Q&A with TIC Cadet Ellen
In todayโs Meet the Cadet, we get to know Ellen Anderson. Currently completing her racing stable placement with Chris Waller Racing, her ultimate goal is to work in equine nutrition when she graduates from the Explorer Cadetship.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐?
The best part of my day would have to be the adrenaline rush I get when I ride out for trackwork each morning and being able to see the sun rise between trips.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด?
You definitely have bad days and sometimes you have to take a couple of steps back before moving forward. Also you will never know the answer unless you ask, this has definitely been a huge part of my placement and I am so thankful for Chris Waller and his staff for all the help they have given me. I now realize there is a large amount of behind the scenes work that goes into operation a big stable like Chris Wallerโs.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด?
I live with three other girls that work with me as well, so I normally wake up to their alarms going off before mine. My first alarm is at 3.10am and it isnโt easy but as soon as I get to the stables and see all the horses itโs definitely worth it.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐’๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐?
Definitely filling boxes. Itโs always at the end of the morning and all I’m thinking about then is breakfast.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐?
I am still interested in nutrition, especially in this industry. However, I believe to be able to feed a working horse, you have to understand all parts of the horse, including training. Working here has definitely increased this interest. Iโm also extremely interested in travelling and seeing how the rest of world operates compared to Australia, I definitely am trying to remain hopefully that I will get the opportunity to travel once the pandemic is over.
