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Jean Francois Pignon

Absolute control over your horse, without external aids or influences, is called freestyle dressage. Usually, the audience is deeply moved by such a performance. After all, many horse owners manage to control their horses only through punishment and fear. In his unique horse show, Jean-Francois Pignon shows that there is another way.

Whenever the slight, yet muscular Frenchman enters with his four greys and one pony, the hall erupts. Pignon works without halters, lunges or whips, but still the horses obey him like puppets on invisible strings. He lets them dance, charge at him in seeming viciousness, only in the next moment to cuddle him again, and then tear through the hall with him standing on their backs without external help.

His sensational show "Le Pardon" gets the audience to shake their heads stunned amazement or explode in sheer euphoria and wild cheering. According to the German equestrian magazine St. Georg (January 2006), this two-hour program has "some Parzival with a bit of Westside Story, seasoned with a spot of battle of the elements, and a very generous measure of horse."

Along with Pignon, the program also includes the stunt squad Caracole and Arnaud Gilette.

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Ute Holm

After spending some time in Canada and the United States for training purposes, Ute Holm started to participate in Western tournaments – with great success.

Decorated with the Gold Medal for her riding skills, author and judge (NCHA and NRCHA), Ute Holm is one of the most successful professional Western trainers for all around horses and riders. Ute Holm trains Western horses, gives riding lessons, and organizes seminars in Europe and in the United States for further vocational training for judges, riders and trainers.

Her key to success is her very comprehensible way of teaching riders and horses. Ute Holm and many of her students won the European and German championships many times over. She is reserve and futurity champion in Reining, Pleasure and Cutting.

Ute Holm propelled the German Team to triumph at the International Cutting Team Championship in Jackson/USA. She herself won the title of vice team-world-champion and team-world-champion in Cutting in Houston/USA.

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Texas Lightning

Texas Lightning, who are on the road to success since the preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest, have promised to come and perform to the Mallorca Western Festival.

The band, which was founded in 1996 under the name “Texas Lightning & The Rodeo Rockets“, made its first public appearance in 2000 in the “Hamburg Knust“.

Since then, the band members have changed several times, now featuring:

• Markus Schmidt as "Fastfinger" (electric guitar & banjo)
• Jon Flemming Olsen as "The Flame" (vocals & guitar)
• Olli Dittrich as "Ringofire" (drums & vocals)
• Miss Jane Comerford as "Herself" (vocals & ukulele)
• Uwe Frenzel as "Friendly" (doublebass & vocals)

Additional information: www.texaslightning.net


Rednex

“Cotton Eye Joe“, their debut single, topped the charts in 1994.
It soon became “Europe No. 1“, and one of the 90’s most successful dance singles. In Germany, Rednex earned a multi-platinum award for that debut single, which remained No. 1 of the charts for 10 weeks. In the year 2000, they started an incredible comeback with the single “Spirit of the Hawk“, which was another No. 1 hit in Germany. After 10 million sold
records and more than 2000 shows Rednex is now working with a new album and have recently released the first single, "Mama take me home", which has already sold gold in Sweden.

Rednex was founded in Stockholm/Sweden in 1994 by Annika "May Joe" andthe former Producerteam. The band features: Mary Joe, Snake, Ace and Maverick.

Additional information: www.rednex.se


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Miguel Barrionuevo

On Friday, Saturday and Sunday the Plaza de Toros will be glowing from Miguel Barrionuevo´s fiery and passionate mixture of Spanish
horsemanship and flamenco.

The Spaniard who achieved enthusiastic applause during the famous Horse Show „Apassionata“, is one of the riders whose supreme style is
demonstrating the history of attraction between man and horse.

In 1992 and 1993 Miguel Barrionuevo excelled in the disciplin
„Funcionalidad“ being rewarded with the Andalusian Championship title
and in 1995 with the Spanish Championship title. The professional from
Malaga is internationally recognized as the Ambassador of Equestrian
Culture, the „Alta Escuela“ and the „Doma Vaquera“. Miguel Barrionuevo
is closely attached to his Andalusian native soil, taking Spanish
horsemanship to its highest level.

Accompanied by flamenco dancers and the sound of Spanish guitars Miguel Barrionuevo arouses grand emotions on his Andalusian horse. The highlight of his show will be his stallion´s dance on an oversized
piano.


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