My name is Katie Reddington. I’m
16 and from Garristown Co. Dublin. Where I live, everyone has something to do
with horses or farming. I first got
interested in horses when I went to follow a hunt and that’s all I wanted to
do afterwards. I started lessons when I was 5 years old, but when I learned to ride I got bored of
just going around in an arena, so my mothers friend sorted me out with a pony to
hunt and every time I fell off I had a big smile on my face and wanted to get up and go
faster.
A couple years later I got my own pony who I still hunt now, with the
Ward Union and the Fingal Harriers. I always went to Bellewstown and
Fairyhouse racing whenever the big 'Meets' were on and every time I went I knew I
wanted to be the one going really fast over the hurdles.
I wanted to come to RACE since I was 12 years old. I first heard about
it from a friend, Siobhan Rutledge who lives near me and came through RACE. She told me how amazing it was.
I started RACE at the end of August and on the 4th
week I broke my ankle (while at home), I didn’t tell anyone for a week and rode on with it and
it got worse. I wasn’t allowed down to the barn at all and that was really hard for me. So I spent my mornings down in the gym everyday for 5 weeks. I am now back
riding and fitter than ever!
I was placed in Kevin
Prendergast’s yard in January and I love it there, its great craic! All the
lads out in the yard are sound as well. I’m riding 2 year old and 3 years old horses and getting on great!
I get up at 5:30 am every morning and get the RACE Bus at
6:10 am. It’s so cold in the mornings like -2, -1, degrees. When the
summer months come I will be up earlier again because the mornings will get
brighter. Hope I get on well after the course.
Thanks for reading …. Goodluck!
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| Katie on RACE Gallops in September2017 |
