I think the bedouins and cowboys did the same.”[17] Schumann would also occasionally lend her horses to other shows and their performers, such as bareback rider Timi Loyal of the Loyal-Suarez equestrian troupe, and pasture the animals on local farms when they were not working.

In 1990, scenes for Woody Allen's film Alice were shot at the Big Apple Circus; Schumann makes an appearance presenting horses.

In 1991, she appeared in the HBO documentary The Big Apple Circus, commemorating the 15th anniversary of the show, narrated by her husband at the time, Paul Binder.

[19] In 2015, Schumann purchased a dilapidated former pig farm in Løkken-Vrå, Denmark, a tourist town in the northern part of Jutland.

She and her partner, Jens Oluf "Luffe" Bøgh, renovated the property into a working animal farm, seasonal circus, and museum showcasing Schumann's family history and artifacts.

[21] Max was born in her family's RV, without a doctor or midwife present, after Schumann performed two shows earlier that day, experiencing "a couple of contractions during the act."