Biography

It will be a third visit to Badminton for British local amateur rider Libby Seed (27) who is based outside Chippenham. She previously enjoyed a successful Badminton debut in 2022 (28^th) with her entry Heartbreaker Star Quality and the pair completed again last year. Later in the year with Heartbreaker Star Quality Libby gained her first Burghley completion (19^th).

After studying medical sciences at Exeter University, Libby now works full time as a business development specialist in medical devices.

At the age of five Libby became a member of the Avon Vale Pony Club. She spent much of her childhood hunting and represented the PC in all three disciplines and in 2012 was 4^th at the Open PC eventing championships. In 2013 she was a member of the British European gold medal winning pony team finishing in 7^th place with Mr Vick. In 2016 she was reserve for the YR team and the following year (2017) rode as an individual at the European Championships finishing 16^th with Carolyn Bates stallion Philanderer (by Jumbo). In 2017 with What a Catch she completed her first 5* at Pau.

Libby trains with Richard Waygood.

Heartbreaker Star Quality owned by Libby’s parents Lesley and Jonathan Seed, is an Irish-bred (ISH) 14-year-old mare. Bred by Cora Horan she is by Boswell Mr Heartbreaker (also the sire of Osberton YH 7-year-old champion Quidam de Lux) out of mare by OBOS Quality. She was acquired by Libby as a six-year-old sales livery and never left. After a difficult start she settled to the job. Libby now has a six-year-old embryo transfer (ET) out of her by the SHB(GB) graded The After Party a son of Badminton winner Chilli Morning. And has two other homebred young horses in the pipeline.