Can anyone tell me the name of a riding school near georgia that could teach me on how to become a jockey?

Question

I was wondering if anyone knew about any progams near georgia that could teach you how to work with and ride racehorses for free? or if there was a way i could work at the barn to make up any debts that i would owe? my dream has been to become a jockey, but i never really knew how to start on that so i learned english riding instead. I currently jump horses and have been riding for four years and know how to feed and etc. beacuse i work for my lessons. i do know of a riding school where i can actually learn for free, but they're overseas and my parents won't let me go. they have said that if i can find a nearby racing barn that will do the same type of deal that i can go and learn there. ( so long as i can work for my riding lessons, cuz my parents can't afford this kind of stuff). so if anyone knows of a racing barn near or in georgia that would be willing to let me work for lessons, please tell me the name of the barn and how to contact them.

thanks!

Answer 1

Here is a farm that I found in Georgia, and also this is a pretty good web site for locating different types of horse farms around the U.S. There are many farms in Ocala, Fl. that if you live in Southern Georgia could be close enough and there are a lot of Tb. farms in North Carolina if you live in northern Georgia. And this web site can help you locate them.

Also for reading purposes and will give you insight into the struggle and some possible ideas, read the books written by and about Julie Krone, it is not an easy prospect for a girl to become a jockey, and actually for anyone to become a jockey, but esp. women.

I must warn there are a lot of sharks in the water, but there are also a lot of dolphins, You will need to learn to distinguish between the two and swim close to the dolphins. That's the best way I could put it.

Oh, yeah a good rider is always welcome at training farms, it is a job that not many people can do. You will probably need to start out grooming, walking and mucking out stalls until you get comfortable around tbs. and babies and older tbs. that are coming off lay offs from injury are much easier to ride than on the track tbs.

But if you can ride it won't be too long before you can start to learn to ride them. Good riders are much more valuable, I mean really anyone can muck out a stall, but not everyone has the body or the heart to ride. And if you can jump it won't be long and it is not that far a leap onto a racehorse. Good Luck

Hey you won't trade off work for lessons, they will pay you to work and while you are working you can move up the ladder. I am not sure how much, but a big farm will pay you, they need the help. Now about the farm in Georgia, I am not sure about them, they seem to be a small outfit, but surely they, if they need the help will pay a small salary with room and board included, some kind of deal like this. People need GOOD riders.

http://www.equinenow.com/farm-ssf-Georgi...

Answer 2

you would be better to go to a local racing farm and see if you could learn there or follow the link you will find a few racing schools there,a few that i know of are far away like hawkeye hill racing school,jack vanburgs racing scholl and a few others also chris mccarron just opened up a new jockey school

Answer 3

Ga U. (or is it U of GA) in Athens has a very good riding program. Perhaps, thats a place to start.

Answer 4

No not really but u could google and u might be able to come up with some thing!