Hi
my name is Tori Fennessy O’Brien, I am 17.
I am from Ballyfore, Co. Offaly.
I have always had a love for horses ever since I was young.
I started horse riding lessons when I was 6
and I’ve done pony club and showjumping. I’ve wanted to be a jockey since I was 6. I
can’t remember why I’ve just always loved horse racing.
I came to an open day at RACE in March and
then applied for the trial week. The
trial week was 'tough nut'! I just tried my hardest and worked really hard. When I got the letter saying I was accepted to
RACE I was over the moon and couldn’t wait to start.
A
typical day in the barn, I get up at 7 and get dressed and go for breakfast
and at 8 we go to the barn. When we get
to the barn we muck out all the horse boxes and then sweep the barn. After we muck out we check our lots and tack
up our horses. We warm up in the arena
and then go out onto the gallops and canter 5 or 6 laps. We would usually have 2 or 3 lots a day. The instructors in the barn are really helpful
and I’ve learned a lot from them.
In
the evenings we go to school from 2-5 pm.
The school here is more enjoyable than actual school and the teachers
are really good and give you a lot of help.
Every Monday we have fitness sessions with our coach Wayne. The training
with Wayne really helps keep you fit and he is a really good coach. During our free time we can also go down and
use the gym and simulators.
On
Wednesdays, we go to Pilates with John, who is also our Chef and it is really relaxing.
On Wednesday the 14th of February 2018 I will be sent out to Ken Condon. I am excited to be starting and hope to get more experience there.
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| Tori (nearside) riding alongside Instructor Katie on Assessment Week in April 2018 |
