Horse trainer honoured for literacy work

Jeannie Spence helps jockeys, grooms, maintenance workers improve their lives

Years ago, Jeannie Spence put herself through university as a barrel racer and jockey on the B-circuit track in the British Columbia interior — once even breaking her neck and collarbone after a spill on the track. She went on to become a primary school teacher and thoroughbred trainer.

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