JOCKEY PATHWAY
JOCKEY PATHWAY
Equuip's Jockey Pathway ensures that all jockeys have access to a range of professional support services. This includes personalised sessions with our career advisor, dietitian, physiotherapist, sports psychologist, and strength and conditioning coach. All services are delivered from the RACE campus in Kildare Town and are designed to help jockeys improve their skills and manage their careers as successfully as possible.
SERVICE INFO & BOOKING
The Jockey Pathway Career Support and Transition service is delivered by Fran O'Reilly of amaze.ie. Fran is a Development of Potential Expert and Head Coach at Amaze Limited, an Irish company who specialise in the development of potential within business leaders, sales professionals, executives and teams, elite sportspeople, and professional musicians.
Fran will be available to work with Jockeys who may be experiencing difficulties and/or lacking motivation in their current role due to insufficient opportunities, those who may be nearing the end of their career in the saddle and are starting to plan for a career transition, and those who are unable to ride due to injury.
If you are interested in availing of career support and transition services please send an email through to equuip@hri.ie or call Equuip's Elaine Burke at 0873401019
Gillian's role is to give support to jockeys by providing tailored dietary advice to enhance their health and performance, to assist them to make weight the healthy way, to increase muscle mass and decrease body fat to enhance riding performance, and to aid in the recovery process from injury.
An initial consultation will include:
- Measurement of weight and height
- Body fat testing
- Hydration testing
- Assessment of current dietary practices
- Individually tailored meal plan – based on foods liked by the jockey.
Once a month there will be a talk on various nutritional topics e.g. nutrition to improve performance, what to eat before and after racing, how to lose those final few pounds before racing, diets to improve bone health in jockeys, what to eat when injured, practical tips on making weight the healthy way, how to shop on a budget, shopping tours, and much more.
Gillian will be available every Wednesday evening from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. To schedule an appointment with please call or text directly to 0874128798.
John Butler from the John Butler Sports Injury Clinic delivers on-course physiotherapy. John can be contacted at the office on 091767473 or by mobile at 0863015043. Services delivered include:
- Comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of new injuries/complaints
- Physiotherapy treatment (manual techniques, dry needling, ultrasound, taping, soft tissue, etc.)
- Education on injury prevention and management
- Assessment for muscle imbalances, strength deficits, and injury predictors
- Review referrals from on-track service provider for a more comprehensive assessment
- Development & implementation of rehabilitation programmes
- Development of injury prevention programmes in conjunction with the strength and conditioning coach
- Enhanced performance
- Coping with the pressures of racing
- Recovering from injuries
- Increased motivation
- Healthy self-esteem
- Education in key mental health issues
- Initial functional movement assessment to evaluate any injury or movement deficiency.
- Testing of physical strength and fitness.
- Weekly detailed strength and conditioning programme to include work to be carried out in the jockeys own time, with an emphasis on safe, high-quality movement and technique.
- Regular assessment to monitor progress.
- Regular feedback to help improve the delivery of the programme.
- Individual one-to-one sessions arranged if necessary.
To schedule an appointment please call or text Wayne directly on 0833133450.
Getting Back on Track with Your Diet
The Jockey Pathway Dietitian, Gillian O'Loughlin, has compiled a useful guide filled with tips to help jockeys regain control of their weight. This includes a sample shopping list and a five-day meal plan. Click the button below to view the presentation.
the jockey pathway on off the ball
Ger and Johnny from Off The Ball speak to Dietitian Gillian O'Loughlin about her work with the Jockey Pathway. Gillian is a Dietitian Manager with the Health Service Executive. in this interview she speaks about the introduction of the Raceday Catering Guidelines for Irish racecourses, which will ensure that riders have access to healthy meals and snacks between races. Gillian also talks about the other research projects that are ongoing in relation to jockey health and well-being.
To schedule an appointment with Gillian please text 0874128798.
Ger and Johnny from Off The Ball chat with Sports Psychologist Dr Ciara Losty about her work with the Jockey Pathway. In addition to her work with the Pathway, Ciara is a lecturer in Applied Sport & Exercise Psychology at WIT. This interview was recorded during the COVID-19 crisis and Ciara speaks about the importance of keeping structure to your day, being kind to yourself, and having reasonable expectations.
If you are an Irish-based professional jockey and would like to arrange an appointment with Ciara please please text directly to 0872032340.
Strength and Conditioning Coach Wayne Middleton speaks about his experiences of working with Irish jockeys through his experience with trainee jockeys at RACE and with the professional riders via the Jockey Pathway. Wayne talks about how racing is a weight classification sport and how he aims to work with riders to ensure that they maintain a healthy weight while at the same time being fit and strong.
Wayne runs group classes from the RACE gym on a weekly basis. Individual one-to-one sessions can also be arranged. If you would like further information please text Wayne directly on 0833133450
IHRB Senior Medical Officer Dr Jennifer Pugh speaks with Ger and Johnny about her central role in Irish racing, her own experiences as an amateur rider, the work of the jockey research group, and what was learned from racing behind closed doors during the COVID-19 pandemic.