9 SPAINThe tour’s organisers had given the both parties three days to meld into one circus before the first performance in Zaragoza, so there was plenty of work to be done integrating the two contingents, although there was to be no merging of acts except the clowns and they did not rely on language for laughs anyway.
The daily routine was for all of Jim’s team to get up at seven. About half would go to tend the horses, while the others helped Sue get breakfast cooked and served. After that it was back to work with the horses, cleaning, grooming, feeding, and exercising until lunch, then practising the act all afternoon. If there was to be a performance, the animals and the artistes would rest from four until seven and if not, the animals would be put to bed for the night and it was time
