
Openness Ensures Connectivity
If you prefer being alone in dark spaces, you’re definitely in the wrong place if you’re at the Schönberg Ranch in Bensheim near Frankfurt. There is endless natural lighting, beginning with the 25 x 65 meter riding hall with longitudinal glazing above the covered translucent passages, all the way to the 46 paddocks in which the retired horses can come to connect with each other.
The dream-like conditions are what makes this place an oasis: if your horses feel good, then you will, too.
Stephanie von Holtum, Operations manager
What we have learned from building houses has now been integrated for the first time into an equestrian center, only this time on a much larger scale.
Jörg Höhlein, Site manager
What this dream entails:
Behind the stylish facades there is unique technology which enables the energy system to work independently should the need arise: the solar-powered energy system supplies the electricity, whereas the combined power plant provides warmth.
Large batteries store energy so that the system is able to continue working in the event of a power outage. Heat exchangers ensure heated drinking troughs in the stables - and heated flooring in the living and lounge areas ensure warm feet. The large lawn also has a „little“ secret: a huge cistern was installed beneath the ground, which can hold 200 cubic meters of water. This is used both to irrigate the garden and the ebb-and-flow soil areas of the riding halls. Furthermore it is used as a fire-fighting water reserve for the fire department.
Flooded with light, spacious and self-sufficient, horses and their equestrians will enjoy the fantastic conditions at the Schönberg Ranch, which turns the riding estate into a place of gathering. Whether in the stylish casino that was exclusively furnished by Frankfurt interior designer Beatrix Brössling-Weese, or on the open terrace directly in front of the gable, it invites you to stop by right away.

We’re here for you.
For high performers.
Like you.

“Fulfilling a rider’s dream
fulfills us.”
With a focus on horse welfare, real innovation and sustainability, we are able to build your high-quality, unique equestrian estate. We dream with you and plan for your estate. We build competently and amaze with you when we hand over your keys to your estate. Because realizing equestrian estates is, and remains, special.










