Ferienwohnung direkt auf der Ranch. Im Wanderreitershop, Verkaufsladen direkt hier bei uns, gibts Reitsportartikel zu günstigen Preisen. Wir würden uns freuen, Sie bei uns begrüßen zu dürfen!

A rather good riding school if you don't mind riding horses that never see a field other than on…read moreoccasion with a rider on their back. The quality of the classes depends very much on the teacher you book - some are excellent others not. Their greatest quality is to be the only riding school in Munich centre. Most disappointing from our point of view is the inability to understand customer service - my 7 year old daughter fell ill with a nasty virus on the Sunday night before starting a 1 week holiday course on Monday morning - of course when this happens there's no need for the school to make any gesture - so be warned, even for good customers who have spent many hours riding there, they make NO gesture. Disappointing.