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with the horses in their stalls, before
a stable hand releases them outside
horse is only on stage during a for an hour or so of relaxation while
show performance for 3 to 7 min she eats dinner.
utes.
The horses are then cleaned and
She spends the next few hours washed, and following a meeting
with the performers, Ferguson is
soon stretched with hair and make
up routines in order to be ready for
the next 8 p.m. performance.
“It’s exciting to perform,” she
said.
A native of Virginia who first
learned to ride when she was just
five-years-old, she rarely gets ner
vous, but admits to being anxious.
When performers are not men
tally prepared and looking out for
the safety of co-workers and the
animals, that’s when stuff can go
wrong, she said.
Thankfully, Ferguson has never
been seriously injured. Her count
less p e rfo rm an c e s have been
watched by thousands of specta
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including New York, San Fran
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