thoughout my travels in this vast and beautiful world...i have had the pleasure to meet and get to know some very wonderful people....and have enough new experience to fill many life times....growing up the oldest of four boys with both parents workin hard to give us everything we ever wanted ..(yes my parents spoilt me rotten lol) i always found it easy to do the things others fought to be impossible...my mother always told us we could do what ever we put our minds too and nothing was impossible...with this as my foundation i went out and met the world head on..learnin became easy for me and so i spent time teachin others how to find their own way of solving problems...pushin forward the thought that obstacles were only challenges to finding solutions...my talent was quickly recognised by others and i was and i was able to lead from the shadows pushin others forward to be the best they could be..and in their success i found my true happeness...so lookin for harder challenges i pushed forward into the world first travelling australia experiencing the wonders it had to offer...with my love for cooking..i completed my chef certificate..attaining many awards ..which lead me to teaching basic cooking and openin my own restaurant(french italian and australian cruisine) with this completed my life needed more challenge so my love of animals came forward and i completed a horse trainin certificate obtainin distinctions in all graded subjects ...i went on to train my first thorough bred race horse..of course it was a horse that everyone had given up on the owner said i could keep him as long as i wanted....after tjhree month of pretraining and using my knowledge of food and conditioning i turn a worn out mountain pony into a beautiful animal ,full of confidence...i didnt have a truck so every mornin i would run the horse to the track 3 miles from my house at 3 am then walk him back home ....the others trainers would laugh and make jokes....but i was determined to do my best with what life had given me at the time...the other trainers said maybe i should enter myself in the race and put my horse out to pasture...but i loved my horse and had faith in my ability to bring the best out in him..i continued to train him pushin him and myself well beyond the boundaries...showin him love and understandin ...and praising him as he hundled one challenge after another... time came for his first race and it was a strong feild of local and city trained horses...he was given no chance of stayin with the field and no possiblity of winning ...but i had cofidence in his ability..so i took all the money i had left after buying him racing gear and hiring a rider(Aprentice jockey)the only one i could find to ride him..and put the money on him to win...i told the jockey to just relax and hold on ...the young girl jus looked at me weird....leading up to the race i spent i lot of time grooming and walkin Albie...making sure he was relaxed in a atmospere full of tension and energy....then jus before the race i took him out behind the racing stable and jogged him back and forth as we had done every mornin of his training ...the short sprints..again the other trainers looked and laughed sayin Albie had no hope and i should take him home...but i just smiled and continued ...then i walked him around the previewing ring with the other horses in his race...the jockey mounted and again i told her to relax and hold on not to push him...Albie strolled to the startin gate and calmly entered...the gate opened and Albie missed the start coming down the back of the track way behind..then slowly he began to catch up...he looked more like he was out riding in the mountains than in a race...i made my way to the track fence...Albie reach the final turn making his way around the outside to be in the middle of the field..as he started down the home staight i began to yell out to him..all of a sudden he exploded into full gallop..where the other horses had used their energy and began to slow Albie got quicker passing the other horse with ease ...one horse pushed Albie to the outside of the track but Albie hit top speed and closed in on the leader catchin him right at the finishin post...i ran to the gate and waited for Albie to be lead back...the announcer said it was a photo finish so we were taken to the winners circle...i walked Albie around waitin for the final results...the other trainers walked up to me and congratulated me and albie on a excellent race ...one trainer said he would not believe uit if he didn`t see it himself..Albie walked as if he owned the world...the jockey told me it was all she could do to hold on...when albie heard my voice his ears pinned back and he became a new horse...i jus smiled and winked..jus then the results were announce Albie won by a nose...i dropped to my knees at albies feet the got up and gave him a big hug...Albie went on to win 4 more races...then the owners came and got him back sayin they were taking him to a city trainer to race in a provisial cup...so never see obstacle as a stop sign and meet every challenge head on...jus because people do things differently does mean they are doing them wrong...watch and learn when ever you can ...and never say cant cause love and understanding will always find a way
