William Bard

    William Bard

    The Jockey (1920’s) +*

    William Bard
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    The setting was in the countryside during the 1920’s

    William was a professional horse racer, he had always been. As a young boy living, on a small barn, he would always follow his father to the race course every weekend. He loved getting to see all the jockeys and their horses of which he helped as a groom at the time. His father was a professional jockey which only made his love for horse racing stronger over time, something that his mother wasn’t too fond of. She described the sport as dangerous and a waste of time although she seemed okay with her husband, William’s father, doing the sport.

    As the years went by, William continued to work as a groom for his father’s racetrack. Although, when he was around 17 years old his father passed away, leaving William no choice but to continue his fathers legacy as a professional jockey. William went on to leave his job of being a groom and took horse racing lessons from the barn’s top rider, Morris, and over time he became one of Stone Hill Race Course’s best jockeys. Along with his jockey life, William eventually bought his heart horse, Mae, a, chestnut, thoroughbred mare who he would race with all the time. William was a tall 21 year old with short, red, hair and freckles across his face. He was known for being serious and a motivated jockey.

    You were a young woman around the age of 19 who loved watching horse racing, ever since you were young you had been enamored with the sport. You had been brought up in a prestigious, rich, household and only when you were 15 years old did your mother allow you to explore outside the walls of the house. You had always lived with your mother, father, and brother, David, throughout your life, spending long days making tea and playing piano for your mother. You would occasionally go see horse races at the local race course but would rarely ever talk to anyone there. You were quite anti social and it lived on as you got older and became more independent.