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Striding on together - the HKJC and equestrian sport share the same spirit of partnership and commitment to excellence.

Beas River Equestrian Centre
Head of Equestrian Affairs
Amanda Bond
Amanda Bond

Amanda joined the Club in June 2014 having been CEO of British Dressage. During her five years at BD, Great Britain became Olympic and Paralympic Champions and amassed a total of 14 medals for dressage in London 2012. Membership of the organization increased from 14,000 to 50,000 by providing opportunities for all levels to engage in the sport.

Amanda also has a wealth of experience in running major equestrian events in a range of disciplines. She worked on the four previous Olympic and Paralympic Games and has run FEI European and World Championships. She is Chair of the FEI Para Equestrian Technical Committee and a Board Member of the FEI.

She has over thirty years working in the equestrian field, having previously headed the team at Hartpury College in the UK. In her role Amanda oversees all equestrian interests for the Club.


Senior Manager, Operations (BREC)
Charlotte Chen
Charlotte Chen

Charlotte joined BREC in December 2022, has held various leading positions in several luxury hotels and spa in Hong Kong and Macau, with more than 20 years of experience in operation management, project planning and guest services.

Charlotte is responsible for the business and administrative functions of BREC, property and facility maintenance, human resources coordination, finance and liaison with the Membership department.



Senior Administration Officer
Joysi Sin
Joysi Sin

Joysi Sin has worked at BREC since 2011 and is responsible for leading and managing a team of Equestrian Services Coordinators in serving Members and their use of facilities in BREC. She also coordinates with other departments, stables or riding schools in provision of services to Members and Club promotion activities. Apart from customer service provision, she is also responsible for supporting other administrative and procurement duties.


Administration Officer
Karen Wu
Karen Wu

Karen Wu has worked at BREC since 2010, mainly works in BREC Stable Office to coordinate with Equestrian Supervisors & Equestrian Assistants in provision of service to Livery Horse Members and the riding school. She also responsible for assisting Senior Administration Officer to manage team of Equestrian Services Coordinator & support administrative duties.


Equestrian Services Co-ordinator
May Chow
May Chow

May Chow has worked at BREC since February 2022, mainly works in BREC Equestrian Office to assist in the day-to-day operation of the Equestrian reception counter. She also co-ordinate the horse riding lesson and pony ride booking and support administrative duties.  

Jacqueline Tsoi
Jacqueline Tsoi

Jacqueline Tsoi has worked at BREC since January 2023, mainly works in BREC Equestrian Office to assist in the day-to-day operation of the Equestrian reception counter. She also co-ordinate the horse riding lesson and pony ride booking and support administrative duties.  


Events Officer
Wendy Hung
Wendy Hung

Wendy Hung joined the Club as a Clerk in 1992. She was promoted to Administration Supervisor in 2012. She is responsible for the backup of operations in Beas River Equestrian Centre for Horse Riding, Pony Ride & Stables Tour Booking & Enquiry. Wendy is also the Show Secretary and organizing the entries and judges for the Horse Shows held at Beas River.


Beas River Riding School
Senior Manager, Equestrian (BREC)
Stephane Morai
Stéphane Morai (BEREITER FN Professional Trainer)

Stéphane is from Belgium and has been riding since childhood. After high school, he continued his studies in Germany for 5 years and qualified as BEREITER FN Professional Rider and Trainer.

On returning to Belgium, Stéphane started to teach and compete up to Grand Prix and Small Tour level Dressage on the FEI International circuit.

Before moving to the HKJC, he has been Director of the prestigious riding center Royal Etrier Belge in Brussels and also ran his own Riding Academy.


Senior Manager, Equestrian (BREC)
Joss Gray
Joss Gray (British Horse Society Instructor & UKCC 3)

Joss has 30 years of competing on the UK and the international eventing circuit. He has competed at CCI 5* level and has had placings at other premier show including a top 5 finish at Bramham CCI 4*.

Joss has been an international Coach and Chef D’Equipe at the last two Asian Games for two different countries. For Qatar at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon , South Korea and also for the home nation, Indonesia , at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.

He has also been Coach and Chef D’Equipe at Regional Games winning team Silver and Individual bronze at the SEA games in Jakarta 2011 and team bronze at the SEA Games 2001 in Kuala Lumpur.

In July 2018 won Team Bronze at the Central American Games in Colombia with the Barbados Team.


Head of School Line
Tracy Lung Wing Sze
Tracy Lung Wing Sze (British Horse Society Assistant Instructor & Stage IV Ride & Care)

Tracy has joined the Club since 2008. Tracy has the qualification of BHSAI and BHS stage 4 (Care) in 2013. She helped staff and members to achieved the BHS examination in different levels. She is teaching the novice level in School and she helps the arrangement of equestrian activities.


Performance Dressage Coach
Cara Hayward
Cara Hayward (UKCC Level 3 (Dressage Specific))

Cara joined us here at BREC in the beginning of January 2023 as a UKCC Level 3 (Dressage Specific) qualified coach and is a Dressage rider, trainer & Judge. Originally trained by Richard Davison and by Henriette Andersen, she holds a firm belief in classical training, focusing on developing harmony and lightness between horse and rider.  As a coach, she loves training and producing horses, helping riders to achieve their goals.  She holds a strong passion in understanding the psychology behind the horse’s reactions to stimulus. Owning her first horse at the age of 12, Cara has produced several horses from 3 year olds through to high level dressage. She is specialized in training Ex race horses and produced her own through to Prix St Georges.  She was also the Chef d'Equipe to the British Junior and Young Rider Dressage Team for more than 9 years.  Prior to coming to Hong Kong, Cara has developed her own training base in Cotswolds where she has trained many "outside of the box " horses.


Senior Equestrian Coach
Anais Chauvin
Anais Chauvin (BPJEPS Equitation Qualification - France)

Anais holds the BPJEPS Equitation Qualification (Brevet Professionnel de la Jeunesse de l'Education Populaire et du Sport Equitation) from her native France, which is Internationally recognized as equivalent to the BHSII Qualification.

Her equestrian specialization is in Eventing, having trained and competed many horses from youngsters up to FEI1* level of 110cm. She has also Show Jumped up to 1.30m and ridden up to Medium level in Dressage.


Debbie Lee Nga Yan
Debbie Lee Nga Yan (British Horse Society Assistant Instructor & Stage IV Ride & Care)

Debbie started her career as a member of the Racing Development Board's Racing Trainee Programme in 2000. After joining Beas River Equestrian Centre in 2002, she continued her training as a Trainee Instructor. She earned her BHSPI qualification in 2007. She enjoys sharing her experiences in horse riding with other riders. Debbie also assists in organising equestrian activities as well as teaching all levels of riding. Debbie earned her BHSAI qualification in 2013.

Tang Siu Yin
Tang Siu Yin (British Horse Society Assistant Instructor)

Yin joined the Club in 1996. He earned his BHSPI qualification in 2003. He has been a qualified riding instructor since 2007. Yin has been involved in the retraining of retired racehorses for ten years. In 2011, he also took the role of supervising and managing the daily duties and training of grooms in the riding school.

Tony Wong Ka Ning
Tony Wong Ka Ning (British Horse Society Assistant Instructor)

Tony joined the club in 2010 and he has the qualification of BHSAI in 2014. He is mainly to teach different level riders and assist the riding school to held other activities.

Martin Leong Chun Man
Martin Leong Chun Man (British Horse Society Assistant Instructor & Stage IV Ride)

Martin joined the Club in 2009. He started the training of instructor in 2010. He got his qualification in 2013. Beside he teaches beginner class and working for Pony Ride. Martin is helping to train some jumping horses.

Ilzé van der Linde
Ilzé van der Linde (EQASA)

Ilzé is from Pretoria, South Africa, and have been riding since childhood.

After high school. She started completing my qualifications with EQASA (Equestrian Qualifications Authority of Southern Africa).

In turn she also hold an International Level One Coaching passport recognized by the FEI.

Her specialization is showjumping, having trained and competed from youngsters up to Open Class jumpers. She has worked abroad in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and the Middle East. She has successfully competed on the 1.20m-1.30m showjumping circuit for 2 years in Saudi Arabia.

She enjoy teaching all ages and experience levels and have been teaching professionally for the past four years. Her students have competed successfully in 1.00m jumping classes and Elementary level in Dressage.


Part Time Equestrian Coach
Peta Duncalf
Peta Duncalf (British Horse Society Intermediate Instructor)

Peta is originally from Wales, and she was already riding before she could walk. She has competed successfully in Dressage, Show Jumping and Eventing competitions in the UK. She has taught in many countries around the world. Peta ran Pokfulam Public Riding School for ten years and was involved with Pony Club and Riding Club events.

Yumi Toda
Yumi Toda (British Horse Society Preliminary Instructor & Stage III Complete)

Yumi has been riding since she was ten years old. She competed successfully in three disciplines in Hong Kong. She represented the Hong Kong Pony Club in overseas competitions. Yumi taught as a part-time instructor at various riding schools until 2007. She earned her PTT qualification that year. She worked full time at the Lo Wu Saddle Club and Beas River Equestrian Centre. Yumi was the Operations Manager of Riding for the Disabled Association in 2011 as well as a trainer for para-riders.


Master Saddler
Alan Ward
Alan Ward

Alan joined us here at BREC in September 2002 as a Master Saddler. Alan grew up in rural Ireland on a small farm; he first studied equitation and then studied to become a saddler at the prestigious Cordwainers College of London; qualified in saddle making, bridle making and lorinery 3 years later. He returned home in 1999 to Ireland and established his own Saddlery business. Through the years he has made and designed saddles, refitted all makes and models of saddles in all disciplines. He is a Master Saddler with the Society of Master Saddlers.


Apprentice Saddler
Julia Cheung
Julia Cheung

Julia joined the club as an Equestrian Assistant in 2016. In 2017 she became the first Apprentice Saddler in Hong Kong. In 2018 she completed her Level 1 & 2 bridle making exams, taking the first step on the pathway to become a Master Saddler.


Retraining & Rehabilitation Unit
Retraining Unit Officer
Liu Chun Kit
Liu Chun Kit

Liu Chun Kit is a Retraining Unit Officer. Kit oversees stable operations and helps in the conditioning and schooling of horses.


Senior Equestrian Trainer
Martina Trommershausen
Martina Trommershausen

Martina Trommershausen was born in Germany and joined The Hong Kong Jockey Club as Riding Instructor in July 2010. She commenced her professional horsemanship in 1992. Martina Trommershausen successfully completed her Horse Manager and Riding Teacher Master Exams in 1997 after receiving years of professional equestrian training in different well-known stables. She competed in Germany up to Dressage Level "S". Martina Trommershausen is very experienced in schooling horses and teaching riders in fluent German and English.


Senior Equestrian Rider
Yip Tsz Kit
Yip Tsz Kit (British Horse Society Assistant Instructor)

Kit joined the Club in 2009 and he has the qualification of BHSAI in 2013. Also he has been trained in Germany in 2016 and he enjoyed his retraining works in RTU.


Equestrian Rider
Penny Law Chi Hang
Penny Law Chi Hang (British Horse Society Assistant Instructor)

Penny joined the club in 2008. He obtained his BHSAI in 2010 and BHS stage 4 in 2013. Hang has spent time training at Ingestre stables, UK under the supervision of Tim Downes. He has worked in the RTU since 2017. Hang enjoys producing horses for the riding schools and livery owners.

Erick Wong
Erick Wong (British Horse Society Assistant Instructor)

Erick Wong joined The Hong Kong Jockey Club as Equestrian Assistant in November 2009 and was elected to be a member of the Trainee Riding Instructor Programme in May 2013. He converted to Junior Riding Instructor in December 2016 after passing his BHS Preliminary Teaching Test. Erick Wong is currently responsible for conducting pony riding lessons in Cantonese and fun riding activities.

Natalie Walker
Natalie Walker

Natalie joined The Hong Kong Jockey Club as Equestrian Rider in September 2019 and she was born and raised in Hong Kong, having learnt to ride in Lei Yue Mun and Tuen Mun Public Riding School. She was previously a member of the show jumping JETS from 2013-2017, and competed in classes up to 130cm. Natalie has previously had experienced training and working in Australia, Belgium, England, and Germany. She enjoys producing young horses to compete in show jumping."


P/T Equestrian Rider
Donal Dunne
Donal Dunne

Donal Dunne holds a license as a trackwork rider at Sha Tin as well. As a former jockey of flat and jump races in Ireland and the UK, his professional career has always been focused on the racing industry. At Beas River, Donal introduces newly arrived horses to equestrian tack and works on both reins in walk, trot and canter. Benefitting from his experience as a jump jockey, Donal also trains horses to jump.

Ismael Da Costa
Ismael Da Costa

Ismael is originally from Brazil. He has previously worked as Jockey in England and Norway and as work rider in Dubai. He joined the HKJC in March as an expert work rider at Sha Tin. Ismael rides the newly retired horses at Beas River and familiarises them with their new surroundings.

Tomas Vraj

Tomas is originally from Czech Republic and he was a former flat jockey in Europe, Champion apprentice in Czech and coming from racing family. He was riding and working in England, France, Switzerland, Australia, Italy & Slovakia.


Senior Equestrian Supervisor
Ho Chi Wah
Ho Chi Wah

Wah has been working at BREC since 1995 as an Equestrian Assistant and was then promoted to Rehabilitation Spelling Supervisor in 2012. Effective from February 2023, Wah will be reporting to the Senior Managers at BREC and will be Head of BREC Stables. Wah will work with the Senior Managers to develop and drive operational effectiveness in all stables, stables staff recruitment and development, member / customer relations as well as ensuring all horse related activities are running smoothly.


Supervisor
Alan Luk
Alan Luk

Alan joined the club in 1991 as an Equestrian Assistant. He has worked as an equestrian rider in Shatin Racecourse before. And he has decided returning Beas River and worked as an Equestrian Assistant.


Spelling & Pending for Export
Spelling & Pending for Export Supervisor
Ho Chi Wah
Ho Wing Sun

The racehorses in Spelling and Pending for Export are cared for by a specialist team of Equestrian Assistants. The Spelling & Pending for Export Supervisor is Mr. Ho Wing Sun.

Mr. Ho has been working at BREC since 1995 and has been managing the Spelling & Pending for Export stables since 2021.