Meet Dornoch's exercise rider Priscilla Schaefer on this episode of #BreedersCup Connections! Schaefer had no familial connection to racing, but she had spent her childhood riding and working cattle on horseback on her family's ranch in Idaho. After graduating high school, she started searching for equine-related professions online and stumbled upon the North American Racing Academy, a community college-based riding program in Lexington, Kentucky that prepares students to pursue careers as jockeys, exercise riders, assistant trainers and other racing-related professions. After graduating from the racing academy, Schaefer got her first job in the sport as an exercise rider for Mike Maker. Two years later, she began working for Danny Gargan. A few years into her time with the New York-based trainer, she was honored when Gargan assigned her to ride his stable star Tax (Arch). The multiple graded stakes-winning barn favorite retired shortly after, but just a few weeks later, another special horse arrived at the barn. “I started riding Dornoch immediately and I liked him right from the start,” recalled Schaefer. “We all did. He has always been big and he's got a lot of personality. He's knows what he is and he's not afraid to show it.” Read the full story on the Thoroughbred Daily News. Source