“They are a part of it all, we try and keep them involved and they come over here to the stables.
“Zahlia loves them and likes to be on the horses, it might be time to get her a pony. They like being around the stables.”
After giving birth to Vance only seven weeks ago, Alyssa has been a little more ‘hands-off’ in the training partnership in recent weeks.
Troy – a former jockey – has therefore taken on more of the load, alongside their staff.
The Cunnamulla product rode nine winners as well as 17 place getters before he stepped away from race riding.
He spent a period of time living and riding around the Bathurst area south of the border, as well.
While Troy has had a long career in the sport, he has missed Alyssa’s guidance around their growing team of gallopers in recent weeks and described the period as ‘challenging’.
“She has been in racing a long time and is an excellent judge of a horse and knows when they are right,” Troy said.
“We sort of miss that a little bit right now but there is some technology now that she can use to get more of a guide to see if the horse is going well from home.