Jockey : Soon a woman's job 57 images Created 24 Apr 2010
En France, pour devenir jockey, on est obligé de passer par l'une des cinq écoles d'état qui préparent aux Cap A, Bep A et Bac A. Les élèves deviendront driver ou jockey. Leur rythme scolaire oscille entre l'école et l'apprentissage chez les propriétaires de chevaux où ils apprendront tour à tour toutes les ficelles du métier, depuis le palefrenier jusqu'au jockey. Cette année, à l'Ecole des Courses Hippiques, 65% des inscrits sont des femmes. L'année prochaine ce pourcentage augmentera encore, ce qui inquiète le monde des courses hippiques. Surtout que, selon un animateur de l'un de ces centres, le monde du hippisme - d'un point vue «macho» est très proche du monde de la boxe ... dans les années 50 ...
c'est vous dire...
A ce rythme, dans une dizaine d'années, tous les jockeys seront des femmes. La femme serait-elle l'avenir du cheval ?
Photos: Bruno VIGNERON/Maya-Press
world of horseracing is now opening to women. More and more young women are trained to become jockey, to the detriment of men. This year, the school of Horseracing, 65% of registered students are women.
In france, to become a jockey, it is necessary to pass through one of the five public schools that train to cap A, Bep and Bac A, type of A level, graduation.
Pupils will become driver or jockey.
Their school rhythm teeters between school and apprenticeship to horse owners where they will learn by turns all the tricks of the trade, from groom to jockey.
This year, the school of Horseracing, 65% of registered students are women.
Next year this percentage will raise again, which actually get horseracing crowd worried.
Especially because, according to an animator of one of these centers, the world of horseracing - on a masochist level is very close to the one of boxing ... in the fifties ...
At this speed, in around ten years from now, all jockeys will be women.
Could the woman possibly the horse's future ?
c'est vous dire...
A ce rythme, dans une dizaine d'années, tous les jockeys seront des femmes. La femme serait-elle l'avenir du cheval ?
Photos: Bruno VIGNERON/Maya-Press
world of horseracing is now opening to women. More and more young women are trained to become jockey, to the detriment of men. This year, the school of Horseracing, 65% of registered students are women.
In france, to become a jockey, it is necessary to pass through one of the five public schools that train to cap A, Bep and Bac A, type of A level, graduation.
Pupils will become driver or jockey.
Their school rhythm teeters between school and apprenticeship to horse owners where they will learn by turns all the tricks of the trade, from groom to jockey.
This year, the school of Horseracing, 65% of registered students are women.
Next year this percentage will raise again, which actually get horseracing crowd worried.
Especially because, according to an animator of one of these centers, the world of horseracing - on a masochist level is very close to the one of boxing ... in the fifties ...
At this speed, in around ten years from now, all jockeys will be women.
Could the woman possibly the horse's future ?
