Richard trains mainly National Hunt horses from his base at Ashleigh House Stables which nestles under the South Downs near Storrington in West Sussex. This relaxing and peaceful environment provides an ideal setting from which to train racehorses. Over the years the training amenities have been vastly improved and are now among the best available.

Richard retired from being a National Hunt jockey in 1991
to begin a training career which has yielded considerable success.

He has been married to Yvonne since1985 and they have 2 boys, Richard and Luke. Richard is a freelance apprentice jockey, has ridden a number of winners and rides out regularly for various trainers. Luke is apprenticed to a trainer in Yorkshire.

His popularity in and out of racing is well known. Having an easy personality makes him very approachable and he is always generous with his time when talking to owners about their horses. Owners and potential owners are given a friendly and helpful welcome from Richard and his team who encourage them to visit and watch the horses work.