Ursula Bottcher #2

2010-03-06-bottcher6, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Ursula excelled at the presentation of these giants. Separated from her husband, it was Manfred Horn who assisted her in the big cage. Jean Richard introduced this formidable number to the French public during the seasons of 1972 and 1973. Ursula and Manfred particularly enjoyed the good life in France. In November 1975, she traveled to the United States and worked for two seasons on the Ringling Blue Unit, then two additional years at Circus World in Orland, followed by two more years with the Blue Unit. In 1988, she was engaged by Circus Busch Roland for three seasons. While there she trained new polar bears and a quartet of Kodiak bears that were reported to be untrainable.