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Emmerich Ankner (1885-1954) was born in Vienna in 1885, the son of an official on the staff of the Empress Elizabeth of Austria. As a young man, he had served as a cavalry officer for the Austrian Army, and was later trained in the classic art of riding and dressage in the Imperial Riding School in Vienna. One of his fellow pupils there was Karl of Austria, who was to become the last Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914. | Emmerich Ankner (1885-1954) was born in Vienna in 1885, the son of an official on the staff of the Empress Elizabeth of Austria. As a young man, he had served as a cavalry officer for the Austrian Army, and was later trained in the classic art of riding and dressage in the Imperial Riding School in Vienna. One of his fellow pupils there was Karl of Austria, who was to become the last Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914. | ||
| − | From Vienna, Ankner went to Germany and was taught high-school riding by the famous equestrian and high-school rider, [[George Burckhardt-Footit]], and made his debut in the ring at [[Circus Busch]], in Berlin, in 1905. He then toured with various circuses in Germany and Austria, and often appeared in the Parisian circuses. He also worked with the legendary [[Circus Sarrasani]], with which he toured | + | From Vienna, Ankner went to Germany and was taught high-school riding by the famous equestrian and high-school rider, [[George Burckhardt-Footit]], and made his debut in the ring at [[Circus Busch]], in Berlin, in 1905. He then toured with various circuses in Germany and Austria, and often appeared in the Parisian circuses. He also worked with the legendary [[Circus Sarrasani]], with which he toured South America in 1923/1924. In 1928, Ankner brought a stud of horses from [[Circus Carl Hagenbeck]], in Germany, for [[Bertram Mills]], who sold them to [[The Great Carmo|Harry Carmo]] for his newly formed Great Carmo’s Circus in Ireland—and thus Ankner became the Equestrian Director of the Carmo show. |
Ankner appeared with Carmo’s horses at [[Olympia of Kensington|Olympia]] for the Bertram Mills Circus 1928/29-season. In 1933, the Carmo show went deep in debts and Ankner took his horses to the Backpool [[Tower Circus]], via the [[Agricultural Hall]] in Islington, London, where he appeared during the 1933/34-winter season. The horses were eventually sold to the [[The Bouglione Family|Bouglione]] family in France in 1935, and by 1937, Ankner vas back with Circus Busch in Germany. Emmerich Ankner died in 1954. | Ankner appeared with Carmo’s horses at [[Olympia of Kensington|Olympia]] for the Bertram Mills Circus 1928/29-season. In 1933, the Carmo show went deep in debts and Ankner took his horses to the Backpool [[Tower Circus]], via the [[Agricultural Hall]] in Islington, London, where he appeared during the 1933/34-winter season. The horses were eventually sold to the [[The Bouglione Family|Bouglione]] family in France in 1935, and by 1937, Ankner vas back with Circus Busch in Germany. Emmerich Ankner died in 1954. | ||
Revision as of 00:58, 19 June 2011
Equestrian
By Don Stacey and Dominique Jando
Emmerich Ankner (1885-1954) was born in Vienna in 1885, the son of an official on the staff of the Empress Elizabeth of Austria. As a young man, he had served as a cavalry officer for the Austrian Army, and was later trained in the classic art of riding and dressage in the Imperial Riding School in Vienna. One of his fellow pupils there was Karl of Austria, who was to become the last Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914.
From Vienna, Ankner went to Germany and was taught high-schoolA display of equestrian dressage by a rider mounting a horse and leading it into classic moves and steps. (From the French: Haute école) riding by the famous equestrian and high-schoolA display of equestrian dressage by a rider mounting a horse and leading it into classic moves and steps. (From the French: Haute école) rider, George Burckhardt-Footit, and made his debut in the ring at Circus Busch, in Berlin, in 1905. He then toured with various circuses in Germany and Austria, and often appeared in the Parisian circuses. He also worked with the legendary Circus Sarrasani, with which he toured South America in 1923/1924. In 1928, Ankner brought a stud of horses from Circus Carl Hagenbeck, in Germany, for Bertram Mills, who sold them to Harry Carmo for his newly formed Great Carmo’s Circus in Ireland—and thus Ankner became the Equestrian Director of the Carmo show.
Ankner appeared with Carmo’s horses at Olympia for the Bertram Mills Circus 1928/29-season. In 1933, the Carmo show went deep in debts and Ankner took his horses to the Backpool Tower Circus, via the Agricultural Hall in Islington, London, where he appeared during the 1933/34-winter season. The horses were eventually sold to the Bouglione family in France in 1935, and by 1937, Ankner vas back with Circus Busch in Germany. Emmerich Ankner died in 1954.
