Jockey - Tasks and specialisations

Tioke

Tasks & duties

Jockeys may do some or all of the following:
  • ride horses at races, race trials, jump outs and practice tracks
  • discuss the performance of the horses with owners and trainers
  • help to train and exercise horses
  • prepare horses for transportation
  • clean stables and equipment
  • feed and groom horses.
The finish of a race

A horse race

 

Updated September 2009