Lucinda Green

Lucinda Green (born November 7, 1953, Andover, Hampshire, England) is a champion British equestrian and journalist who was born as Lucinda Jane Prior-Palmer.

Family

Lucinda's parents were the late Major-General George Erroll Prior-Palmer (died 1977) and Lady Doreen Hersey Winifred Hope, a daughter of the second Marquess of Linlithgow, who served as Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1943. Her other grandfather was Prior Spunner Prior-Palmer, of Dublin, and she has an older brother called Simon Erroll Prior-Palmer.

Early life

She went to the independent St Mary's School in Wantage.

Personal life

Lucinda married the Australian equestrian David Green in 1981 in Salisbury and they have a son Fred (born May 1985) and daughter Lissa (born February 1989), but divorced in 1992.

Career

She began riding at age four, and is most known for winning the Badminton Horse Trials a record six times, on six different horses: Be Fair (1973), Wideawake (1976), George (1977), Killaire (1979), Regal Realm (1983), and Beagle Bay (1984).

To date, Green is the only rider to have done so. She has also won the Tony Collins Trophy—given to the British rider with the most points in eventing in a season, a record seven times.

Green first represented Britain at the 1973 European Championships at Kiev. She competed in the European Championships a total of 7 times, and was European Champion in both 1975, on Be Fair, and in 1977, on George.

She attended her first Olympics in 1976, at the Montreal Games. However, she had to retire after cross-country after her mount, Be Fair, slipped a tendon on course. She returned to represent Britain in 1980, at the alternative Olympics at Fontainbleau, where she was rose from 69th place after dressage to 7th place, following a stellar cross-country ride.

Green’s 1981 career included a win at the world-renowned Burghley Horse Trials.

In 1982, she went on to represent the British Team at the World Championships in Luhmuhlen, where the team won gold. She also was part of the silver medal British Team at the European Championships in Switzerland, where she also won an individual silver medal.

In 1984, Green attended Badminton, and not only won for the sixth time, on Beagle Bay, but also placed fifth. Later that year, at the Los Angeles Olympics, she represented the silver medal British Team and individually placed 6th.

Green became a mother in 1985, and she retired for a few months before returning to international competition later that year and helping the British Team win the gold at the European Championships held at Burghley. She was short-listed to attend the 1986 European Championships as well, but an injury to her horse forced her to withdraw. However, in late 1986 she went on to win the event at Boekelo.

Green finished her international career after attending the 1987 World Championships in Luhmuhlen. She now is a commentator for major events, and conducts clinics world-wide. Green is also a member of the Board of Directors of the British Horse Trials Association and a team selector

Red Mile Entertainment released the video game "Lucinda Green's Equestrian Challenge" for the Playstation 2 game console on 11/16/2006

Major accomplishments

*Six-time Badminton winner
*Seven-time Tony Collins Memorial Trophy winner

1987
*Member of British Team at World Championships at Luhmuhlen

1986
*1st at Boekelo

1985
*Team gold medal at the European Championships at Burghley

1984
*Team silver at Los Angeles Olympic Games
*6th Individually at Los Angeles Olympic Games
*1st Badminton Horse Trials (Beagle Bay)

1983
*1st Badminton Horse Trials (Regal Realm)
*Team silver at European Championships in Switzerland
*Individual silver at European Championships in Switzerland

1982
*World Champion of Eventing
*Team gold at World Championships at Luhmuhlen

1981
*1st place Burghley Horse Trials (Beagle Bay)

1980
*7th place individually at Alternative Olympics in Fontainbleau
*1st Melbourne--Novice and Open Classes on borrowed horses

1979
*1st Badminton Horse Trials (Killaire)

1977
*1st Badminton Horse Trials (George)
*1st European Championship (George)
*1st Burghley Horse Trials (George)

1976
*1st Badminton Horse Trials (Wideawake)
*Member of British Team at Montreal Olympics (Be Fair)

1975
*1st European Championship (Be Fair)

1973
*1st Badminton Horse Trials (Be Fair)
*Member of British Team at Kiev

info from reference.com

References

* [http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/galleries/v/LucindaGreen/ Lucinda Green rides photo galleries from Horse & Hound]
* [http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=1431 Lucinda Green at olympics.org.uk]
* [http://www.britisheventing.com/BEEvents/MemberResults/Mbr26819.html Lucinda Green at britisheventing.com]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p4688.htm#i46874 Lucinda Green at thepeerage.com]
* [http://www.eventriders.com/featuresmain05/lucindaclinic.htm Lucinda Green Clinics]