Exceptional equestrian artist Santí Serra at the Dublin Horse Show

Exceptional equestrian artist Santí Serra at the Dublin Horse Show

Santi Serra is one of the most sought-after equestrian artists in the world and he will appear every day at this year’s Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ at the Stena Line Dublin Horse Show, August 7-11, demonstrating his amazing animal understanding that has been honed over many years. But his skills extend beyond horses, with routines that involve dogs and birds of prey, which will be appearing in Ireland for the first time.

 

Born into a family that breeds Arabian horses in Spain, Santi Serra was on horseback before he could walk. He is an exceptional exponent of ‘natural dressage’, which makes his performance look as natural and easy as possible, concealing the thousands of hours of work that goes into forming such an incredible relationship with his animals. Santi finds it hard to articulate how he communicates through non-verbal actions, putting it down to instinct, trust and harmony.

 

This is Santi’s second performance at the RDS, having previously wowed audiences with his ‘no tack’ show in 2016.

RDS CEO Michael Duffy said: We have a great entertainment line-up this year at the Show, but the equestrian entertainment is always that little bit special. Santi’s show was a real hit with audiences back in 2016. He has since established himself as one of the best in the world and we are delighted to see him back and this time with his falcons. The incredible bond between him and his horses will astonish anyone who works in equestrianism and for those with less expertise with horses, his show is just really good fun.

 

Santí will perform each day of the Show which runs from Tuesday August 7 to Sunday August 11. Online ticket bookings and a provisional programme of events for the 2019 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Stena Line Dublin Horse Show are now available here.