Ride the White Horse: A Checkered Jockeys Story of Racing, Rage and Redemption

This book follows the life story of former jockey Eddie Donnally from his earliest memory as a child to his most recent days. The way the author crafts his narrative--and the story itself--are what set it apart from other autobiographies. As Donnally chronicles his life, there is an unusual blending of utter candor with storytelling artistry. Also, the format of the book brings a dimension to the narrative that enriches the reading experience. There are four "tracks" to the book, each dealing with a different aspect and time period of his life.

It stimulates my imagination to, in a sense, have four stories developing within one story that shed light on different periods of Donnally's life. The events that unfold in the various tracks augment and complement one another, culminating into an inspiring conclusion. I feel like I truly know the man after reading this book.

As a believer on Jesus Christ myself, I was attracted to this work and intrigued with reading this man's personal story of redemption. He holds back nothing, honestly sharing the darkest, foulest points in his journey. Then, like pulling away a thick curtain from a window, the sunlight of his redeemed life explodes on the scene, as the narrative switches over to his life today.

This is an absolutely compelling account, and Donnally's creative writing and vivid depictions make you feel like you're "there" experiencing it with him. It was fascinating to see the behind-the-scenes life of a professional horse jockey with all of its intricacies. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading a real-life account of an amazing journey. Whether you have a personal faith in Christ or not, you'll find this a great read. Well this book definitely will open your eyes in the racing world!

I follow racing so I understood the lingo and the horse terminology. Sadly we will never know how accurate it was because there were drugs involved which can cloud one's memory. This is the author's recollection so keep that in mind. I did find it slanted towards religion and at times it felt like a gentle push towards converting. However, I did enjoy the book and the author's journey through a difficult childhood, etc.

It is worth reading and then you can draw your own conclusions. I initially bought this book because it was written by a person with whom I was familiar, having had a racetrack backside career of my own. I personally knew some of the characters in his stories and was familiar with some of the incidents he mentioned. However, what I didn't expect was that the book is really a story of second, third, and fourth chances.

It's a manual for stick-to-it-iveness. Even after all of his major missteps, he still found redemption. I would have given it 5 stars but for the semi-confusing format. The reader might encounter difficulties followin. Instead, the reader will find true story telling artistry woven with beautiful language.

Otherwise, confusion can and will follow. The story is written in the present tense, something that some readers find irritating. That, as well as the grammatical errors, earned this five-star book only four stars. Otherwise, this would have been the perfect book. See all 47 reviews. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers. Learn more about Amazon Giveaway. A seasoned veteran, she raced chiefly at Turf Paradise and Canterbury Downs, riding 5, races and winning a respectable She refused counseling along with anti-depressants.

She said Craig Hospital doctors were not cooperative, with one saying homeopathic medicine would interfere with the blood-thinners they prescribed. If it helps me, why take it away? After two weeks, she moved back to her home and family in Germany where she underwent rehabilitation at a facility in Frankford while her father treated her with everything from reflexology, raindrop therapy aromatherapy and massage with essential oils , and Electroacupuncture; a form of acupuncture where a small electric current is passed between pairs of acupuncture needles. Last September she spent six weeks at Dr.

Long acupuncture needles are inserted deep inside the spinal cord, then connected to an electrical stimulus strong enough to cause sharp pain in previously unfeeling extremities.

Ride the White Horse - A checkered jockey's story of racing, rage and redemption

Several Latin and South American doctors perform this treatment, and claim that, in some cases, it restores nerve connections inside injured spinal cord tissue. They claim outstanding success. Yet the practice is not yet approved in the U. There is no sensation yet, but I can still feel things inside, I can feel things move. She had treatments there again in June, then went back to Germany, moved to Phoenix last fall and plans to receive the same treatment in September. In the meantime, her day-to-day battle goes on.

A battle familiar to many. Former jockey, Jackie Fires, a paraplegic since a horse he was exercising fell on him in , said the first year after the injury is the hardest. Your legs are gone so you have to use your hands and arms for everything. For Von Rosen and other former jockeys now paraplegic, this new birth is often painful. There are high risks for developing dangerous urinary tract infections and pressure sores from sitting so much. And there are catheters to deal with, something Von Rosen said means getting up in the middle of the night to empty the catch bag.

The pain wakes me up. Doing things most of us take for granted becomes lengthy, often impossible. Everything takes so long. For Von Rosen, life has been reduced to dealing with her injury and healing from it. She gets up at 9: She spends hours on it each day.

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Three days a week, she goes out for physical therapy. She does standing exercises in a special frame at least a half hour twice a day. She also hooks up her Acuscope, a device reportedly to have pain management properties. She recently took time off to attend a day held in her honor at Turf Paradise, something she said was rewarding; most rewarding because she stood in leg braces for the world to see.

She does not feel forgotten, and to the contrary said friends are a big part of her life. Ten months after her injury they still show up at her apartment to help in many ways. Because she does not yet have a hand controlled auto, they take her to Physical Therapy, help her get into her exercise machine, shop, and when needed help with dishes and laundry. For Von Rosen and others like her, that delicate balance between hope and despair, lament and positive affirmation, giving in and going on is daily fare. She currently resides at the intersection of perspiration and aspiration. Jockeys know the risks and accept them.

The same courage needed for the former is essential in the latter. Despite the daily battle, frustration and sometimes sadness, Von Rosen is not about to give up.

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Encouraging words are helpful, she said. Active on Facebook, she relishes chats, post comments and especially prayers. I do know that whatever happens, there is a purpose out there for me. I am going to get out of this chair. As a hospital trauma unit chaplain, I see up close agony, shock and intense, heart numbing grief. Fatal heart attacks, auto accidents and suicides are daily fare. But I can find the courage to walk beside the wounded and bring them my calm and compassion. I often pray with the afflicted for peace. Yes, it does show up in ways that are beyond human understanding.

The great prophet Isaiah spoke those words about Jesus some years before He was born in Judea. He came into a world of chaos and turmoil not unlike our world today. While our nation has beheadings and random murders by extremists, police assassins and foreign government hackers, His land was occupied by Roman soldiers and ruled by murderers. The Romans likely invented crucifixion and used it to control those they ruled. Herod the Great was a brilliant madman King who murdered members of his own family and many rabbis.

To exterminate Jesus, he ordered all male Jewish babies two and under to be slain. The Judeans hatred for the Romans that was to erupt into a full blown war some six decades later already seethed in the hearts of budding Zealots. This Prince of Peace told us to pray for our enemies, turn the other cheek when we are slapped and love our neighbor as ourselves. While even his disciples expected him to wage war on Rome and the Herod family, he walked to the cross without defending Himself: While he said those who stand with Him as Messiah will have opposition, even from their families, He guarantees His followers peace.

Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. In the world ye shall have tribulation; but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. Yes, there can be confidence in our most perplexing moments, strength in our weakest hour, and the light of Christ at the end of our darkest tunnels.

The paradox that only God could orchestrate is not lost on me; a man who lived a previous life filled with chaos, turmoil and anguish now walks alongside others suddenly hurled into that same world of uncertainty and pain, and in that finds peace. We serve a supernatural God. As surely as I see sudden death, I see peace. No wonder the heavenly host who witnessed Jesus birth declared to the world: Peace, the kind that invades our hearts and eases our souls no matter our circumstances, has arrived.

And so are labels, the ones we give ourselves and the ones others hung on us and, to some extent, we believe. For the most part my relationship with my father was good, and together we made some great memories. Though I now have several degrees, including a doctorate, I never liked math. By acknowledging Christ as Savior, we inherit a number of labels, including: During visits with patients, I listen in confidence to intimate details of their lives, confessions of past wrongs, their need for forgiveness, disappointments, grief and even anger with God.

Only after listening, do I sparingly offer spiritual counsel and more often prayer. During visits, many ask if they should call me Father, Pastor, or Minister. If I ever have a tombstone, I hope it shows up there. And lastly, may we take up, embrace and verbally call ourselves the labels God gives us. Yet, a chaplain is a type of missionary, and a keeper of the sacred in a secular world. Standing before a mother grieving over the dead child she holds in her arms and believing that baby needs to baptized to enter heaven, is no place for a lesson in theology.

I am called to provide comfort and love my neighbor as myself, a principle all Christians believe is essential. A few years ago, one of my fellow ministers told me there can be no forgiveness of sin without repentance, and the Bible is clear on that point. In a sense, he is very correct. Yet, in the case of children below the age of understanding the concept of Christ as Savior, I believe that infants who die go to heaven paradise.

The subject is not directly addressed by Scripture, though there is sufficient Scriptural support to put it into one of those gray areas of secondary doctrine. Doctrine I believe would be covered by Romans Let each be fully convinced in their own minds. One biblical text is particularly helpful at this point. After the children of Israel rebelled against God in the wilderness, God sentenced that generation to die in the wilderness after forty years of wandering. We also have II Samuel His dismayed servant asked, vs. While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but now that the child is dead, you get up and eat!

The LORD may be gracious to me and let the child live. Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me. While it is possible David was talking about the grave, it seems far more logical to believe he was talking about the afterlife or heaven.

These verses, Job 3: Why did she nurse me at her breasts? I would be asleep and at rest. Then there are the verses in Matthew All the commentaries on the verses I could find basically state that Jesus was saying that the kingdom of God is composed of little children like those brought to Him. This statement makes no sense if Jesus thought that infants were going to hell. It makes sense only with a view that infants are part of the kingdom of God and if they die they go to heaven. He writes of Matthew While tradition and early church leadership are not Scripture, it is always considered worthy of consideration by serious Biblical scholars.

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Westminster Confession of Faith So also are all other elect persons who are incapable of being outwardly called by the ministry of the Word. Knowing neither good nor evil, these young children are incapable of committing sins in the body — are not yet moral agents — and die secure in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. One of the most eloquent and powerful expressions of this understanding of infant salvation came from the heart of Charles Spurgeon.

Preaching to his own congregation, Spurgeon consoled grieving parents: Spurgeon turned this conviction into an evangelistic call.

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Is it not a desirable thing that you should go there, too? This sin is not possible for a little one before he attains the age of accountability; thus the Saving Grace of Jesus Christ still avails for him. It is impossible to state when a child will reach this point of accountability. With some it is as early as three or four years, with others it may be five or six years of age. I would simply read her Matthew A study of the maps of the areas in Iraq controlled by ISIS seems to indicate they possess the ancient city of Babylon.

Is it possible that the group, known for its demonic cruelty, will rebuild the city? Could they be part of the prophesied rise of the antichrist? While there is no current evidence that either is true, there are sufficient parallels between ISIS and the ancient Babylonians and Assyrians to suggest it is possible. Among biblical scholars there is significant agreement that Babylon will be destroyed before the second coming of Christ. While Cyrus II took control of the city in about BC, there is ample historical evident to suggest it flourished for a time after that and gradually degraded.

Destroying the city obviously requires its rebuilding. It should be noted that the dispersion from Babel happened in B. His army lay siege to Jerusalem so long the Israelites were forced to eat their babies to survive. Babylon took thousands of Israelites captive and kept them in slavery for some 70 years.

When the city started to decay, some say because of the often flooded Euphrates River, Assyria to its north became the Hebrews chief enemy and much of the land controlled by ISIS would lie in ancient Assyria. Both were descendants of the Semitic race and both worshiped demon gods. Ashur replaced Marduk as the supreme Assyrian god, hence the name Assyria, A god of war, their largest city, Assur, was named in his honor.

Both deities, Christians believe, were powerful demons. Besides massacring the enemy soldiers, Assyrians made mass deportations of the rulers nobles, functionaries, craftsmen , so that the remaining people obeyed with humiliation the most famous is that described in the Bible, of the Israeli to Babylon. Enemy kings were beheaded, and their heads hanged in trees and cities were destroyed.

Women were made slaves. This cunning policy, the army and good administration maintained the empire for centuries. The conquered populations had to pay heavy annual tributes. They may have invented beheading, if not they at least popularized the practice. Oh, yes, the Assyrians led the captured Hebrews back to their cities to be slaves with hooks piercing their jaws. In BC, the Assyrian army under King Sennacherib captured the Israelite capital at Samaria and took the citizens of the northern kingdom into captivity.

This left the southern kingdom, Judah, ruled by Ahaz and Hezekiah, to fend for itself. Six years later Ahaz died and his son Hezekiah became king. In response, Sennacherib attacked Judah and lay siege to Jerusalem. They knew the price of losing. An Assyrian war bulletin from a few hundred years earlier read: I slew one of every two.

I built a wall before the great gates of the city; I flayed the chief men of the rebels, and I covered the wall with their skins. Some of them were enclosed alive in the bricks of the wall, some of them were crucified on stakes along the wall; I caused a great multitude of them to be flayed in my presence, and I covered the wall with their skins. I gathered together the heads in the form of crowns, and their pierced bodies in the form of garlands.

How much less will your God deliver you from my hand? Another parallel is found in Leviticus One goat is sacrificed as a sin offering. So unclean was this goat, its handler had to wash his clothes and body before being allowed back into the camp. In the original Hebrew, scapegoat translates as Azazel. In apocryphal and rabbinical literature, this goat is considered the personification of the impure. Today, a goat head is the best known satanic symbol. The ancient Hebrews considered Azazel the most powerful demon of all and a type of Satan.

Thus, the sins of the early Hebrews were sent back to their source. In the book of Enoch, which is not canon Scripture, but was well respected by the Hebrews and quoted by Peter and Jude, Azazel is leader of the fallen angels of Genesis 6, who came to earth cohabitated with women and produced the Nephelim, a race of giants destroyed by God in the flood.

Yet, 2 Thessalonians 2: They also replicate their same demonic behavior, even punishing members of their own faith. And within their souls, several thousand years later, is the same deep hatred for the Jews and the same desire to capture Jerusalem. Could rebuilding Babylon be a good start?

A girl no more than 18 slouches in the cramped back seat of a rusted-out Pontiac Firebird. In her arms, a baby is curled up in a pink blanket, sleeping soundly. Piled in every vacant space are clothes, blankets and tools. He relates a wrenching, no-holds barred tale with the masterful stroke of one entirely at ease with words. This is a raw and gripping story shared from the heart and it will keep you mesmerized to the end. The Sea Horse T. Fascinating and incredibly interesting.

Although I have never been on a racehorse, I felt like I just got off one when I finished this book. I promise you this -- once you start reading "Ride The White Horse," you won't be able to put it down until you've finished. Eddie Donnally takes his readers on the ride of a lifetime in his autobiography. The book left me gasping for air. This is one of the most incredible stories of redemption and the grace of God that I have ever read.