French rider Olivier Garcia rides his horse Emir et Djugut inside a giant plastic bubble during training for the grand opening of the Stockholm International Horse Show at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, Nov. 29, 2006. The three-day indoor horse show starts on Friday and is expected to have an audience of over 70,000 the biggest yearly event at the Globe Arena. (AP.)

This looks like a wonderful dream I'd like to have. Or one of the many snow globes sitting on top of my daughter's piano (although hers is a rather dusty collection!). Wonder how Olivier taught Emir et Djugut to walk inside a giant plastic bubble? Think they do any cantering in there? Airs above the ground? Is there Cirque de Soleil type music? My imagination is running wild ...

Leave it to the French—eh?