I’m a superstitious person. I’m not the one who panics if a black cat crosses their path (which is a good thing since my parents have several black barn cats whom I trip over on a regular basis) and I generally don’t go out of my way to knock on wood (unless it’s really important … like one of Dorado’s naughty spells being over). I do, however, keep a four-leaf clover in my eventing arm band at all times, was devastated when my lucky crop vanished one day, and am always delighted to find a ladybug crawling on me or something around me.

A driver in Germany recently got a lucky break of his own thanks to an escaped equine on a mission during rush hour. According to the Daily Mail, German police were aware that a horse escaped from a pasture near Meppen and wreaked havoc as it galloped down city streets during rush hour. The article said, “Stunned drivers had to swerve out of the way as the horse thundered over the tarmac–jumping a string of red lights with his mane flowing behind him.”

Eventually, the horse was caught by his owner and returned to his stable at the nearby farm.

Now here’s the lucky part (well, aside from the horse emerging without a scratch from his downtown adventure!)