Episode 23: Jessica Westwood: One yard encompassing the full life of the racehorse
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Jessica Westwood knew by the age of 8 years old that she wanted to ride racehorses. Her biggest dream was to ride in the Grand National. Sadly, injury meant that her Grand National dream didn’t come to fruition; however, what has blossomed out of this is a yard and life that is dedicated to the ‘full circle’ of the racehorse. From foals, to pre training, rehab and re training Jess’ yard covers it all in the South of the UK at Molland Ridge Stud.
Jess may be known for her very famous racehorse, turned ex racehorse Munkery Turkety, whom she trained as a very successful racehorse and equally a very successful ex racehorse, who was crowned RoR Horse of the Year in 2018.
This episode is JAM PACKED full of advice, tips, insights into what its like to be a trainer and different approaches on retraining different types of horses and histories of horses. Jess is so passionate about her career and everything ‘thoroughbred’. The knowledge that she brings to this episode is incredible and Im very grateful for Jess’ time and willingness to share her story and knowledge.
One not to miss!
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