Show Notes
Today on What A Woman Podcast we are joined by the phenomenal former Irish Champion Amateur Jockey, Nina Carberry, who won the Irish Grand National, the second only woman to do that; and the first woman in eighteen years to win at Cheltenham with several wins thereafter. She had a hugely successful seventeen year career, trailblazing a path for the women jockey's that have followed in her footsteps. We talked about:
- the advantages and pressures of growing up in a racing family with a famous jockey father & brothers
- the pressures of the weight room
- sexism in the sport as female jockeys race equally against men
- what it feels like racing in the Grand National
- the dangers of the sport & her biggest fears
- facing retirement after a seventeen year career
- winning Dancing with the Stars
- how motherhood impacted her career
Nina can currently be seen as a coach on RTE's Ireland’s fittest family and she has released a children's book, ‘Ride To The Rescue' with a second book due for release in May.
Follow Nina:
@ninacarberry_
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