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CWM Audio 15 
Roger Zoppe
 Interview, June 12, 2016
​1 hour, 1 minute, 15 seconds
​Interview with Roger Zoppe conducted by Scott O’Donnell on June 12, 2016. Zoppe discusses the history of the Zoppe family his experiences as a bareback performer and working with chimpanzees with his wife Pam Rosaire.  

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Picture
Roger Zoppe performs a summersault from that back of a horse as Scott Kidder leads the two horses around the ring. A chimpanzee can be seen leaping from the back horse to the lead horse. This image was taken during a performance of Circuo Atayde in Mexico in 1976.