The hell-raising ex-stable lad who turned his life around after a calling from God
When Sir Henry Cecil was in his pomp, jobs working for the great man would have been among the most coveted in the town. Imagine, then, the feeling of losing such a position – and knowing your own behaviour had caused it.
Andy Taylor was a hell-raising stable lad but has turned his life round and is now on a path that has seen him help many vulnerable people in racing avoid making the same mistakes he made.
Taylor lost his position with Cecil due to his excessive drinking and late nights, but he has not looked back since switching from looking after horses to humans following "a calling" from God over a decade ago.
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