About us

Young Riders School - a place where a love of horses brings people together and creates opportunities to achieve big goals together.

Young Riders School - a modern equestrian centre

Our story

The Young Riders School is one of the leading equestrian centres in the Baltics and started operating in 2007. The sports centre was developed under the guidance of internationally recognised equestrian experts – Peter Van Santvoort and two-time Olympic champion Piet Raijmakers.

Since 2019 the sports centre has held the status of a National Sports Base. Its infrastructure provides suitable conditions both for daily training all year round and for hosting national and international competitions.

The base has two high-quality outdoor arenas and two indoor arenas, allowing full training regardless of season and weather. Horses are housed in three stables, with paddocks for turnout.

The spacious, well-equipped grounds are suited not only to equestrian sport – visitors and families can enjoy walks and leisure, and there are facilities for corporate and other events.

Sports centre facilities

The Young Riders School arenas from above

Competition arena 60 × 90 m
Warm-up arena 35 × 60 m
Large indoor arena 36 × 60 m
Small indoor arena 25 × 60 m
Two separate stables with 17 and 20 stalls
Arena stable with 38 places
Horse paddocks
VIP area and spectator stands
Parking

22 ha
grounds: 750
spectator seats: since 2019
National Sports Base

Coaches

Krista Daukšte

Horses have been part of her whole life. Several years of work in Germany at top-class sport stables with sport horses gave her resilience and a deep love for the job. Every horse and every student is special, and finding the best way for them to work together matters most. Her students compete successfully in show jumping in Latvia and abroad, while her own discipline is dressage. She holds a category C sports specialist certificate and keeps developing her knowledge through seminars and online courses to keep up with the latest trends.

Guna Lazda

Coach at the Young Riders School with a category C sports specialist certificate. She has been involved with horses and riding since childhood, training at various stables. She specialises in teaching children and beginners the basics of show jumping and dressage and successfully prepares students for competitions. She believes success is built on respectful cooperation between horse and rider and good communication between student, coach and parents.

Horses

We currently have 3 ponies and 5 horses available for lessons, so we can find the right riding partner for any skill level and experience.

Tims
Amber
Bure
Diora
Kriksis
Latte
Tadis

National sports base

Since 2019 the Young Riders School has held the status of a National Sports Base, a recognition of the quality of the sports centre's infrastructure and the professional work of its team.

The Young Riders School is one of the leading equestrian centres in the Baltics.

The sports centre's infrastructure is suitable for hosting national and international competitions and provides full training opportunities all year round.

60 × 90 m
Competition arena: 35 × 60 m
Warm-up arena: 2
Indoor arenas: 750
Spectator seats

Become our partner!

We invite companies and brands to become sponsors and partners of the Young Riders School, together creating an environment where equestrian sport develops, young athletes grow and high-quality events attract a wide audience.

A partnership can be long-term, supporting the work and development of the Young Riders School, or focused on individual competitions, sports and entertainment events.

We offer a range of brand integration and visibility options on the sports centre grounds, at competition venues, in digital communication, on social media, in live streams and in event publicity materials. Each partnership is tailored to the partner's goals, audience and preferred level of involvement.

By becoming our partner, you become part of the development of the Young Riders School and the future of Latvian equestrian sport.

Talk to us about a partnership Show jumping competition with partner branding