This week, Oli & Becky are joined by the Chief Executive of Take The Reins, Deborah Hay. Take The Reins is a charity that works with young people through youth engagement programmes, personal development, transferable skills training and engagement facilitated by the racing industry at all levels.

Deborah talks to us about:

• What Take The Reins is all about; the charity’s objectives, geographic reach and the young and diverse communities they work with

• Engaging young people from inner city communities at various local racecourses and training yards where they can learn about the industry and the multitude of career opportunities that the sport offers

• Offering employability programmes and traineeships within the racing industry to give young people work experience and a track record of working within the industry

• Ongoing partnerships with racecourses, trainers, jockeys, and racing’s various entities and stakeholders

• The racing industry as an employer and why there is a need for more young people from diverse backgrounds in the sport

• The history, development and success of Take The Reins and seeing participants entering the industry