National Horseracing College

08/10/2026

⭕ 𝗢𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝟰 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 🏇

We are delighted to award Aimee with this week's 'On Track 4 Racing' gilet and hat silk to recognise hard work and commitment during the Foundation Course.

🗣 "𝘈𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 '𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬' 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦. 𝘈𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴; 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦.

𝘈𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯, 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺.

𝘈𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘐𝘧 𝘈𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘺𝘢𝘳𝘥." - Training Instructor, Marie Skelly.

The 'On Track 4 Racing' award is given to the learner(s) who show the following qualities during their course:-
⭐ Punctuality
⭐ Reliability
⭐ Respecting themselves and others
⭐ Accountability
⭐ Professionalism
⭐ Ability to work and live with a degree of independence
⭐ Demonstrating good horse handling skills
⭐ Consistently demonstrating the ability to work with racehorses at least as effectively as is expected at a point in the course.

Well done Aimee. We look forward to following your progress throughout your course and beyond.

07/10/2026

🏆 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 🏆

We are delighted that Freya Gadd has been awarded the 'Student of the Week' accolade.

"𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘺𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺, 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦! 𝘈𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘺𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 2 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘱. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘺𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥." – Training Instructor, Marie Skelly.

Well done, Freya. You should be extremely proud of achieving this accolade 👏

06/10/2026

06/10/2026

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 What is Friends and Family Day? 🐴

Week 7 of the Foundation Course is a special one at the National Horseracing College, as it's time to welcome our learners' friends and family to the College!

Friends and Family Day gives loved ones the chance to see just how far their loved one has come during the first seven weeks of our residential Foundation Course. From developing their horse care skills to building confidence in the saddle for those on the rider pathway.

The morning begins with a welcome from the learner's Lead Training Instructor or our Training Manager, who chats with family and friends about their progress and how they're getting on with the course. Then it's time for the learners to show off what they've been working on.

👤 For our non-riders: a 'Best Turned Out' parade, showcasing their plaiting, grooming and presentation skills.

🏇 For our riders: a riding demonstration, either in the indoor arena or out on the gallops.

It's a brilliant opportunity for learners to showcase their hard work, and we're sure their families are proud of what they see!

From 11.30am, it's time for some well-earned family time. Many head into Doncaster for lunch, bowling or another activity together. And for those working that weekend, they can enjoy some time off-programme until 3pm.

If Friends and Family Day falls on a learner's weekend off, they can head home early to spend a little extra time with their loved ones before returning to the College on Sunday evening.

For more information on the residential Foundation Course, visit https://bit.ly/NHCFoundationCourse

05/10/2026

❔ What is the length of the residential Foundation Course?

The residential Foundation Course is a 𝟭𝟮-𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 for learners who have achieved a grade 4 or above in their Maths and English GCSEs or a Level 2 Functional Skills qualification.

For learners who have not achieved a grade 4 in their Maths and English GCSEs or a Level 2 Functional Skills qualification and who have not yet reached their 19th birthday, the Foundation Course is a 𝟭𝟲-𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲.

The additional four weeks will largely be spent working towards achieving a Level 2 Functional Skills qualification. Functional Skills are a mandatory component of the Foundation Course and a UK Apprenticeship qualification.

For learners aged 19+, the Foundation Course remains a 12-week programme, with the option to stay for a further four weeks if they would like to study for and achieve Level 2 Functional Skills in Maths and English.

For more information about the residential Foundation Course, visit https://bit.ly/NHCFoundationCourse

04/10/2026

🎥 𝗠𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 | Oliver, Episode 1

Oliver joined the National Horseracing College on 21st September to begin his residential Foundation Course, with a dream of one day becoming a jockey.

Although Oliver arrives with some riding experience, having had lessons at a riding school, much of what he’s learning at the college is completely new to him, particularly the world of horseracing!

From riding and horse care to life at the College, Oliver is embracing every new challenge and making the most of every opportunity to learn and develop.

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be following Oliver as he builds his skills, confidence and knowledge, and takes his first steps towards a future in the racing industry.

Good luck, Oliver. We’ll catch up with you again in week four! 😃

03/10/2026

🎉We are delighted to announce that this week's Functional Skills Award has been presented to...

✨ Princess Ivorhy Jasmine ✨

This accolade recognises a Foundation Course learner who has shown outstanding dedication and perseverance in developing their English and/or Maths skills.

🗣️ "𝑆ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑝 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒. 𝐻𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑦. 𝑆ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑎𝑠𝑘𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑒𝑟
𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑖𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑚𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑚𝑠." - Functional Skills Team

Well done, Princess. 👏

03/10/2026

🎥 𝗠𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 | Bella, Episode 3

Having joined us in August on the rider pathway, Bella has now progressed to becoming an intermediate learner, taking on greater responsibilities and continuing to develop her skills both in and out of the saddle.

In this episode, Bella talks about the new responsibilities she has taken on, riding more challenging horses and working with Level 2 and Level 3 horses, as well as the areas she wants to focus on over the next couple of weeks.

She also explains just how important fitness is when it comes to progressing as a rider and preparing for a career in the racing industry. 💪

Follow Bella’s journey as she continues to build her confidence, experience and skills on the road towards her dream of becoming a jockey 🏇

Keep up the great work, Bella! We look forward to catching up with you during your eighth week 😃

02/10/2026

Our Senior Foundation Course learners, now in Week 10, enjoyed an educational and action-packed visit to Nottingham Racecourse yesterday 🏇

From getting close to the racing action in the parade ring and even chatting with jockey Sean Levey, learners had a fantastic insight into the industry. They even had the special opportunity to judge the ‘Best Turned Out’ horses and present a trophy to the winning owner of one of the races! 🏆

A huge thank you to Nottingham Racecourse for welcoming us and giving our learners such a memorable experience.

Visits like this give our learners a valuable insight into the wide range of careers available within racing. While they’re training to become Racing Grooms, there are so many different pathways they could explore throughout their careers.

02/10/2026

📢 We're Hiring 📢

Join an enthusiastic, vibrant, hardworking team at the National Horseracing College...

📖 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿 - Closing date: 7th October 2026
📋 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗸 - Closing date: 15th October 2026

For further details about the above vacancies, visit https://www.thenhc.co.uk/about-us/vacancies/