DELAVAN, Wis. — Dana Montana, owner of Dancing Horses Theater near Delavan, believes in making dreams come true for the folks who visit her farm. She is passionate about horses, and all animals, she said, which is why she personally opens each performance and has put so much effort into making her horse shows wondrous.
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Dancing Horses Theater owner Dana Montana produces and directs each horse performance and has been doing so for 20 years. She hires a costume designer and works closely with trainers.
Trainer Ricky Suarez works through a performance with one of the Arabian horses -- a performance that includes bubbles.
Dancing Horses Theater owner Dana Montana produces and directs each horse show. The choreography of the horses is meant to be similar to a Las Vegas-style show.
Trainer Ricky Suarez holds the American flag as part of the finale performance.
Trainer Sarah Hoeft works with Armani, Sudden Impact, Butterfly Kisses, Finders Keepers, Two Scoops and Flavor of the Day, six Arabian horses that are direct offspring of owner Dana Montana’s stallion Baskin Robbins.
The grand finale performance at Dancing Horses Theater is a tribute to American troops in which all performers and their horses carry flags around the arena.
Many of the performers allow audience members to pet the horses and take pictures after each performance is over.
A trainer shows off the finale of her performance, one of the many highly-choreographed performances for audiences at the Dancing Horses Theater.
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