Elbrus grew up in Ossetia where he excelled in Jigitovka. Jigitovka was used by the horse cavalry in war time and the riding style was developed to use against the enemy in battle. It later became an art form and a horse sport which has been used in the entertainment industry.
He joined the Moscow State Circus School at age 15 and went on to work with the Moscow State Circus for several years. Elbrus then joined a horse-stunt theatre with Muhtarbek Kantimirov and they performed together entertaining audiences all around Europe.
Elbrus later settled in South Africa and began training horses and working on various television commercials and feature films including 10,000 BC and The Flight of the Phoenix as a stunt rider and performer. He is a martial-arts trainer and has performed in many fight scenes.