Lara de Liedekerke-Meier 38 y/o

Belgium

CCI5* -L Starts (total since 2008): 16

68 - Ducati vd Overdam

Biography

Belgian rider Lara de Liedekerke-Meier was the first rider from her country to win a CCI5*-L; she was victorious at Luhmuhlen in 2024 on the home-bred Hooney d’Arville, her ride at Badminton. They finished 14th last year, which was Lara’s third completion, having first ridden here in 2014.

Hooney d’Arville is out of Lara’s Junior and Young Rider mare, Nooney Blue. Lara also competes Hooney d’Arville’s siblings, Kiarado d’Arville and Lalaland d’Arville.

Lara, who also has a BSc in business administration and a MSc in business sciences, has represented Belgium in eventing since Ponies in 2003 and joined the senior team in 2010 with Nooney Blue, being selected nearly every year since. She finished 13th individually on Origi at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

She is currently ranked number 8 in the world.

Lara’s parents Barbara and Guillaume were both event riders and her husband, Kai-Steffen Meier, has represented Germany in eventing and is now the Belgian team coach.

They own Arville Sporthorses and organise the annual horse trials at Lara’s family home, Arville, which hosts a Nations Cup leg. They have two children, Chiara and Arthur.

Entries

Ducati vd Overdam

BWP, Belgium, 2003
16.2hh , bay , gelding

Sire Orlando

Dam Faedra du Genet (Urous)

Breeder Philippe Claus

Owned Jean de Cloedt, La Hulpe, Belgium

Badminton Record

2025 – Hooney D’Arville 14th
2016 – Ducati Van Den Overdam 27th
2014 – Ducati Van Den Overdam 10th

Notable Results

2025 Baborowko CCI4*-L – Kiarado D’Arville 1st
2025 Blenheim Europeans – Hooney D’Arville 7th
2025 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Kiarado D’Arville 1st
2025 Boekelo CCI4*-L – La La Land D’Arville 21st
2024 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Formidable 62 58th
2024 Luhmühlen CCI5*-L – Hooney D’Arville 1st
2024 Paris Olympics – Origi 13th
2023 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Ducati D’Arville 2nd
2023 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Formidable 62 55th
2023 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Hooney D’Arville 23rd
2023 Le Pin au Haras Europeans – Hermione D’Arville 31st
2023 Montelibretti CCI4*-L – Hermione D’Arville 3rd
2023 Montelibretti CCI4*-L – Hooney D’Arville 15th
2023 Montelibretti CCI4*-L – Origi 4th
2022 Baborowko CCI4*-L – Hermione D’Arville 6th
2022 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Hooney D’Arville 49th
2021 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Cascaria V 41st
2021 Strzegom CCI4*-L – Ducati D’Arville 5th
2020 Strzegom CCI4*-L – QC Chica Leena 15th
2019 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Alpaga D’Arville 34th
2019 Luhmühlen Europeans – Alpaga D’Arville 19th
2018 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Nyala D’Arville 24th
2018 Tryon World Games – Alpaga D’Arville 42nd
2017 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Averouge Des Quatre Chenes 62nd
2017 Luhmühlen CCI5*-L – Alpaga D’Arville 16th
2017 Strzegom Europeans – Alpaga D’Arville 29th
2016 Blenheim CCI4*-L – Averouge Des Quatre Chenes 6th
2016 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Alpaga D’Arville 13th
2016 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Nyala D’Arville 20th
2016 Saumur CCI4*-L – Alpaga D’Arville 16th
2014 Caen World Games – Ducati Van Den Overdam 18th
2014 Luhmühlen CCI5*-L – Quella Langonnaise 10th
2013 Luhmühlen CCI5*-L – Ducati Van Den Overdam 19th
2013 Malmö Europeans – Ducati Van Den Overdam 19th
2013 Pau CCI5*-L – Quella Langonnaise 35th
2012 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Ducati Van Den Overdam 27th
2012 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Quella Langonnaise 47th
2010 Kentucky World Games – Nooney Blue 43rd
2009 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Nooney Blue 67th