Heinshof is a historic riding stable in the Lüneburg Heath, Germany, founded in 1540 – one of the oldest equestrian estates in northern Germany. It offers horse riding holidays, professional riding lessons with top-class school horses, 8 luxury holiday apartments, active horse breeding and sport horses for sale.

Where is Heinshof located?

Heinshof is located in Egestorf (Im Sahrendorf 13, 21272 Egestorf) in the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park, approximately 45 minutes south of Hamburg, Germany.

Does Heinshof sell sport horses?

Yes, Heinshof runs an active horse breeding programme and sells carefully bred and professionally trained sport horses – both dressage and jumping horses. All horses are raised on the estate under the highest welfare standards. Contact us at info@heinshof.com for current availability.

Is Heinshof suitable for beginners?

Yes, Heinshof offers dedicated beginner programmes with top-class school horses and experienced instructors. No prior riding experience is required. Beginners start with a structured foundation course.

Can you stay overnight at Heinshof?

Yes, Heinshof has 8 luxury holiday apartments (Moritz, Quinn, Cossma, La Jolie, Max, Caretina, Robiani, Clausi) for 2–5 guests, located directly on the estate. Check-in from 3:30 pm, check-out by 10:30 am. Free WiFi, energy costs and parking included.

How far is Heinshof from Hamburg?

Heinshof is approximately 45 minutes by car south of Hamburg – perfect for a riding weekend break or longer horse riding holiday from Hamburg.

What makes Heinshof special?

Heinshof combines over 480 years of history with modern comfort and top-class horsemanship. Owner and trainer Linda Naeve, top-quality school horses, active horse breeding, and the stunning location in the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park make it one of northern Germany's most exceptional riding stables.

Privacy Policy

We, Heinshof GbR, Im Sahrendorf 13, 21272 Egestorf, as the operator of these websites and provider of the services offered there (collectively “Digital Services”), place great importance on the protection and confidentiality of your data. The collection and use of your personal or company-related data (“personal data”) takes place exclusively within the framework of the legal provisions of the applicable data protection laws of the Federal Republic of Germany.

With this privacy policy, we are informing you about which data we collect as part of your use of our digital services and for what purpose the data is used. You can download this text as a PDF here and save it on your desktop or laptop computer, tablet, or smartphone (“device”), provided it is technically capable of doing so. To view the PDF, you will need Acrobat PDF Reader.

1. Subject of Data Protection

Personal data refers to individual details about the personal or factual circumstances of a specific or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, information such as name, postal address, email address, or telephone number. Information that cannot be directly linked to a real identity (such as a user’s preferred websites or the number of users of a website) is not included. Company-related data includes all information and details that can be specifically attributed to your company, including information to be classified as confidential.

2. Collection and Use of Data

2.1. Collection and Use of Personal and Company-Related Data

We will only use the personal data collected from you to provide you with the requested products and services, or for other purposes for which you have given your consent, provided that no legal obligations to the contrary exist.

If there is an option to enter personal data on our website, we would like to point out that only the specifically marked mandatory fields are required for processing inquiries and contract execution. All other data provided is voluntary and will be used by us to optimize our offer and, if necessary, for analysis and statistical purposes.

When you sign up for our newsletter, your email address will be used for our own advertising purposes until you unsubscribe from the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time on our website or via a link in the newsletter.

Your personal data will under no circumstances be made available to third parties by us or by persons commissioned by us, unless this is done as part of contract execution, you have given your consent, or there is an official order.

2.2 Automated Data Collection

In principle, you can use our website without disclosing your personal data.

When accessing our website, your internet browser automatically transmits data for technical reasons. The following data is stored separately from other data that you may transmit to us:

Date and time of access,
IP address
Browser type/version,
Operating system used,
URL of the previously visited website,
Amount of data sent

The above data could potentially allow for identification, but no personal evaluation takes place in this regard. The data is stored exclusively for technical reasons, evaluated exclusively for statistical purposes as shown below, and is at no time assigned to a specific person or company. Insofar as data is passed on to external service providers, we have ensured through technical and organizational measures that the data protection regulations are observed.

2.3 Cookies

We use so-called “cookies” to offer you a wide range of functions and to make the use of our website more convenient. “Cookies” are small files that are stored on your computer with the help of your internet browser. Most internet browsers are set to automatically accept cookies. If you do not want cookies to be used, you can prevent “cookies” from being stored on your computer by adjusting your internet browser settings accordingly. We would like to point out that by completely deactivating cookies, all functions of our website and any other websites you use may no longer be available.

2.4 Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, which are text files stored on your computer that allow for an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. More information can be found at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en

You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser add-on. Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when visiting this website. To prevent collection by Universal Analytics across different devices, you must perform the opt-out on all systems used. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set: Deactivate Google Analytics

3. Information, Correction, Blocking, and Deletion

Upon request, we will provide you with information at any time and free of charge about the data stored about you or your company, its origin, the recipients, and the purpose of storage. You can obtain this information using the contact details provided below.

If the legal requirements are met, you have a right to correct, block, or delete this data. If you delete your customer account, it will be completely and permanently deleted. Insofar as data may be kept for legal reasons, it will be blocked. The data will then no longer be available for further use.

4. Right to Object and Withdraw Consent

You can object to our web analysis measures and the use of your personal data for the purposes of advertising and market research at any time. Any consent given to us can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future. Both the objection and the withdrawal can be sent to us informally by post or email without giving reasons.

5. Responsible Body within the Meaning of the Federal Data Protection Act

Heinshof GbR
Im Sahrendorf 13
21272 Egestorf
Email: info@heinshof.com

Status of this privacy policy: 2016-10-01

7. Plugins and Tools

Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps map service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer. When Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Web Fonts for the purpose of uniform display of fonts. When Google Maps is called up, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and to make it easy to find the locations we have indicated on the website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.

More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to check whether data entry on this website (e.g., in a contact form) is carried out by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g., IP address, time spent by the website visitor on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.

The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated spying and from SPAM. If a corresponding consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Further information on Google reCAPTCHA can be found in the Google Privacy Policy and the Google Terms of Service at the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en.