InterviewTim Vaughan
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'If I'm going to do it, I'll do it properly - and we began planning for this a year in advance'
Trainer Tim Vaughan tells Carl Evans about giving son Ed a power-packed start to his riding career
Carl EvansPoint-to-point expert
Tim Vaughan (right) and wife Abbi (centre) with their 16-year-old son Ed, currently making waves in the world of point-to-point
Storm Vaughan hit British point-to-pointing on the opening day of the season and is likely to persist until mid-June.
However, Unlike Henk, Isha and the many others that have caused disruption, Vaughan is most welcome.
Glamorgan-based trainer Tim Vaughan has returned with gusto to the sport that set him on the racing road, registering a string of horses and putting handy money into point-to-pointing’s coffers in a bid to give his son Ed, 16, a power-packed start as a rider.
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