“Like a bolt out of the blue, fate steps in and sees you through. When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true.” The words of the Disney signature tune never rang s true as today, when the Bangalore Division of the Make A Wish Foundation of India took young Chirag to the Bangalore Amateur Riding Institute at Bangalore Racecourse to realize his wish to see a racing horse.
Make A Wish Foundation of India, initiated in India since 1995 and have fulfilled more than 16500 such unique wishes of children between 3 and 18 years of age with life threatening illnesses.
When Bangalore division contacted the Bangalore Racecourse with the wish of young four year old Chirag, who was referred to the foundation by Bowring Hospital they readily agreed to take the child around the Racecourse and also gift him a toy horse and toy tiger apart from fulfilling his cherished wish of seeing racing horses.
Chirag was introduced to all the BARI horses and was presented with a magnificent rocking horse by the Chairman of BARI, Mr. Sidney Moses.who explained that BARI is the oldest established riding centre in Karnataka and boasts among their successes, National Champions in many Disciplines and prides itself on having produced some of India’s Top race riders.
Mr. Moses said he shall never forget the look of delight on Chirag’s face when he met the Superstar Horse “Soldier of Fortune” and he was delighted to be a part of the fulfillment of the cherished with of the young boy.
