Meet the trainees - Conor Heavey

I was always interested in watching and betting on horse racing but I never rode a horse in my life until 4 weeks before the week trial. I had no family or even friends that were doing any type of work with horses at all.

My hobby was boxing which I did for 4 years and was only 7 stone 4lbs so I thought to myself I’d try the trial and see how it goes, after doing the 4 weeks of lessons.

I came to the trial and got on the course. I was delighted I had a chance to start something I was interested in.  With not much experience I was quite afraid at the start because everyone on the trial was really good and experienced.  The first day was even worse, I was so nervous but after the first week I loved it so much.

The start was easy but then we got into the course and things stared to get hard, we had to get up earlier, muck out more box’s, ride more lots and start schooling horses more.  But now after learning so much from the 4 instructor’s I am finding it easier and easier everyday and I love the course.
I’m still here in the yard and probably wont be sent out until the last lot but I like it that way so that the instructors can teach me more and more everyday and help build my confidence for me to improve my chances in the sport and help me get a full time job and hopefully one day become a Jockey.

Conor was sent on out to Paul Deegan on 30th March 2015

Training on the Curragh