Meet The Trainees - Jamie Cullen

My name is Jamie Cullen I am 19 years old I am from Ballyfermot Dublin. When I was 12 years of age there was an Equine Centre across the road from me, they had a youth club and my brothers and a few of our friends were in the youth club. They would bring us on trips to the beach, kayaking, walks up the mountains and we stayed in oak wood Wicklow for the weekend.
Once a week after school we would go and ride the horses, this was the first time that I had ever sat on a horse and I instantly loved it. I stayed in the club and rode the horses twice a week or more up until I was 16.

I left school because they had nothing for me there to do with horses or animals so it made me lose interest. I took a year off then I was asked by Paula from the youth group if I would be interested in doing the Cherry Orchard Equine Fas Course where I would be working with horses and getting my FETAC level 4. I completed my FETAC level 4 and from there I found out about RACE.
What I liked about coming to RACE was meeting new people and learning how to ride a race horse.

I am currently on work experience out in Tracey Collins yard I really like it out there learning about the horses and how important it is to work as a team. I hope to stay on as a senior in RACE and become a Jockey.

Jamie on RACE Gallops on the Family Day - November 2015