Although this website is aimed at helping you to develop your horse career, I love that there are many sites that do that for individual horse related careers! Take the Australian Jockeys Association for example. As it states on their website, “our goal is to provide Jockeys with all the information needed to maximise their careers.”
You can utilise the AJA website to find information regarding insurance, about racing rules, and even how to become a jockey. There is even what to do if you’ve had an injury or fall. The site is broken up into the different states of Australia. Then there are resources and contacts for each of these states. Great!
So how did it come about? Back in 2001 it was determined that a national body for jockeys should be established. Before then, there was one for each state and they were unable to meet demand and resource needs effectively.
“In April 2002, representatives from all State and Territory associations met in Melbourne and agreed that a national peak body to represent the interests of all jockeys in Australia should be established as soon as practicable. It was unanimously agreed that this body should be known as the Australian Jockeys Association (AJA).”
The Australian Jockeys Association
Perhaps you’re riding as a jockey in Australia, but you want to look into riding overseas. Well they’ve got this covered, too! In fact, you can be led to links for the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa, the United States, New Zealand and the list goes on! There’s also Canada, Korea, Ireland, France and Germany. What a line up!
If you plan to ride race horses in Australia, I encourage you to check out this resource. It aims to keep you informed and also to help you succeed.
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