Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop (1920 - abt. 2004)

Born 5 Oct 1920 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Died about 27 Dec 2004 at about age 84 in Ranson, Jefferson, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Sylvia Bishop is Notable.

Sylvia Bishop is thought to be the first female African-American licensed horse trainer.

Research Notes

Childhood in a Horse Family Horse racing ran in Sylvia Bishop's family. Her parents were James H. and Barbara Snowden Rideout. She had three brothers who all worked as grooms and four sisters who all married trainers or jockeys. From the time she was thirteen, Sylvia Bishop was visiting horse tracks and stables. By seventeen, she quit school to be an exercise rider and groom. Bishop also married a horse trainer.

Sources

• https://africanamericanhorsestories.org/research/people/sylvia-bishop
• https://bfequestrian.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/sylvia-bishop-horse-trainer/
• https://paulickreport.com/news/people/new-book-chronicles-life-of-sylvia-rideoutt-bishop-the-first-black-female-trainer-in-america/
• https://www.theracingbiz.com/2021/02/11/for-mike-jones-being-good-to-horses-a-lesson-from-grandma/
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:African_Americans_of_Horse_Racing