Rider Biographies

Lucy Wiegersma

Country: Great Britain

Age: 34

Lucy comes from an equestrian family; her father rode for Holland and Great Britain and both parents have been involved in producing and selling event horses for over 25 years.

Lucy, who now runs a busy eventing and livery yard, Acquila Equestrian, near Beaworthy in Devon, had success at Junior and Young Rider level and is the only rider to have won a national championship at three levels of competition; Junior (1995) Young Rider (1998) and in 2006 she won the British Open Championship at Gatcombe. Last year she was ranked eighth in the BE rider rankings.

After second place with Shaabrak at Badminton in 2008 Lucy was set to make her senior team debut for the Olympic Games but was forced to withdraw after injury to Shaabrak. In 2009 she rode as an individual for GB at the European Championships finishing in 13th place.

Lucy has a degree in English from Exeter University and had a sabbatical year working as a journalist for Horse &Hound and is a regular contributor to newspapers and magazines such the Western Morning News. Lucy can play the cello and the piano and enjoys gardening.

Woodfall Inigo Jones came to the yard as a five-year-old. He is by the AES stallion Dex who is by the Dutch-bred, British based jumping stallion Ulster.

Shaabrak, who Lucy describes as ‘high-maintenance’ is by the Thoroughbred Shaab who is also the grand sire of Burghley entry Uptons Who.

Notable achievements

• 2011 – Malmo CIC*** 4th & 7th Simon Porloe and Woodfalls Inigo Jones
• 2011 – Barbury CIC** 1st Wish Upon A Star
• 2011 – Chatsworth CIC*** 1st Shaabrak
• 2010 – Blair Castle CIC*** 4th Shaabrak
• 2010 – Luhmuhlen CCI**** 6th Woodfalls Inigo Jones
• 2010 – Chatsworth CIC***W 2nd Woodfall Inigo Jones
• 2009 – Pau CCI**** 4th Granntevka Prince
• 2009 – Fontainebleau Eu Ch CCI*** 13th (Woodfalls Inigo Jones)
• 2009 – Blenheim CCI***8/9 1st Granntevka Prince
• 2009 – Barbury Castle CIC*** 13th Granntevka Prince, 18th Simon Porloe
• 2009 – Aachen CICO*** 26th Woodfalls Inigo Jones
• 2009 – Arville CIC*** 1st (Simon Porloe)
• 2009 – Bramham CIC*** 9th (Simon Porloe)
• 2009 – Saumur CCI*** 6th (Granntevka Prince)
• 2009 – Lexington CCI**** 5th (Woodfalls Inigo Jones)
• 2008 – Burghley CCI**** 14th (Beckli)
• 2008 –Thirlestane Castle CIC*** 4th (Woodfalls Inigo Jones), 5th (Shaabrak)
• 2007 – Thirlestane CIC*** Scottish Open Championships 4th (Shaabrak)
• 2007 – Burghley CCI**** 7th (Shaabrak)
• 2007 – Gatcombe CIC*** 3rd (Shaabrak)
• 2006 – BE Breeding Championships Six-yr-old 1st (Granntevka Prince)
• 2005 – Boekelo CCI*** 6th In the Purple
• 2004 – Gatcombe CIC*** 4th (Shaabrak)
• 2004 – Blair Castle CCI*** 1st Shaabrak
• 2000 – Burghley CCI**** 11th (Quinten)
• 1998 – Bramham CCIU25*** 1st (Shaaboo)
• 1995 – Windsor CCI** Junior National Championships1st (Shaaboo)
• 1994 – Pratroni CCI** Junior European Championships, team bronze (Woodstown Boy)
• 1993 – Loughanmore, Junior European Championships, individual & team silver (Custard)