Rosalind Canter (born 13 January 1986) is a British equestrian who competes in eventing. She is the 2018 World Champion. On Monday, 8 May 2023 she won the Badminton Horse Trials riding Lordships Graffalo. She won a gold medal in Team eventing at 2024 Paris Olympics.

Ros Canter
Rosalind Canter at Sweden International Horse Show
Personal information
Born (1986-01-13) 13 January 1986 (age 38)
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Great Britain
Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team eventing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tryon Individual eventing
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tryon Team eventing
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Haras du Pin Individual eventing
Gold medal – first place 2023 Haras du Pin Team eventing
Gold medal – first place 2021 Avenches Team eventing
Gold medal – first place 2017 Strzegom Team eventing

Early life

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Canter grew up on the family farm in Hallington, Lincolnshire.

She attended Kidgate Junior School in Louth,[1] and was also a competitive swimmer in the mid-1990s, with her sister Megan.[2] She also competed in cross country running, when at the grammar school in Louth, alongside her sister Harriet. And with Harriet, and her other sister Megan, she played hockey for Louth Ladies and Louth Juniors.[3] Both Megan and Harriet also competed in equestrian events, in the 1990s.

She has a degree in sports science from Sheffield Hallam University.[4]

Career

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Canter's CCI **** results include wins at both Badminton Horse Trials in 2023 and Burghley horse Trials in 2024 on Lordships Graffalo, and at Stars of Pau in 2023 on Izilot DHI. At the Tokyo and Paris Olympics (2020 and 2024 respectively) she won team gold with Lordships Graffalo. She won team gold and finished fifth individually at the 2017 European Eventing Championships on Allstar B, before finishing seventh at the 2017 Stars of Pau on Zenshera. In May 2018, she finished third at the Badminton Horse Trials on Allstar B.

Canter won two golds at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, riding Allstar B.[5] She is the fifth British rider to become World Champion in Eventing, after Mary Gordon-Watson (1970), Lucinda Green (1982), Virginia Leng (1986), and Zara Phillips (2006).

In 2022 she competed with Lordships Graffalo in the World Eventing Championships in Pratoni del Vivaro as a member of the British Team,[6] where they finished 4th individually and as a team.

CCI5* Results

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Results
Event Kentucky Badminton Luhmühlen Burghley Pau Adelaide Bicton
2015 37th (Allstar B)
2016 WD (Allstar B) 25th (Allstar B)
2017 5th (Allstar B) 9th (Zenshera) 7th (Zenshera)
2018   (Allstar B)   (Zenshera) 5th (Zenshera)
2019 5th (Zenshera)
2020 Cancelled due to Covid-19 Cancelled due to Covid-19 Cancelled due to Covid-19 Cancelled due to Covid-19 Cancelled due to Covid-19
2021 Cancelled due to Covid-19 Cancelled due to Covid-19 (replaced by Chedington Bicton Five Star) Cancelled due to Covid-19 4th (Pencos Crown Jewel)
2022   (Lordships Graffalo) 12th (Allstar B)
2023   (Lordships Graffalo) 9th (Pencos Crown Jewel) EL (Pencos Crown Jewel)   (Izilot DHI)

24th (Pencos Crown Jewel)

2024 RET (Izilot DHI)   (Lordships Graffalo) RET (Izilot DHI)
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

International Championship Results

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Results
Year Event Horse Placing Notes
2011 World Young Horse Championships Aprobanta   CCI*
2016 World Young Horse Championships Pencos Crown Jewel 30th CCI**
2017 European Championships Allstar B   Team
5th Individual
2018 World Equestrian Games Allstar B   Team
  Individual
2020 World Young Horse Championships Izilot DHI EL CCI***
2021 European Championships Allstar B   Team
45th Individual
2022 World Championships Lordships Graffalo 4th Team
4th Individual
2023 European Championships Lordships Graffalo   Team
  Individual
2024 Olympics Lordships Graffalo   Team
21st Individual
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

Notable Horses

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  • Zenshera
    • 2018 Luhmuhlen 5* third place
  • Allstar B
    • 2017 European Championships - team gold, individual 5th
    • 2018 Badminton Horse Trials third place
    • 2018 World Equestrian Games - team & individual gold
    • 2021 European Championships - team gold
  • Lordships Graffalo
    • 2022 Badminton Horse Trials runner up
    • 2023 Badminton Horse Trials winner
    • 2023 European Championships - team & individual gold
    • 2024 Olympics - team gold
    • 2024 Burghley Horse Trials winner
  • Izilot DHI
    • 2023 Pau 5* winner

References

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  1. ^ Louth Standard Friday 24 December 1993, page 2
  2. ^ Louth Standard Friday 28 July 1995, page 14
  3. ^ Louth Standard Friday 19 February 1999, page 22
  4. ^ "Biography". Ros Canter Eventing. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  5. ^ "World Equestrian Games: Great Britain take team eventing gold as Ros Canter wins individual title". BBC Sport. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Eventing World Championships Participants". FEI.org. FEI. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.