Is there a problem at the Academy?

anyone heard anything?

have it on good authority that an appie ended up in the hospital yesterday morning for a non riding related accident..

Seemingly there has been another two incidents lately ?

Hibs will try find out but if my vodka soaked memory is not lost I'm sure there were other incidents not that long ago which included some form of assault. sound bad to me . Maybe Titch knows something .

bloodshot Wrote:

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> Hibs will try find out but if my vodka soaked
> memory is not lost I'm sure there were other
> incidents not that long ago which included some
> form of assault. sound bad to me . Maybe Titch
> knows something .


are you talking about the appie from the Island? he ended up dissapearing back home..

Yip not sure who it involved but just does not sound too good . Let's see what comes out if anything

No one ?

Apparently one of the riding apprentices took tooo many pills! He should have ridden more work instead.<

the good Wrote:

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> Apparently one of the riding apprentices took tooo
> many pills! He should have ridden more work
> instead.<


Attempted suicide I hear, rather more serious than a fingers up smilie

I here stories long ago it seem nothing change hibs now

STATEMENT



The South African Jockey Academy has embarked on a campaign to improve its
facilities and its offerings to apprentice jockeys. The campaign has
included an independent commission of enquiry conducted by Advocate N.
Hollis S.C. of the Durban Bar Council. The campaign also involved the
tackling of rumours pertaining to inappropriate behaviour by certain Academy
employees and apprentice jockeys. Following the commencement of the first
phase of the campaign, the Academy has seen the resignations of two
implicated members of staff (both of whom have accepted responsibility for
their behaviour) and the instatement of a disciplinary enquiry in relation
to another member of staff. The Academy has also resolved to pursue a
disciplinary enquiry into the activities of one of the apprentice jockeys.



The first phase of the campaign has in addition to the aforegoing,
highlighted a number of areas for improvement, which will be implemented
during the next phase. These improvements include a complete re-writing of
the Academy's code of conduct to bring it up to date, the stream-lining and
improving of channels of communication between apprentice jockeys and
management, including anonymous reporting structures, the psychometric
screening of all new staff members, in the future, the re-fitting and
updating of the Academy kitchens, the management and monitoring of internet
content available to apprentice jockeys through the Academy servers and the
re-affirmation of the management of appropriate discipline in respect of
apprentice jockeys.



The Academy is committed to maintaining a congenial environment which is
conducive to learning and training and will root out any elements which
negate this environment. The Academy is entering a new and exciting era
where discipline and professionalism will prevail.



ends

Issued by: MR G Bailey - Headmaster South African Jockey Academy

Work ethic and manners are vital

james for me the old school where the appie is apprentice to the stable and live with trainer when he is learning make most sense to me. a good clip on the ear sort out many work ethic problems I think

yes flash and send them up chimneys as well and no woman trainers........bring back the old days



MENTAL