Friday, April 08, 2011

Eph Thompson #6


04-07-2011 11;18;36AM, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Posted by Buckles at 4/08/2011 05:51:00 AM

5 comments:

FRANK CURRY said...

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

08 April, 2011 19:41
Larry Louree said...

Has this been done by anybody else, since then?

It sure would take some really sturdy props to make it work, wouldn't it?

I would suspect that this isn't a natural activity for the bull, and it would take a lot of work and trust between the trainer and the bull to make it happen.

10 April, 2011 11:39
Buckles said...

I once trained three small elephants for Sid Kellner and one did an exceptionally good head stand.
So good that in fact one day in the practice ring she went completely over forward like the elephant in the drawing.
She rolled rather slowly at first into a sitting position but the centrifugal force resulted in her slamming her jaw on the ground.
Scared Hell out of both of us.

I don't think the somersalt rigging was this simple. I was told there was some sort of trip mechanism to get the elephant started and gunnels on the ramp so she wouldn't roll off to the side while descending.

10 April, 2011 12:23
Larry Louree said...

It would have scared the heck out of me to have that happen too!

Did she have any reluctance doing the trick again, without the roll over?

I can see how the right rig with the gunnels and such to help her roll and keep her from falling off the rig would be the key to this, but I'm sure it was a challenge (and lot's of patience) on trainer and bull to get this to work.

11 April, 2011 22:34
tanglefoot said...

I had the same thing happen when training a head stand. Its awesome baby and I rehashed it like an idiot. I am embarrased to relate. Tanglefoot

12 April, 2011 07:46

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