All love horses and have taken the opportunities offered to them through Moyross Youth Academy (MYA). Aoife who is still a teenager is still availing of MYA courses, support and events.
Here are some of the standout quotes from those interviews. The full interviews will appear on Changing Ireland’s website later this year.
“If you invest your money into Moyross Youth Academy, you might win it back on a jockey someday.”
– Wesley Joyce, Moyross, 55 national flat wins (and counting)
“For me, when you’re on a horse, the speed, just getting the feel off the horse, there’s no other feeling like that. My dream was to work with horses, but without Moyross Youth Academy I definitely wouldn’t be a jockey today. They’re very supportive.”
– Terry Casey, Southill, jockey, recently recorded his first win.
“With the Moyross Youth Academy, you know, they really help young people out. They help people not to get into trouble. As my mam says the Equine Programme was my saving grace. I know I will qualify in the future to be an instructor,”
– Aoife Leonard (14) Moyross, showjumper.
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