Richard James Shepherd was born on March 8, 1947: he started riding in 1963 and rode his first winner - Straight Lady - at Wincanton on April 23, 1964.
Richard won the Cheltenham Foxhunters' three times: Straight Lady (1966), Long Lane (1977) & Mount Olive (1978).
He also won the United Hunts Challenge Cup in 1977 on Long Lane.