Alayna Gray, 7, of Johnstown, won the first poster contest during the Saratoga Race Course Open House in July. Submitted photo
continued — “It’s actually easy because once you start learning it’s pretty easy,” said Gray, who is very proud to have never fallen off. “My riding teacher said that I could do one of the small jumps they have by next riding lesson. I learn to trot and walk and I hope I can canter.”
And according to Dorianne Gray, Alayna has a new career goal in mind.
“She said ‘I can be a jockey’ but she’s very tall for 7 so I had to say ‘I don’t think you’ll be able to be a jockey because you have to be of smaller stature,’” said Dorianne Gray. “She said she’ll start training now while she’s little.”
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