Steve Jobar from Berkshire stepped away from horse racing after 20 years, following a career boasting 130 race wins.
ITV Meridian's Nicki Woodcock has been speaking to Steve Jobar and his wife Dottie Channing-Williams.
In the last two years with the help of the friends he's made along the way, he and his wife Dottie have raised tens of thousands of pounds to fund vital research into the disease.The former National Hunt jockey was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in April 2022.is an uncommon condition that affects the brain and nerves and causes weakness that gets worse over time.
Some people live with the condition for many years. for Steve, the illness has also left him weak and struggling to control his emotions.Steve is most famous for riding Heighlin to victory in the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in 1980.Steve Jobar stepped away from horse racing after 20 years, following a career boasting 130 race wins.“Being a jump jockey, one of the most important parts of the job is learning how to fall correctly," Steve said, speaking through wife Dottie.
"I wouldn’t say you get numbed to it but you get used to things happening. And I think in many ways it’s probably helped Steve.
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