Well at the gym today one of the weight trainers came up to me and asked if I was a jockey, and said I should become one. I think this is the 50th person to tell me I should become a jockey.

I looked into this career by searching on google, but most of the sites I found were not working. Phone numbers are disconnected and email addreses and no longer in use.

Can anyone tell me how to go about becoming a jockey? I know I need tons of training, and the first step is to actually find a trainer, but where can I find a trainer?

In in NJ, I wont mind traveling. I destroy all the avg. requirements for height and weight. It seems like I would be a god in this career if I could actually get into it.

 

training to be a jockey? all you do is smack the horses ass how much training do you need?











jk frank good luck finding what you need. my girlfriends parents friends are in the horse racing biz i'll ask them for ya.

 

First how tall are you and how much do u weigh?

 

5'2, 95 lbs.

 

have you ever ridden a horse before???

 

Everything I have ever seen about Jockeys would indicate that this is not the road you want to take. 1st of all you have to have a love for what it is you do and Horses. Jockeys abuse their bodies big time. "Flipping" get used to that word - they do that alot for starters...

 

no, hence why I need to find a trainer and see if this thing is for me or not. Honestly I though about going to some place that lets you ride horses, but it has to be much different riding a horse compared to riding one bred for racing.

 

Frank, from what I know you typically start off as a walker, meaning you walk the horses around to cool them off after they've been exercised.
The next step is learning to rub the horse down and basically give it a massage.
It goes on from there. Once you get good with the horses you'll ride them to exercise them.
Eventually you'll be a jockey.

It's a tough life. You get up with the horses, so think 4:30am or so. If the horses are in competition, you may not be done until 11pm. Forget about holidays, horses still need to be fed and exercised.

 

Yes I have learned this.

You have to become and exercise rider, but before you get to that point you pretty much have to be stable boy, or something like that.

I understand its a tough life, and you have to climb the ladder and work your way up.

Im 21, I hate college and dont have a major. Nows the time in my life when I can take a risk or chance. Worse comes to worse I can always go back to school.

 

Cool. So what's the nearest track? I work right by Philadelphia Park, in Bensalem. You could always wander around the stables and talk to people, see what's going on.