MICHELLE Payne yesterday conceded that her riding career may end in the next few seasons, but the state's leading female rider is determined to make the most of her impending comeback from multiple fractures in her spine and ribs, reports The Age. It says: Payne, 26, rode trackwork at Werribee yesterday for the first time since her fall at Donald in May when the youngest sibling of the famous racing family almost lost her career, and so much more. She said yesterday that for some seconds after t
MICHELLE Payne yesterday conceded that her riding career may end in the next few seasons, but the state's leading female rider is determined to make the most of her impending comeback from multiple fractures in her spine and ribs, reports The Age.
It says: Payne, 26, rode trackwork at Werribee yesterday for the first time since her fall at Donald in May when the youngest sibling of the famous racing family almost lost her career, and so much more. She said yesterday that for some seconds after the fall she feared she could be paralysed after losing feeling in her legs.
''That was the most scariest feeling ever,'' she said. ''When I fall, I always try to wriggle my toes to sort of reassure myself, but I couldn't do it this time and it was really hard staying calm for that 30 seconds or so before I started to wriggle my feet.
''Every jockey knows the risk they take on, but it did give me a big shock. I love riding so much and it certainly hasn't put me off, but I suppose you don't want to push your luck too far, as the longer you do it, the more risk you take. I suppose over the next season or two I've got to start to think about doing something else, but until then I'm going to make the most of it.'' (www.theage.com.au)