Born 1958, Timi Loyal is an 8th generation circus performer. The Loyal name originated in France and is famous in the circus world there. He has performed in all major circuses in the USA, Europe, S America, Mexico and Canada.

The Loyal family came to America in 1932. Timi’s father, Giustino Loyal, was the world’s greatest bareback rider and performed in the center ring of the Ringling show for 27 years. The circus art of bareback riding is where the sport of vaulting originated. Timi’s father was awarded medals for high performances from the king of Yugoslavia, the presidents of Mexico and France, and performed in Berlin and received a medal from Kernie, the right hand man of Hitler. Giustino Loyal passed on the tradition to his son Timi and was so proud of his accomplishments that he presented him with all his medals before he passed away.

Timi started performing at the age of 13 at an amateur circus in Sarasota called Sailor Circus which was founded by his father and grandfather. Giustino has a plaque in the circus hall of fame and is in the archives in the city of Sarasota for training many decades of children in the circus arts. His son Timi is following in his footsteps. He has helped train most of the great bareback riders in the circus world today. He has also performed in major circuses such as The Big Apple Circus, Clyde Beatty Cole Brothers and all major Shrine circuses. He has worked in Europe with the Knie Circus, France Altoff horse musicals and major circuses in Italy, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, and Holland. He was the first to introduce somersaults on galloping horses at Arabian Nights Dinner Theater in Kissimmee, FL   He is also famous for executing 5 somersaults on a galloping horse in one round of a 40' circle, for somersaulting from one galloping horse to another through a hoop, blindfolded and with his feet tied and also full twisting somersault from one horse to another.

Timi is now passing on his knowledge in all disciplines of horsemanship to the new generation.