Tomorrow, equestrienne Rebecca Musselwhite, formerly Townsend, returns to the Giffords big top for The Feast with Bean an original Giffords Circus horse. Bean was bought by Nell Gifford in 2002 and appeared with Rebecca in both the 2003 and 2004 shows.
Rebecca on Mr. Bean in 2002
Rebecca bought Bean from Nell when she left the circus to set up Jive Pony her own all female equestrian stunt team and he has been the keystone to her journey, performing with her from 2005 to 2016. Bean is the beautiful white horse that you can see in Nell’s book The First Ten Years and has appeared in numerous productions, with his most moving performance being at Nell’s funeral in Gloucester Cathedral.
Horses will always be at the heart of Giffords Circus, so to have Rebecca bring Bean back is incredibly poignant in the 20th anniversary year of the circus. Bean, who is now 21, will be sharing his role with Navvie a beautiful black horse that Nell trained with for vaulting in 2012 for the The Saturday Book.
