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Ferrin Peterson is both a jockey and a veterinarian. She grew up with horses from an early age and was determined to become a jockey. With no family contacts in horse racing, she decided instead to pursue a career as a racetrack veterinarian. However, it was through her veterinary internships that she finally formed contacts to learn to ride racehorses.
Ferrin began riding races while completing her last two years of veterinary school at UC Davis. Upon graduation, she pursued her jockey career and it has taken her on an adventure around the country. She rides as a jockey full-time and works as a veterinarian on non-race days. She initially worked at an integrative equine practice while riding at Del Mar. The following two years, she worked as a small animal veterinarian on Staten Island while riding at Monmouth Park and Aqueduct.
Ferrin has now landed in Kentucky, where she believes her unique duel skillset is best utilized in the heart of horse country. She does reproductive work with broodmares, foals, and stallions, assists in surgery, and also does sales work at Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton. Her vision is to inspire young people to reach their goals in the equine industry or veterinary field and to be an example of how much versatility there is when working with horses.