“Today, my horses are offering you FREE JUMP!” Pierre Fleury
This new creation combines trust and control. In the Hungarian Post, on foot or long-reining, FREE JUMP is a sequence of jumps. These jumps are… rope-skipping, jumping over lying horses, over a moving carriage… It will definitely take your breath away!
“Developing and working on the acts is often a personal challenge. In a Tandem, the rhythm, the voice and balance play a predominant role while building a direct, close and sensitive connection with my Highlands.” Pierre Fleury
In combinations of two, four or six horses, TANDEM conjoins poetry, ballet and performance.
“A model challenge, film productions at unexpected places in Deauville, little runs together with my horses, I love to surprise the people…” Pierre Fleury
With SUR MESURE, Pierre Fleury and his horses will always take you by surprise!
“Today, my horses are offering you FREE JUMP!” Pierre Fleury
This new creation combines trust and control. In the Hungarian Post, on foot or long-reining, FREE JUMP is a sequence of jumps. These jumps are… rope-skipping, jumping over lying horses, over a moving carriage… It will definitely take your breath away!
“Developing and working on the acts is often a personal challenge. In a Tandem, the rhythm, the voice and balance play a predominant role while building a direct, close and sensitive connection with my Highlands.” Pierre Fleury
In combinations of two, four or six horses, TANDEM conjoins poetry, ballet and performance.
“A model challenge, film productions at unexpected places in Deauville, little runs together with my horses, I love to surprise the people…” Pierre Fleury
With SUR MESURE, Pierre Fleury and his horses will always take you by surprise!
For Pierre Fleury, selecting his show horses is not limited to the temperament of the animal. “The Highland breed is a breed which is rather easy to work with. At the beginning, my choices were mainly based on a play of colours as well as on equal sizes that I could stand on their backs without losing my balance.”
Other criteria were then taken into account such as choosing rather “green” horses. “I am looking for partners that haven’t known any special dressage yet, that are in fact mentally and physically “new”, and that have not necessarily established any relationship with humans yet. It is easier to make them progress.”
After a test week, the group of artists normally gets a new member. “Although today it might be only my surname that is known abroad, the key to the success of our shows are first and foremost my horses and our close relationship.”
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International Equestrian Artist
Breed: Highland pony
Age: 6 years
Gender: Gelding
When one of the horses leaves the group to satisfy its curiosity at the end of the track, without a doubt, it’s Xénou !
At the start, Xénou was very difficult to approach. He was actually very distant from humans and also from the other horses. Pierre Fleury spent a lot of time in the field to approach him and to earn his trust.
He then became very expressive and playful!
Breed: Highland pony
Age: 9 years
Gender: Mare
Ulane is somehow the “mum” of the group. She has a strong character which also makes her really charming.
She is very conscientious and versatile. On the show, she can do push-ups as well as pull a carriage.
As she tends to be hungry all the time, she will always find the way to the restaurants next to the show arena!...
Breed: Highland pony
Age: 16 years
Gender: Gelding, pillar of the show
Nessy started his career with Pierre Fleury from the age of 3, side by side with his half-brother, Nelson.
Nessy is the opposite of Nelson in his character as he used to be, and is still today, emotionally very sensitive. However, during the training Nessy was always anxious to do well.
When his career as an artist began, it was necessary to teach him to handle his emotions when confronted with a cheerful audience.
Breed: Highland pony
Age: 16 years
Gender: Gelding, pillar of the show
When he was 3 years old, Nelson started with Pierre Fleury at the same time as Nessy, his half-brother.
Pierre, Nelson and Nessy learnt everything together although that was sometimes difficult as Nelson used to be very wild and dominant.
Starting as amateurs, the trio quickly turned into professionals. Now, even a TV studio won’t scare them anymore!
Breed: Highland pony
Age: 7 years
Gender: Mare
Azur joined the team in 2013 and replaced Vandy (brood mare today), Ulane’s little sister.
In only few months, she managed to learn all show tricks and plays her role beautifully in the performance. Azur was great and she learnt very quickly!
She knows all her shows perfectly and Pierre Fleury can count on her in all circumstances.
Breed: Highland pony
Age: 6 years
Gender: Gelding
Although he is the youngest and one of the most recently integrated into the show, he is kind of the “dad” of the group.
He is very serene, even during shows with thousands of spectators! He started side by side with Xénou at the FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy in 2014.
His very special coat adds a great deal to the play of colours in the show!
