From groom to show star – a dream is coming true for Saori Ishizaka in "Land of a Thousand Dreams". The Japanese has been a team member of CAVALLUNA for a long time and now she gets to play the lead role.

Alejandro grew up in his father's classical riding centre in Málaga. Artful dressage with fiery Andalusian horses is therefore in his blood and he passes this knowledge on to his riders with great passion.

The majestic Friesians always captivate the audience with their elegant gaits and their black, shiny coats. The talented team presents high-level dressage as well as beautiful quadrilles in complete harmony.

Higher, faster, further: The trick riders of the Hasta Luego Academy show fast-paced manoeuvres on, underneath and beside their horses and leave the audience breathless. They are all specially trained by the head of the equipe, Erik Hasta Luego, in the south of France.

Siblings Diego and Giulia Giona are a true dream team. While Giulia plays one of the "warriors of unwavering justice", her brother shows a spectacular Hungarian post.

Sylvie Willms enchants the audience with the great trust between herself and her horse during her emotional liberty number. She effortlessly directs her horse through the arena with barely visible gestures.

For years, Bartolo Messina has been thrilling audiences with unique liberty numbers. With his colourful herd of horses and his cute mini ponies, he immediately captivates spectators young and old.

They are masters of doma vaquera: Sebastián Fernández's equipe has been thrilling audiences for years with the traditional Spanish riding style, beautiful PRE horses as well as a lot of temperament, skill and agility.

With beautiful and elegant Lusitanos, they show quadrilles and high dressage lessons to perfection. They owe their skills to the old master Luís himself, for whom the training of young talents is a true affair of the heart.

Dajana and Nicki Pfeifer are a sworn team both on and off stage. Nicki has always had a great passion for jousting, so it's no surprise that he now thrills audiences with rapid fire acts.

With incredible ease and elegance, Amalia demonstrates the most difficult dressage lessons. She has a special passion for riding side-saddle and wants to maintain this extraordinary discipline and keep it alive.

Daphne's team returns – and with true crowd favourites, the Shire Horses. Daphne discovered her passion for the world's largest horses as a child and she trains the gentle giants with much love and sensitivity.