There's a hight risk of depression and people often find adjusting to a new way of life difficult' , says lan Cockerill , a sports psychoiogist.For sportspeople , there's an extra trauma the loss of status , the loss of recognition ,and the loss of the glamour. That's the hardest part. ' As Eddie Acaro ,the US jockey says , 'When a jockey retires, he becomes just another little man.