Unfortunately, our time is coming to an end in Newmarket. We have really had a great time here and I’m looking forward to the day that I get to come back. We will be finishing up on Thursday and my flight back to California leaves London on Saturday morning. I’m sure I’ll miss the rest of the team during our winter break but I’m looking forward to spending time with my family and going back to Santa Anita for a few days.
The course work is winding down and all of us are relieved to have our insurance assignment finished. I learned a lot while doing this assignment but it definitely wasn’t easy. I’ve never had to value stallions before or think about insurance policies for them, so it was great to learn about these areas. In this upcoming week we’re just going on a lot of visits. I’m particularly looking forward to going to Juddmonte. We went to Shadwell’s Nunnery Stud last week and it was phenomenal. It’s great seeing all these different world class operations and seeing some of the things they do that makes them so successful.
The best thing that happened last week was the time that we spent at the British Racing School. It was a ton of fun. Although, going to the BRS was primarily to continue filling our NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) requirements they also taught us to exercise racehorses. In the mornings we arrive and were put on the simulator to practice our riding position. Then we were given a riding lesson in the indoor arena for an hour. By the end of the week they had us cantering on the round gallop. It was phenomenal. I wish I was about 50 lbs lighter so I could continue riding when I get back to America.
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