My
name is Emma Cahill, I am 17 years old and I live in Castledermot Co.Kildare. I
have always loved horses since a young age and began riding when I was 10 years
old. None of my family members ride horses but my Mam got me interested in
racing and watching races as she loves to watch it.
I
started off in a riding school called Pitfield Equestrian Centre, where I
learned the basic skills of riding. I rode
there for 5 years before starting a summer Job with Jessica Harrington. I had
never ridden a racehorse before until I went to Harrington’s. I loved going to the yard! I got so much
experience from there. Everyone in the yard helped and taught me about racing
and racehorses.
What
I enjoy about RACE are the people in it. It’s amazing how close you get to
people who were complete strangers just a few months ago. I have met some great
people and made some wonderful new friends.
One of the highlights of RACE that I was really looking forward to doing since the start of the course was the Gaisce hike. For the hike we walked for 4 hours from Athy to Carlow and stayed overnight in Baltinglass. The next day we started our hike up the Wicklow Mountains at 9:00am and it took 3 ½hrs to complete. I really enjoyed it! It was great to get out and all spend time together and the weather was perfect for the event.
One of the highlights of RACE that I was really looking forward to doing since the start of the course was the Gaisce hike. For the hike we walked for 4 hours from Athy to Carlow and stayed overnight in Baltinglass. The next day we started our hike up the Wicklow Mountains at 9:00am and it took 3 ½hrs to complete. I really enjoyed it! It was great to get out and all spend time together and the weather was perfect for the event.
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| Emma (behind Supervisor, Paul Kelly( Sea the Stars cap) wearing white t-shirt) on the Gaisce Hike with her fellow trainees and (right) on Maddenstown Gallops with Instructor Paul Keating. |
Emma was placed with Michael Halford in February
2016
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