National Horseracing College

⭕ 𝗢𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝟰 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 🏇

We are delighted to award this week's 'On Track 4 Racing' accolades to two learners, Stephen Schmidt and Michael Cullen, in recognition of their hard work and commitment during the Foundation Course.

🗣 "𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘺, 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘬. 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘯'𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴." - Group 26.10's Lead Training Instructor, Natalie Dunning.

🗣 "𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘰 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦; 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮. 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 100% 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺." - Group 26.10's Lead Training Instructor, Natalie Dunning.

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

🏆 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 🏆

We are delighted that Ciara Hinds has been chosen as this week's 'Student of the Week'.

"𝘊𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵-𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘺. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘊𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦, 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥-𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳." – Group 26.10 Lead Training Instructor, Natalie Dunning.

Well done, Ciara, you should be extremely proud of this accolade👏

Our residential Foundation Course is more accessible than you may think... ✅

The 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.

For more information, visit https://bit.ly/NHCFoundationCourse

Are you a National Horseracing College graduate heading to this week for one of the most prestigious festivals in the racing calendar? If so, we'd love to hear from you 🫵

📸 We'd love to receive pictures and videos of your experience behind the scenes. Whether you're a Travelling Groom, Assistant Trainer, jockey or part of a vast team on course, we'd love to hear from you and share your experience.

Good luck everyone 🍀

This week, on Wednesday 17th and Thursday 18th June, our team will be heading to Lincolnshire Showground for the annual Lincolnshire Show 😀

Come and say hello and chat with us on stand 3-29 🙋

🏇 Test your jockey skills on our racing simulator (restrictions apply)

🗣️ Chat with us about courses at the National Horseracing College, and careers and opportunities within the industry

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄...
❓ You don't need any experience with horses or academic qualifications to undertake the residential Foundation Course at the National Horseracing College
❓ You can choose a rider or non-rider pathway
❓ Anyone aged 16 and over can undertake the Foundation Course; there's no maximum age limit
❓ The residential Foundation Course gives you the necessary skills and knowledge to gain employment in the horseracing industry

Want to know more? Chat with us at this event or visit https://bit.ly/NHCFoundationCourse

For more information about The Lincolnshire Show, visit https://lincolnshireshow.co.uk/

💪 Fitness matters, and it can make all the difference to your journey at the National Horseracing College. 🏇

Whether you're following the rider or a non-rider pathway, being physically fit is a key part of succeeding on our residential Foundation Course.

Working with racehorses is demanding. During the Foundation Course, days start early, finish late, and every day is active. You'll be handling horses, working outdoors, and developing the strength, stamina and resilience required for a career in the racing industry.

The fitter you are before you arrive, the easier you'll find the transition. You'll reach milestones quicker and be better prepared for the physical demands of the course.

But you don't need an expensive gym membership to get started.
✅ Try the Couch to 5K app
✅ Go for a brisk walk, jog or run
✅ Get out on your bike
✅ Build strength at home with planks, push-ups, squats and strengthening exercises
✅ Keep a record of what you do and challenge yourself to improve each week

The most important thing is to start early. Don't wait until a few weeks before your course begins. Preparing months in advance will help you arrive feeling confident and ready to make the most of every opportunity.

We've got plenty of resources to help, including fitness advice from our Fitness Instructor and fitness handouts. If you'd like more information, get in touch via [email protected].

🏇 Your future career starts with good preparation, and fitness is one of the best investments you can make in yourself.

For more information, visit https://www.thenhc.co.uk/important-information/for-learners/