‘I want people to know they can do it’: blind cross-country rider hopes to inspire others

A registered blind rider who qualified for the National Hunter Trial Championships at her first cross-country competition would like to show others what is possible, and raise awareness of visually impaired riders’ abilities.

Lucy Booker-Wilson was diagnosed with Stargardt’s disease, a genetic disorder that causes progressive vision loss, about three years ago.

Now, aged 15, she has lost most of her central vision, and her peripheral vision is blurred, so when she is riding into a fence, she cannot see it.

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Article written by: Eleanor Jones