Original Meissen wall tiles
According to senior authorities for Brandenburg’s Department of Historic Preservation who should be the ones to understand such matters – the historical stables at Stülpe Manor possess a quite unique beauty. A domicile full of character that is in remarkably good shape for its age. It may have admittedly undergone some treatment in recent years to nurse it back to health, over the course of which the assiduous building has been given a new function and a sophisticated make-over. But the rejuvenation process was done with tact and respect for a long, eventful life. After all, old houses do have a soul.
Not only the outside but also the inside of this horse dwelling is richly decorated. On the eastern side, a brick trough runs the length of the wall, aligned with which can be found the box stalls. This generously proportioned stable is lined with brightly coloured floor tiles by Zahna while the walls are covered with rare Meissen tiles in a black- and- white checker board pattern, catering for exclusivity. The stables are ranked among the most beautiful of its kind in Brandenburg.
Today it has room for fifteen horses. In other words: If you bring your own horse, we can most certainly find room for it. The remainder of the stables is now occupied by two spacious maisonette-style guest suites, which make for an intimate proximity between humans and animals. Horse aficionados spending their equestrian holidays at Stülpe can be serenaded to sleep by the blowing and neighing sounds of their own animals.
Equestrian sports, horse-breeding and hunting once played an important role at Stülpe. One name stands out from the pedigree of the family von Rochow. Friedrich von Rochow won the silver medal on his horse Idealist at the horse trials of the 1912 Olympic Games held in Stockholm. Around 1930, a total of 44 Trakehner horses were stabled in Stülpe. Hans Wichard von Rochow owned three excellent saddle horses by the names of Wiesbaden, Bonn and Prachtrose (Glory Rose). However the von Rochows independent horse breeding happened on a very small scale. The family placed a far greater emphasis on hunting, which. It began in the fall with partridges and pheasants, followed by battues of red and fallow deer. Their preferred hunting ground was, no different then as it is today, the Golm.