Q&A with TIC Cadet Taylor
Cadet Taylor Turner is spending her stable placement with Godolphinย where sheโs learning just how much work goes into preparing a horse for a race. Itโs led to Taylor getting to ride out on the pony as she prepares for the next step toward her ultimate goal of riding track work.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ is ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐?
The best part of my day is getting to pony the horses out onto the track. I love getting to work with the horses and riders on a different level and really enjoy knowing Iโm helping them all have a much smoother, safer ride.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด?
Iโve realised that there is so much more that goes into sending a horse to a race then I first thought. So many different components are involved as well as so many people doing work behind the scenes just to get a single horse to one race. This has also opened my eyes to the many other opportunities available that I previously didnโt know about in the racing industry.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด?
Knowing Iโll get to work with my favourite horses every day and do what I love is definitely my biggest motivator to get out of bed in the mornings.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐’๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐?
My least favourite job of the day is digging out the boxes. It can be a very stinky job, and wet sawdust can get very heavy!
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐?
My current ambition is to become a full time track rider. I am currently on the pony at work, so Iโm slowly getting there!
