Odysseo Cavalia - An Amazing Show for Horse Lovers
@DeborahDiane (40288)
Laguna Woods, California
December 18, 2016 10:22pm CST
Have you had the opportunity to see Odysseo Cavalia? My husband and I recently took one of our daughters and two of our grandchildren to see this incredible horse and acrobatic show ... an experience we will all cherish for years.
The show was created by one of the founders of Cirque du Soleil, who wanted to combine Cirque du Soleil quality performers with amazing horses and their trainers.
Everything is performed in front of a giant projection screen showing scenes from around the world, so the riders appear to be coming across a desert, out of a forest, from the American Southwest, or through a waterfall. The result is magical and amazing.
My daughter, granddaughter and I have all ridden horses for years. My husband encouraged us and enjoyed the horses we owned when our daughters were growing up. However, even my grandson, who doesn't ride horses and doesn't seem especially interested in them, loved watching Cavalia.
If you have children or grandchildren who love horses, and this traveling spectacular comes to your area, they will love this experience.
I've put one photo of the show from their Twitter account above. I will add a few more as people comment, so you can get a better perspective of some of the scenes from their show. It is an incredible fantasy.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
20 Dec 16
@LadyDuck - That would be terrible to fall from a trampoline while doing one of the Le Cirque du Soleil acts. They certainly perform some dangerous acts! I loved the show they have created! I have added more photos in the comments section.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
20 Dec 16
@DeborahDiane this looks like a painting... Its amazing
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
20 Dec 16
@JudyEv - We talked to an usher during the break, and he told us the company also owns a similar show that tours overseas. That could be the one you saw! Very spectacular, aren't they? I have added more photos in the comments section.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Dec 16
@JudyEv - Yes, it is fascinating to watch the trainers control the horses with just a look or a touch!
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@JudyEv (339591)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Dec 16
@DeborahDiane It was amazing what they did with the horses - much of it without harness of any sort too.
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@horsesrule (1957)
• United States
26 Jul 17
It looks wonderful! I would love to go see such a fantastic horse show. I love horses and almost everything they do so, this is right up there with something heavenly to me.
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@horsesrule (1957)
• United States
27 Jul 17
@DeborahDiane Thank you, I will go check out their website now!
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
26 Jul 17
@horsesrule - The show moves around the United States and sets up for several weeks at a time in different locations. Check out their website and you can see if any of their locations in the coming months will be near you. It is an amazing show!
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Jul 17
@horsesrule - Let me know if you are able to go!
@Tampa_girl7 (50208)
• United States
24 Dec 16
It looks like a magnificent show.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50208)
• United States
24 Dec 16
@DeborahDiane maybe it will be here in Mississippi one day.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Dec 16
@Tampa_girl7 - I could go there. It is a traveling show. You could check their website to see if there are any plans for it to come anywhere near you in the coming months.
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Dec 16
@Tampa_girl7 - The show was incredible. I never saw anything else like it.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
20 Dec 16
@DianneN - Your grandchildren would love this. Some of the stunts they do ... both on horseback and not ... are incredible. The show tours, so perhaps it will come to a location near you! Here is a view of the "Big Top" they use to perform their show! It is unbelievable what they accomplish in this tent. I have added other photos in the comments section, too, so you can see more views of the show. There is a website for the show, so you can check to see if it could be coming to the East Coast.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
20 Dec 16
@DeborahDiane Amazingly huge tent! I don't think there is room for it in Manhattan 
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Dec 16
@DianneN - I was told that sometimes they set up in stadiums because they go to places where there are no open spaces. I agree it would be difficult to find a place in Manhattan ... but maybe New Jersey, instead!
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
19 Dec 16
I have heard about this show for the first time..thanks for making me aware...
I'm happy you all enjoyed it
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
20 Dec 16
The show is amazing. I have added more photos of it in the comments section.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
20 Dec 16
@DeborahDiane omg this is mesmerizing
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Dec 16
@amitkokiladitya - It is even mesmerizing in real life. It seems like magic!
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
9 Jan 17
@DeborahDiane I don't think it was the same - the horses were mostly those big black Freesian horses, and the show was called 'The Festival of the Horse'. It was probably 15 years ago.
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jan 17
@jaboUK - The one you saw in London may have been operated by the same company. They have an international troupe that goes around the world, as well as the one that tours North America.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Dec 16
@Inlemay - Merry Christmas to you, too. I hope your holidays are happy!
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Dec 16
That sounds like an amazing show. I will be on the lookout for it here.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Dec 16
I think they said they would be in Vancouver next. They do travel around the U.S. and Canada, so no telling where they will pop up!
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
20 Dec 16
The show really is spectacular! I have added more photos in the comments section of this article.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Dec 16
@amitkokiladitya - They also have musicians playing live, as well as singers. The entire show is spectacular.
@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
20 Dec 16
@DeborahDiane it indeed it...it is hard to believe that this was a live show.
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