As next week sees the official launch of the Racing Home project at Kempton Racecourse where we’ll be talking – amongst other things – about a hugely exciting revolutionary new project designed by Racing Home in conjunction with the Injured Jockeys Fund and National Association Of Racing Staff to give proper, practical help to women in the industry.
In Episode 8, Naomi is joined by two women who’ve been deeply involved in the development of this FREE rehab pilot, Dominique Tortice and Dr. Anna-Louise Mackinnon.
Dom Tortice has worked in racing for 20 years, 11 of which have been in Newmarket. She’s been with the National Association Of Racing Staff for 4 years, and is the project assistant for their education programme, working on upskilling racing staff to help them progress inside the industry, or to move on to further employment elsewhere if desired. Dom has two teenage sons aged 15 and 13 and has been a single parent for 13 years.
Dr. Anna-Louise Mackinnon is a Consultant in sport and exercise medicine for Injured Jockeys Fund and the British Equestrian Federation as well as practising within the NHS. Having previously ridden out for Andrew Balding and competed in a charity race, Anna-Louise heads up the medical team for the IJF, providing a point of contact for questions from physios, nutritionists, dietitians, psychologists, sport & exercise consultants, liaison teams. She’s a hugely experienced sports medicine doctor and we’re thrilled to have her as part of the Racing Home team.
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Email Dom at [email protected] to find out more about the pilot project and get involved
Anna-Louise mentioned This Mum Runs and the Active Pregnancy Foundation, both of which have great info and resources for pregnant women
Check out the Racing Home website here (there’s LOADS of useful info there)
Read the Women in Racing and Oxford Brookes research on working mothers in horseracing here
And finally, the Women in Racing website is here too!
