The Namibia Horse Racing Association is hard at work to address the plight of jockeys as part of making Horse racing a more appealing and fast-growing sport code in the country. Rehoboth Turf Club is home to one of the oldest turfs in Namibia and regular host to Horse racing events in the Hardap Region. Despite mainly hosting competitive events, the turf also has stables on the side, where race horses are prepared and fed. Most of the work at these stables is done by jockeys, who clean the stables and make sure that horses are fed, before going through the training process. But despite all this hard work, jockeys are facing several challenges as Hans “Sawass” Swaartbooi and Arnasto “Leader” Titus narrates. “As part of safety, we want ambulances at the races. I also want the clubs and horse owners to look for sponsors so that they increase the allowances we get. The N$300 dollars is not enough. It will be good if they increase” Swaartbooi said. “I also want the government or horse owners to assist us with medical aid just for the day of the event or so. Even during training time it's dangerous, because we may get injured” Titus said. This situation is not only limited to Rehoboth-based jockeys. It appears to be present everywhere in the country where they have racing horses. But finally, the Associations' executive Tim Mujeu has heard their plea. “Their demands are fair. I think it will be better to register our jockeys with Horse Racing Association, Let them be employed by the association and register them at social security. Every club can then just hire them for an event from the mother body. This idea will be discussed at our executive meeting to see how fast and best we can address the issue” Mujeu said. There are at least 12 horse racing clubs that have so far registered with the Namibia Horse Racing Association.