For John Milton

Jorgen M. Christianson, greatest liberty horse trainer of all time. Trained two 24 horse liberty acts, RBBB in 1924 and Cole Bros. in 1939 as well as a 72 animal tableau for the Ringling Show.

Buckles Blog Sat. July 15, 2006

From left No. 1- Paul Luckey, CWM Ringmaster, formerly band member with Parker & Watts Circus and friend of Merle Evans.
No. 2- Chappie Fox, Director of Circus World Museum.
No. 3- David (Deacon) Blanchfield, 50 years Transportation Supt. with RBBB having started as a teamster with the John Robinson Circus.
No. 4- Dick (Rocko) Lewis, famous clown who died while doing the table rock in San Antonio on the Texas Shrine dates.
No. 5- Mayme Ward, who started the Bloomington Flying Act School with husband Edward.
A famous flyer and catcher and now Wardrobe Mistess at CWM and the Milwaukee Parade.
No. 6- Edna Curtiss Christianson, former wife of Denny Curtiss (First Shrine Circus Producer along with John Agee) and former Ringling horse trainer.
No. 7- Jorgen M. Christianson, greatest liberty horse trainer of all time. Trained two 24 horse liberty acts, RBBB in 1924 and Cole Bros. in 1939 as well as a 72 animal tableau for the Ringling Show.
No. 8 & 9- John and Mary Ruth Herriott
No. 10 & 11- Julia and Mauricio Droguett.


John Milton, I swear I am so envious of you!!! What a life, what things you have seen and what horse trainers you have met.