‘A five-year battle’: jockey’s long journey back to race-riding after horrific injuries
The 26-year-old has made a successful winning comeback between the flags
Injured Jockeys Fund
The Injured Jockeys Fund (IJF) was founded in 1964, and has since helped over 1000 jockeys who have been forced to give up racing due the injuries they have suffered from. In 2016, it was Horse & Hound‘s charity of the year.
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George Henderson giving The Caller a winning ride at Cocklebarrow at the end of January 2019. -
Credit: Peter Nixon Boys beat girls to victory in Olympia jockeys’ challenge despite bridle breaking twice
The boys’ team won the competition, while Bridget Andrews rode the fastest individual round
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8 equestrian charity calendars for 2019
Keep track of all your horsey appointments — and support a good cause — with one of these charity calendars for 2019
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Credit: Georgina Preston ‘We’ve almost perfected their jump-off style’ — When four top jockeys met the Funnells: next stop Olympia!
Take a look at what happened when four leading jockeys headed down to the Surrey yard of Pippa and William Funnell for a showjumping bootcamp
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Credit: Injured Jockeys Fund Rider who broke his neck in fall defies the odds to take on charity walk
Ed Barrett, who was kicked in the neck in a point-to-pointing fall, will walk a lap of Newbury racecourse’s parade ring
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Sore knees, fancy tractors and Irish hospitality: jockeys raise £10,000 for charity in 900-mile cycle
The jockeys battled through gruellingly-long days, sore knees and the occasional sat-nav error to reach all 26 Irish racecourses, raising £10k for charity
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Credit: Peter Nixon Badminton champion leads eventers in head-to-head with top jockeys
Jonelle Price, Mark Todd and Richard Johnson are among the stars competing in the JCB Champions Challenge, in aid of the Injured Jockeys Fund
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M61RYA Oaksey House, rehabilitation centre for injured jockeys, in Lambourn village in Berkshire, UK H&H racing editor on the road to recovery after fall thanks to Oaksey House
H&H's racing and point-to-point editor, Hannah Lemieux, reveals the amazing work done at Oaksey House during her rehabilitation for a broken leg.
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Credit: PA Archive/PA Images ‘It’s good to be back’: jockey makes racing return after breaking her back
Tabitha Worsley has returned to race riding after breaking two vertebrae in a nasty fall last year
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AP MCCoy Princess Royal Other sports could learn from injured jockeys’ centre, says Princess Royal
‘The knowledge achieved in the last nine years is phenomenal’
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Jockeys bounce for glory in space hopper challenge
Multiple fallers, sabotage and loose hoppers caused chaos in Grand Hop Gold Cup
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AP McCoy leads legendary jump jockeys to Olympia glory
The jump jockeys triumph over their Flat racing rivals in a thrilling — and highly competitive — head-to-head over the showjumps
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Frankie Dettori, MBE a member of the winning Flat Jockey Team, during the Markel Champions Challenge in aid of the injured Jockeys Fund at the Olympia International Horse Show at Olympia, London, UK; on 16th December 2016 AP McCoy and Frankie Dettori to go head-to-head at Olympia
AP is talking tough ahead of the Markel Champions Challenge, in aid of the Injured Jockeys Fund at Olympia
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Credit: Nick Bond Zara Tindall to take on top jockeys in fierce Barbury show-down
“The jump jockeys should expect to see just a distant rear view of us”
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Rob Walker Credit: sent from Robs's partner Olivia Equestrian community unites to support injured rider’s recovery
An online auction offering exciting equestrian prizes will support the rehabilitation of Essex-based rider Rob Walker
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Freddy at Newmarket in 2014 Credit: Trevor Meeks Injured jockey Freddy Tylicki leaves hospital for rehab
Freddy Tylicki, who sustained spinal injuries in a fall at Kempton Park in October, has been discharged after seven weeks in hospital
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Frankie Dettori, MBE a member of the winning Flat Jockey Team, during the Markel Champions Challenge in aid of the injured Jockeys Fund at the Olympia International Horse Show at Olympia, London, UK; on 16th December 2016 Flat jockeys beat their jumping rivals at Olympia
There were thrills aplenty during the competitive Markel champions challenge — in aid of the Injured Jockeys Fund — at Olympia, London International Horse Show
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Credit: Bill Selwyn Ryan Hatch remains in hospital after breaking neck and back in Cheltenham fall
The jockey is expected to remain in hospital for the "foreseeable future" after sustaining multiple fractures on the first day of the International
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Support injured riders with Horse & Hound's 2017 calendar
The 2017 H&H calendar is now on sale and is being sold to raise funds for the Injured Jockeys Fund
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Green Zone and Henry Brooke win at Perth on 5 September, 2016 Credit: RACINGFOTOS.COM Jockey returns to racing weeks after he was placed in a coma
Henry Brooke and Sam Twiston-Davies both made a return to the race track yesterday (Wednesday) after being sidelined due to injury
