<p><br> Lipizzan stallions rehearse at the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, the world’s oldest school of classical horsemanship, under the direction of bowler-hatted Ernst Bachinger.<br> <br> Read more in "<a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/city-guides/vienna-traveler/">Courting Vienna</a>" from the November/December 2011 issue of <i>National Geographic Traveler.</i></p>

Spanish Riding School


Lipizzan stallions rehearse at the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, the world’s oldest school of classical horsemanship, under the direction of bowler-hatted Ernst Bachinger.

Read more in "Courting Vienna" from the November/December 2011 issue of National Geographic Traveler.

Photograph by Catherine Karnow

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