Mick & David Easterby: Racing Syndicates and Racehorse Ownership











Alex Bland

Alex Bland


STABLE HAND/RIDER (SATURDAYS)

Alex attended the Open Day in September and fancied working at the yard, so she gave us a call and now comes in on Saturdays!

Alex also rides out the horses on a Saturday morning.

What got you into racing and working with horses?
Attending the Malton Open Day and wanting to learn about racehorses and racing having worked in other disciplines

What is the best thing about your job?
Watching a yearling develop into a racehorse

What is the best piece of advice you've received?
Never be afraid to ask for help.

What accomplishment are you most proud of?
Getting my uni degree and leading up my first ever racehorse for the yard at Donacaster

As a child, what did you wish to become when you grew up?
A vet

If you could time travel, when would you go?
Back to my Australia holiday in 2000

What personality characteristic has gotten you in the most trouble?
Chit Chatting

If you had to pick a new name for yourself, what name would you pick?
Georgia

What's the most courageous thing you've ever done?
Abseiling down the radio tower in Liverpool

When you're having a bad day, what do you do to make yourself feel better?
Pour a large white wine and soda and repeat numerous times!

What is the funniest thing you have ever seen a stranger do?
Walk into a lamp post whilst on their phone

Do you think cats ever have regrets?
Definitely not

What's the one food you could never bring yourself to eat?
Tripe

What fictional character do you wish you could meet?
The BFG

What was the funniest way that you have been injured?
Falling over in a Bambi on ice fashion

Who would play you in a movie of your life?
Keira Knightley

What TV catchphrase do you most enjoy using?
Are you well, I thought you were! (Derek Thompson)

Do you think of yourself as being naughty or nice?
Naughty

What's the worst thing you did as a kid?
By accident I hit my friend in the head with my hockey stick

If you could marry a fictional character, who would it be and why?
Indiana Jones for all the adventures.