Week 9 and 10 at the BRS

Week 9 

Wow, it's unbelievable to think that I've been here this long now. Time is going so fast here at the Racing School. Week 9 we moved onto the straights, this was a huge thing for me as it's all I've wished for since I got accepted into the BRS. It was an amazing experience and thrilling at the same time! My first ride up the straights was on McCracken, I enjoyed it immensely and was smiling the whole way 😀 throughout the week we rode different horses and was getting to grips with the straight gallop, I rode various horses including Wrecking Ball, Troubador, Cavendish Road and of course my little favourite 3 year old green baby Eddie. Eddie is one of the youngest horses at the BRS as he has just turned 3, he is still a baby, so not everyone gets on with him.. But I love him to bits even though I did fall off him at the top of the gallop the other day.. Yes my 4th fall here at the BRS.. Let's just say it was very amusing and so petty , ha! 

On Friday I went up to London ExCel to represent the British Racing School as head girl with Careers in Racing, it was a very long and tiring day but was great to see the interest that people had in getting involved with racing. 

Scott showing off to the crowd how it's done..

Week 10

Week 10 on the straights has been a fantastic week, I've felt my riding has improved a lot and everyone in our group is doing amazingly well. Next week we will be moving onto the difficult horses up the straights which I'm really looking forward to. I've also been enjoying my role as head girl these last few weeks, it's been a huge responsibility and very stressful at times but it's great experience before going to work for a trainer. This week we also filled out our 'dream sheets' these are given to the Chief Executive who finds us jobs at the end of our course , we will find out who we will be going to work for a week before our graduation. 

It's crazy to think that I've now only got under 3 weeks left until I graduate and go home for Christmas! Despite how much I enjoy the work here I cannot wait to go home for Christmas and to see everyone :) 

Week 6, 7 and 8 at the BRS

So it's been a few weeks since I have updated my blog as I've been pretty busy, but here is what's gone on in the past weeks. 

Week 6, as it was Halloween the BRS hostel staff held us a Halloween party, it was great fun, everyone dressed up and we had a fab evening. 

We also moved onto the round gallop, which is a step up from the ménage. I feel as if my riding has improved immensely and I can ride so much better than I did 5 weeks ago.  Saying this, I have now been ran away with a few times - which is a worrying experience but one you laugh about afterwards! I also had my 3 rd fall off Troubador , falling off here is just part of a day to day routine and happens more than you can imagine! I also achieved the Black Hat Silk at the end of the week - this is given out by our instructor to the student he thinks has improved their riding the most this week, I was very shocked as I didn't think it would be me! 

Week 7 was a week full of mixed emotions. Being here at the BRS isn't always full of happiness and laughter, some days are pretty tough and you just feel useless. Not every day you have a good ride or get on with everyone, you have to think that your stuck here with the same people day in day out and sometimes it does drive you nuts. A few days this week I felt like I rode crap, worked crap and just wanted to go home, but I just kept my head down and carried on, in the end it did improve and by the end of the week I felt much more content .. Because I was going home!! It was my weekend off !! I went home on Saturday at 11 am and spent the day out with my mum, it was so lovely to be back home, to sleep in my own bed and to spend time with my family and friends. Sunday morning I had a lie in ( was very nice! ) and went to the yard to see everyone, seeing Pumpkin , Spot and everyone really made my week special and I had a lovely hack out with Mel, Rosie and Ali. Soon as I knew it it was 3pm, and I had to head off back to Newmarket - it was very sad saying goodbye again but this time I only have 6 weeks until I'm home again. 

So lovely to see my pony ! 

And of course the handsomest racehorse ever known - Mr Cool Spot. 

Week 8 was a great week. Both courses 288 (my course) and 289 have merged so now we are a course of 16, this was a huge confidence boost for course 288 as course 289 have ridden out for trainers and are much better riders so we are able to learn from them. Course 287 ( advanced course ) are leaving on Monday so the BRS staff are handing out the new roles, head girl, boy, head of barns etc. Both me and Katie were unexpectedly called into the office, thinking we were in trouble, when in fact we were actually given the roles of head trainees. I was very happy to be given the role of head girl, even though it holds a huge amount of responsibility. Week 8 went uphill from there, everyone in our group rode well and was happy. I was put on the more advanced horses and feel confident with my riding compared to last week. Next week will be very exciting as we're moving onto the straight gallop. It was sad to say goodbye to the Advanced group as they were like rocks to me, but I wish them all the best in their jobs and will be sure to see them at the races in the future :) 

 Mr Nobarro