From Lane Talburt

Here's the link to the first of three YouTube videos demonstrating the care and feeding of elephants by veteran trainer Tim Frisco and his family and crew. Circus elephant spa Tim gave me extraordinary access to videotape his five elephants in performance and the backyard and to interview him and members of his family operations over a period of more than a week at three different Cole Bros Circus lots in Connecticut. Part 2 will deal with training of Val and Hugo, whom Frisco has trained as babies, and Part 3 will cover set-up of the compound, personalities of the five elephants and load out. My goal in producing the trio of segments is to provide an accurate depiction of the handling of elephants on the road. As always, I welcome your comments and critique. Please feel free to share this and any other video that I've posted on YouTube under "Lane Talburt."