Lucinda Green
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Lucinda Green MBE
(born 7 November 1953) is a champion British
equestrian
and journalist
who before her marriage was Lucinda Jane Prior-Palmer.
, Hampshire
, England
to 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, Simon Erroll Prior-Palmer.
in Wantage
.
in 1981 in Salisbury
and they have a son Fred (born May 1985) and daughter Lissa (born February 1989). The couple divorced in 1992.
a record six times, on six different horses: Be Fair (1973), Wideawake (1976), George (1977), Killaire (1979), Regal Realm (1983) and Beagle Bay (1984). She has also won the Tony Collins Trophy, awarded to the British rider with the greatest number of 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 seven times and was European Champion in 1975, on Be Fair, and again in 1977, on George.
She attended her first Olympics in 1976, at the Montreal Games. However, she had to retire after the cross-country event after her mount, Be Fair, slipped a tendon on course. In 1980, the British Equestrian Team took part in the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, and Green represented Great Britain at the alternative Olympics at Fontainebleau, where she was in 69th place after the dressage, rising to 7th after the cross-country ride.
Green's 1981 career included a win at the Burghley Horse Trials
.
In 1982, she went on to represent the British Team at the Eventing World Championship
s in Luhmühlen, where the team won gold. She was part of the silver medal winning British Team at the 1983 European Eventing Championship
s 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 on another horse. 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 World 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 European Championships in Luhmuhlen. She now is a commentator for major events, and conducts clinics worldwide. Green is 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 16 November 2006.
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Order of the British Empire
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(born 7 November 1953) is a champion British
British people
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equestrian
Equestrianism
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and journalist
Journalist
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who before her marriage was Lucinda Jane Prior-Palmer.
Family
Lucinda Jane Prior-Palmer was born in AndoverAndover, Hampshire
Andover is a town in the English county of Hampshire. The town is on the River Anton some 18.5 miles west of the town of Basingstoke, 18.5 miles north-west of the city of Winchester and 25 miles north of the city of Southampton...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to Major-General George Erroll Prior-Palmer
George Erroll Prior-Palmer
Major-General George Erroll Prior-Palmer CB DSO was a British Army officer and business man of Anglo-Irish origins....
(died 1977) and Lady Doreen Hersey Winifred Hope, a daughter of the second Marquess of Linlithgow
Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow KG, KT, GCSI, GCIE, OBE, PC was a British statesman who served as Governor-General and Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1943.-Early life and family:...
, 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, Simon Erroll Prior-Palmer.
Early life
She attended the independent St Mary's SchoolSt Mary's School, Wantage
St Mary's School was an Anglican private girls' school located in Wantage, Oxfordshire, England, between 1873 and 2007, when it merged with Heathfield School to become Heathfield St Mary's. The school was popular with the British aristocracy.-History:...
in Wantage
Wantage
Wantage is a market town and civil parish in the Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. The town is on Letcombe Brook, about south-west of Abingdon and a similar distance west of Didcot....
.
Personal life
Lucinda married Australian equestrian David GreenDavid Green (equestrian)
David Michael Green is an Australian equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.-References:*...
in 1981 in Salisbury
Salisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
and they have a son Fred (born May 1985) and daughter Lissa (born February 1989). The couple divorced in 1992.
Career
Green began riding at the age of four and is most known for winning the Badminton Horse TrialsBadminton Horse Trials
The Badminton Horse Trials is a three-day event, one of only six annual Concours Complet International Four Star **** events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale , which takes place in April or May each year in the park of Badminton House, the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort in...
a record six times, on six different horses: Be Fair (1973), Wideawake (1976), George (1977), Killaire (1979), Regal Realm (1983) and Beagle Bay (1984). She has also won the Tony Collins Trophy, awarded to the British rider with the greatest number of points in eventing in a season, a record seven times.
Green first represented Britain at the 1973 European Championships
European Eventing Championship
The European Eventing Championship, like most other European Championships, is held every two years. Today it is a three star eventing competition....
at Kiev. She competed in the European Championships a total of seven times and was European Champion in 1975, on Be Fair, and again in 1977, on George.
She attended her first Olympics in 1976, at the Montreal Games. However, she had to retire after the cross-country event after her mount, Be Fair, slipped a tendon on course. In 1980, the British Equestrian Team took part in the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, and Green represented Great Britain at the alternative Olympics at Fontainebleau, where she was in 69th place after the dressage, rising to 7th after the cross-country ride.
Green's 1981 career included a win at the Burghley Horse Trials
Burghley Horse Trials
The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September...
.
In 1982, she went on to represent the British Team at the Eventing World Championship
Eventing World Championship
The Eventing World Championship, or the eventing competition in the World Equestrian Games , began in 1966. It includes both a team and individual competition for the best horses and riders in the sport of eventing...
s in Luhmühlen, where the team won gold. She was part of the silver medal winning British Team at the 1983 European Eventing Championship
European Eventing Championship
The European Eventing Championship, like most other European Championships, is held every two years. Today it is a three star eventing competition....
s in Switzerland, where she also won an individual silver medal.
In 1984, Green attended Badminton
Badminton Horse Trials
The Badminton Horse Trials is a three-day event, one of only six annual Concours Complet International Four Star **** events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale , which takes place in April or May each year in the park of Badminton House, the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort in...
, and not only won for the sixth time, on Beagle Bay, but also placed fifth on another horse. 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 World 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
Boekelo
Boekelo is a Dutch village in the municipality of Enschede in the Eastern Netherlands, the population is estimated at approximately 2500. It is located just west of Usselo. The village is known for the Military Boekelo Enschede, an international equestrian event.It is also known for the salt...
.
Green finished her international career after attending the 1987 European Championships in Luhmuhlen. She now is a commentator for major events, and conducts clinics worldwide. Green is 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 16 November 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