Yasmine Smart, the granddaughter of the
famous Billy Smart, and Eleanor Stey, who crossed Thames on a wire in 1951, is
presently touring Germany with Circus
Roncalli.
Yasmine is known and loved in England for her
role as the glamorous ring mistress on her grand father's much-televised circus.
Yasmine first presented a “Liberty Horse” routine when she was ten years old,
and was presented with her first horse when she was thirteen. She was then
tutored in the art of horse training by John Gindel.
In 1980 she purchased her own group of Arab
Stallions, and trained them herself. Yasmine's methods of
training are based on positive reinforcement, reward and patience. The horses,
who arte stabled in large loose boxes throughout the year, practice every
morning. It is indicative of the gentleness of methods that no horse is worked
until it sweats.
Yasmine's horses are her work, her art and her
life, and for the last fifteen years she and the horses have travelled through
Europe, and their work, in circus's horse shows and circus festivals has always
been an equalled demonstration of horsemanship and glamour.
Yasmine's Smart International Itinerary:
1981: Awarded "La Dame du Cirque" at the
INTERNATIONAL CIRCUS FESTIVAL
OF MONTE-CARLO
1985: Awarded a Silver Clown for her Liberty
Display at the INTERNATIONAL CIRCUS FESTIVAL OF MONTE-
CARLO
1986: Award for the best-trained horse act in
Gent, Belgium and the Trophy Anne Marie Puttevils Circus
Fans of Belgium
1987: Appeared at the international Jumping and
Dressage Masters of Germany (Stuttgart)
1988: Austrian National Circus Award for the
best animal act.
1989: The International
Interpol’s Circus Award for her exceptional humane equestrian dressage. Awarded the
"Cultura de Roma" Golden Circus Award in Verona, Italy.
1990: Indoor show
jumping, Stuttgart. First prize for horse display.
1991: Appeared at the Arab prestige in Ostend,
Belgium and at the Crinière d'Or- Cheval Passion in
Avignon, France.
1992: Appeared at the
Crinière d'Or in Avignon, France.
1993: Awarded "La dame
de Cirque" and "Special Prize Spencer Hodge" at the INTERNATIONAL CIRCUS FESTIVAL OF
MONTE-CARLO
1994:"Best British Equestrian Act" - Circus
Fans of Great Britain. Appeared at the Bremen Indoor Show
jumping, Germany, and the Maastricht Indoor Show jumping. Also Berlin, London
(Olympia), Kiel, Leipzig, Frankfurt.
1995 - 2002: Part of the
Circus Roncalli Show (Germany)
Beside of all this, she's presented many other
horses numbers...from Circus Krone,
Circus Hagenbek,
CIRCUS KNIE and CIRCUS
LOUIS KNIE and has taken part in many TV Shows (Stars in der Manege, Billy
Smart's Christmas Circus, Monte-Carlo Circus Festival, Massy Circus Festival and
many more …).
Yasmine's beautiful and quiet horses have also
been used for modelling, photographic sessions and films.
