Photo was taken at Boswell Equestrian Centre, Ashford, Co.Wicklow (Irl)

This horse is certainly having none of it at the Drive-Thru fence. The height, width and the combination of jumps ahead was enough to put it off its stride completely. The rider looks as if she’s going to go straight over but like all good professionals she was able to stay on, get her balance back, readjust, circle round and jump straight over it again.

Thought on Saturday – April – 19/04/2008

‘Give to us a clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything. ~Peter Marshall

Two buckets met at the well. One of them looked downhearted. ‚ÄúWhat’s the trouble?‚Äù asked the second bucket sympathetically. ‚ÄúOh‚Äù replied the first, gloomy bucket, ‚ÄúI get so weary of being dragged to this well. No matter how full I am, I always come back here empty.‚Äù The second bucket laughed. ‚ÄúHow curious!‚Äù it chuckled. ‚ÄúWhy, I always come here empty and go away full. I’m sure if you started to think this way, you would feel much more cheerful.‚Äù So many things in life depend on our disposition and what we stand for. We pray to be open to whatever today and this weekend may bring. We pray for the vision to see more of what’s full and promising rather than what’s bleak and empty all around us.