This image is of a horse and rider completing a jump over a hurdle. I composed it while visiting a show-jumping competition at Spruce Meadows, a world-acclaimed equestrian centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

In this competition, world-class riders and their horses must must complete a circuit of jumps over barriers of various heights, some over water, within a certain time. If any of the barrier elements are knocked off, 4 seconds are added to the rider's time. If a horse baulks at a jump on more than one occasion, the horse and rider are disqualified.

A wonderful exhibition of sportsmanship, featuring the superb athletic skills of both the rider and the horse.

HE Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani inaugurated the 13th IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome.The traditional ceremony was attended by Lamine Diack, President of International Associations of Athletics Federation (IAAF) and HE Sheikh Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Chairman of the Organising Committee and Secretary General of Qatar Olympic Committee.Around 1134 athletes, including IAAF officials and technicians involved in the three – day world athletics gathering,26 events including 13 for Men and 13 for women as follows; 60 m, 60 m hurdles, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, 4×400 m relay, High Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, Heptathlon For Men and Pentathlon for Women. Photograph:Shahjahan Moidin / QOC

Buddy is an Australian Shepherd, a very unusual breed of dogs. I've heard that Border Collies & Australian Shepherds are considered the two smartest breeds in the world. They're very intuitive & they're natural born athletes. They can almost read your mind. If you're throwing the ball for him & you bank it off a wall, at an angle, he knows exactly where the ball will go after it leaves the wall. He'll always be there to catch it. When he is giving you this look, he's sizing you up.

Running 5km while pushing two children in a buggy has to be one of the most challenging types of athletic activity! Photographed with the Fujifilm X-T5.

Willow the super athlete, well for a minute or two. Willow just loving the freedom of Fremantle Park when she was 2.5 years old.

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Picture from Pro cycling Italian Championship 2010 in Conegliano, Ca del Poggio Wall

One of my sons...

Running hugs!

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Just Jasper doing his thing

One of my fav shots

Crieff Highland Gathering 2007

Legion of Honor Museum – San Francisco, CA

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Sculptures by Auguste Rodin:

Foreground – The American Athlete

Background – Bust of Victor Hugo

Bridge of Allan Highland Games 2022

Formica rufa ? found in a meadow

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Loch Lomond Highland Games 2020

strobist

soft box front w/ 580ex at 1/4

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In this photo series, Sage brings her athletic passion to nature, blending strength and elegance with every spin and climb. As an experienced instructor, she also offers group classes, courses, and private lessons in flexibility and pole dance—guiding others to find their own confidence and flow.

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Dyxum's Oktoberfest with Taylor, Taylor & Hobson Cooke Kinic 1 Inch f/1.5 (C-mount) at f/1.5

Atleta Athlete

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Watercolor

Made this one from a Mannequin blending it into a small group of what are supposed to be Athletes in Training ....ready for this year's Olympic Games

Mainly made from random colour using cloning

Entered in ART TREE Group Challenge

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