The Defender Burghley Review Show with Ros Canter

There's no better way to wrap up Inside Defender Burghley 2025 than with the champion herself. Ros Canter joins Nicole Brown to look back on a history-making week with Lordships Graffalo, who now sits in the record books as the only horse to win both Badminton and Burghley twice.

Ros talks through her build-up to the event, balancing pregnancy and preparation, and what helped her to deliver one of the best performances of her career. From handling Walter's freshness in the dressage to the cross-country round that not only made the time but earned the Avebury Trophy for best judged ride, she shares exactly what it felt like from the saddle.

They chat about Walter's fitness programme, how Ros has built a system that works, and why his consistency makes him so hard to beat. There's also insight into her first time combining riding with coaching at five-star, the mental focus needed to deliver under pressure, and what comes next as she looks ahead to 2026 while preparing for baby number two. A truly inspiring episode with an incredible human.

Episode Highlights

• The build-up to Burghley with pregnancy in the mix
• Walter's freshness in the first phase and a 22.4 dressage score
• Tackling the reversed track and the cross-country round of the week
• Fitness work, training systems and what makes Walter so special
• Coaching Cassie Sanger at her first Burghley
• The mindset and mental toughness behind back-to-back wins
• Caroline Moore's legacy and what the future looks like for Ros and Walter

Guests

• Rosalind Canter - Olympic gold medalist, multiple five-star winner, and now back-to-back Burghley champion with Lordships Graffalo

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