Fred Rai

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Fred Rai , civic Manfred Raible (* 27. November 1941 in Ellwangen ; † 24. April 2015 in Dasing ), was a German rider , riding instructor, horse whisperer , Author , Country - singer and leisure park founders.

Life

Fred Rai was born in 1941 as the youngest of five sons of a cardboard manufacturer in Ellwang. At a young age he completed piano, guitar and vocal training as a bass baritone . In childhood and adolescence, he made music within the framework of his parents' family.

At the request of his father, he learned the profession of insurance salesman and at the age of 28 was the youngest district director of a large German insurance group at the time.

Acting as a western and country star

From the mid-1970s he set out on horseback as country and pop singer known as a singing cowboy was in the SWF - hit parade represented and performed at home and abroad. Later he traveled through Germany with the complete backdrop of a western town. After he had set up his western town for a ranch festival in August 1979 and two other events at his riding stables in Dasing near Augsburg, he decided to stay there. In 1980 he opened the amusement park Fred Rai Western-City , where in 2005, as director and actor, he brought the annual South German Karl May Festival to life, which will continue after his death . In 2015, Peter Bechtel got his role as the villain "Colonel Brinkley" in the play The Treasure in Silbersee .

Act as horse whisperer and animal rights activist

Fred Rai, a former tournament rider , was an advocate for the renouncement of bits , spurs and crop in recreational and trail riding . At his Lucky Hills Ranch in Tombstone , Arizona , acquired in 1993 , where he later spent his winters, he learned western riding and researched the behavior of horses . His technique, which is similar to western riding, in which the horse is given only fine pressure and weight aids, is known as rai riding . He also imparted his knowledge in the field of equine psychology as a lecturer at the universities in Stuttgart and Munich.

In 1993 he was the founder of the European Horse Protection Association and the Federal Association for RAI Riding, which now includes several training centers in other European countries. He was a member of the animal union. In October 2011, he handed 4,000 signatures to the German Animal Welfare Association calling for reduced travel times for slaughtered animals as part of the 8hours campaign .

death

On the evening of April 24, 2015, Fred Rai was on a ride with his partner in the Neulholz forest when he fell from his horse. Employees' suspicion of a stroke as the cause of the fall was later officially confirmed by the treating emergency doctor .

Publications

literature

  • Without whip, without spurs - the new way to non-violent recreational riding . Südwest-Verlag , Munich 1992. (Foreword by Andreas Grasmüller )
  • Natural riding - the new school for recreational riders; [Rai riding with no whip, no spurs, no bridle] . Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1996.
  • We too have feelings - the emotional behavior of horses . Nessos-Verlag, Dasing 1998.
  • The art of talking to the horses - gentle riding without a whip or spurs . Cormoran Verlag, Munich 1999. (Foreword by Andreas Grasmüller)
  • Magic world of horses . Nessos-Verlag, Dasing 2000.
  • Become the leader of your horse's psyche and behavior as the basis for dominance on the ground . Nessos-Verlag, Dasing 2008.
  • Horses give us wings . Weltbild Verlag , Augsburg 2008.
  • Goodbye in paradise - do we meet our animals again? Nessos-Verlag, Dasing 2011.

music

Albums

  • Fred Rai (LP 1976; MC with VM Records 1980?)
  • Western songs (MC; Tyrolis ; 1980?)
  • Live like a cowboy once (MC on VM Records 1982?; LP on Deutsche Austrophon 1983; CD reissue on Shams Records 2000)
  • Weites Land (LP with Bellaphon Records 1984)
  • The most beautiful horse and equestrian songs (Te Bi Ton; 1985)
  • German western songs (MC at MCP 1992?)
  • Brothers We Are In Life (MC 1992?)
  • Your best friend: the most beautiful horse songs (CD from Weltbild-Verlag 1995)
  • Romantic Campfire (CD 2003)

Singles

  • Hot Gun Town / Steppenreiter (Rex Records)
  • Dolly-Dolly-Bell / The Ritt nach Wichita (DCM)
  • Old Mississippi Ferryman (DCM 1987?)
  • White man / Sing with me the song of life (DCM 1989?)
  • A horse also has a right (DCM 1989?)

Compilation Contributions

  • Schlager from then - Episode 2 (LP 1984)
  • Hoarfrost. We stay friends - and keep together (CD 1994)
  • Lava (Lava Luna Records 1999)
  • German & Trucker Western Hit Parade (CD / LP at Eurotrend 2000)

Movie and TV

In total, Fred Rai has appeared in over 150 television shows, series and films, including:

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Till Hofmann: Westernstadt founder Rai: How horses are brought up without violence , Augsburger Allgemeine , November 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ a b Western singer Fred Rai died while riding , StadtZeitung , April 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ a b c Peter Stöbich: As an all-rounder in many saddles at home , MyHeimat, June 4th, 2008.
  4. ↑ Plate text for Fred Rai - Fred Rai (1976)
  5. ^ A b Sascha Geldermann: Fred Rai dies while riding - probably after a stroke , Augsburger Allgemeine, April 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ Brigitte Glas: Fred Rai's life's work continues so breathtakingly , Augsburger Allgemeine, May 29, 2015.
  7. ↑ Fred Rai Company , bizapedia.com.
  8. ↑ Lucky Hills Ranch, 643 Louis Road, Tombstone, AZ 85638 , loopnet.com.
  9. ↑ Johannes Niederhauser: Absolutely Sober in the Western Nightmare , Vice , July 5, 2012.
  10. ↑ Western City founder dies while riding ( memento from April 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) , BR Nachrichten, April 25, 2015.
  11. ↑ focal points ( memento of the original from October 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Issue 70, August 2013. p. 10.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / gewerkschaft-fuer-tiere.de
  12. ↑ Fred Rai gives 4,000 signatures to the German Animal Welfare Association against long animal transports! (No longer available online.) Blog.tierheim-garmisch.de, October 11, 2011, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved April 26, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / blog.tierheim-garmisch.de
  13. ↑ Peter Stöbich: Landkreis honors Fred Rai , MyHeimat, January 9, 2008.
personal data
SURNAME Rai, Fred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Raible, Manfred (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German rider, riding instructor, horse whisperer, author, country singer and amusement park founder
DATE OF BIRTH November 27, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Ellwangen (Jagst)
DATE OF DEATH April 24, 2015
Place of death Neuholz forest near Dasing , Aichach-Friedberg district