The Rider on the White Horse

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Der Schimmelreiter

First edition cover
Author	Theodor Storm
Language	German
Genre	Novella
Publisher	Paetel
Publication date	1888
Publication place	Germany
Pages	150 (paperback)

The Rider on the White Horse (German: Der Schimmelreiter) is a novella by German writer Theodor Storm. It is his last complete work, first published in 1888, the year of his death. The novella is Storm's best remembered and most widely read work, and considered by many to be his masterpiece.

It has been translated into English under titles The Dykemaster, The Dikegrave, and the most literal, The Rider on the White Horse ("Schimmel" being the German word for a gray or white horse).