The Imperial Stables in Vienna (nowadays the "Museumsquartier", across the "Kulturhistorisches & Naturhistorisches Museum"), kept almost 600 horses for the daily use of the imperial court. Here the famous grey and black Kladruber stallions for the official ceremonies were stabled. But also hundreds of Lipizzaners for daily luxury carriages. And brown Kladrubian crossbreds for common transportation, and Noriker for heavy transports.
Also the riding horses of the imperial court were stabled and trained here, including the riding horses for the noble ladies. And who trained those horses for side saddle...? Right, the male riding staff ! (Leader of this riding staff was a Oberbereiter of the SRS)
Please find some unique pictures, which I found in the archives of the Federal Stud of Piber, Austria
