Ros Canter

Ros grew up on her family farm in Lincolnshire, where she spent a lot of her time riding around the farm with her parents and two sisters. She has a degree in Sports Science from Sheffield Hallam University, where she also played first team hockey. Since 2011, she has been running her own eventing and livery yard. In 2019, Ros gave birth to her daughter, Ziggy. 

After taking part in Team GB's Olympic Ambition Programme at the Rio 2016 Games, Ros made her senior championship debut at the FEI Eventing European Championship in 2017, where she was part of the gold medal-winning team with Allstar B. Earlier that year, the pair finished third at Badminton Horse Trials.

In 2018, she and Allstar B were selected for the team travelling to the World Equestrian Games in Tryon. They put in a brilliant performance to finish on their dressage score, securing team gold and an individual gold medal. The pair were selected for the difficult role of travelling reserves for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, then went on to secure another team gold medal at the FEI Eventing European Championship in 2021.

Together with new partner Lordships Graffalo, Ros travelled to the FEI Eventing World Championship in Pratoni in 2022. The pair were foot-perfect to finish on their dressage score of 26.2 – the same score as bronze medallists Tim Price and Falco, who was placed ahead of them due to finishing closer to the optimum cross-country time.

Ros and her partner Lordships Graffalo started the 2023 season with a historic win at Badminton Horse Trials. They become only the third combination since 2008 to lead across all three phases, while Ros become only the fifth rider in history – and third British woman – to win both Badminton and the FEI Eventing World Championship. The year only got better when they were crowned team and individual European champions at the FEI Eventing European Championship in Haras du Pin, France. This marked 34 years since a rider had won both Badminton and a European title in the same year – it was last achieved by Ginny Leng and Master Craftsman in 1989. Ros is also only one of six riders to win both a World and a European individual title. 

In 2024, Ros was selected for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with Lordships Graffalo, where they helped Team GB to retain their team gold medal. Just weeks later, the pair headed to Burghley Horse Trials – Ros' 'local' event – where they added a second CCI5* victory to their record.