Our Staff & Jockeys

Assistant trainer and lady amateur rider – Born in Shropshire, Emma has been with the yard for six years after starting in racing at 17. Has spent time with Jenny Pitman, David Murry-Smith, Bryan Smart, Paul Cole and gained valuable experience during her 12 years in Lambourn and also Newmarket for Alec Stewart doing a variety of racing jobs. She has ridden 13 winners on the Flat. She also deals with most of the office duties.

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7st.12lbs: Richard, the trainer’s youngest son, took out his amateur licence in 2007 and landed his first success under rules when guiding Ronsard to victory at Bath. He started riding at the age of four, progressing to working hunter and showjumping classes and finally to riding work at the age of 11. Since November 2007, Richard has turned apprentice and done really well riding 20 winners and now down to a 5 lb claim!

Tara is from Llananthony and has worked with horses all her life, including handling stallions, breaking young stock and working in the trekking industry. She has worked at the stable for seven years and is very experienced in dealing with difficult horses. She enjoys going racing and turns her horses out to a very high standard.

Emma has now been with us 5 years. She has a vast experience in racing and is one of our most valued work riders. She had the job of riding The Kiddykid every day so has some very strong arms as he can be very keen on some mornings and he is built like a tank!! Emma also is fantastic with the vet and medicine and deals with all the minor ailments. She is a great asset to the operation.

Hannah has ten years experience with horses having evented all her life and worked in top eventing yards such as Cotswold-based Jonty Evans. She is from Abergavenny and joined the Tyderlwyn stable in January with the hope of taking out a licence to ride as an amateur.

Rebecca is from Hereford and enjoys the best of both worlds. She joined the stable this summer having spent the winter with Venetia Williams and plans to return there at the end of the Flat season. She has ridden all her life and spent her spare time show jumping at a local level before getting involved in racing.

Kevin, who is from Coventry, had no experience of horses when he joined the yard straight from school 12 months ago. He spent nine weeks at the Newmarket Racing School, now has an apprentice licence, and at seven stone hopes to make career as a lightweight jockey on the Flat.

Amy is enjoying her second stint at the yard and rides work on top two-year-old Star Rover. She was born in the West Midlands and has been in racing for ten years, starting with Reg Hollinshead and then with John Spearing, where she had a couple of rides on the Flat.

Pam, who has run the office for six years, has an equestrian background, having competed in show jumping events across the UK and ridden in point-to-points. Away from her office duties, she enjoys race horse ownership and has been involved in such good winners as Heaven or Hell, Miss Phoebe and Green Lagonda.

Babu is from Jodhpur, Rajasthan in India. He has been at Tyderlwyn for two years and spent another ten years riding out at the Royal Western India Turf Club near Mumbai.

Ant is Ukrainian and has been with the stable for more than three years.  He had experience of all types of horses before coming to the UK, including a three-month course at the Ukrainian racing school. He plans to stay in the UK and improve is his practical experience within racing.

David or Davvy as he is known is the yardman, maintenance, 2nd box driver and the trainer's driver on occasions! He is a great character to have around.