My name is Vicky Kalverboer, I am 18 years old from the Netherlands. I was on a horse before I could even walk but I got into competitions with my pony when I was 14. I did dressage, show jumping and eventing, I loved the speed! This is what got me interested in horse racing. The first time I got in touch with horse racing was when we went to France for the holidays, I was only 9 years old, and went to a race meeting. From that moment on I told my mum that I wanted to become a jockey.
I came to the Open Day last year in April with my mom and I immediately knew I wanted to come to RACE. I was really happy when I found out that I was accepted for the course.
We are in RACE for 6 months at time writing this, time is flying by! It is nice to live with the same people here on the campus, we all became friends. I got sent out to John Oxx’s yard, it is a lovely place to work! The people are really friendly and the horses are lovely to work with, I am learning a lot. It is great how my family, my friends and everybody in RACE support me to follow my dream. In the future I hope to become an apprentice and take out my licence to become a professional flat jockey. I want to say to you all: follow your dreams and work hard to achieve them.
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| Vicky riding Private Server on the sand gallops on the Curragh |
