Ros Canter, the reigning European Eventing Champion and former World Champion from Hallington near Louth in Lincolnshire, is to become a Defender Burghley Horse Trials Ambassador. She joins an illustrious group of top riders in Piggy March, Andrew Hoy, Tim and Jonelle Price and Boyd Martin as Ambassadors for the legendary five-star event.

“The Burghley Ambassadors are a select group of world-class event riders we have the highest regard for and love to see competing here,” says Event Director Martyn Johnson. “Since Ros and Burghley share the same home county, we’re especially thrilled that she has agreed to support Defender Burghley in this way, to help us convey to a wider public what the event is all about, and why it’s one of the best weekends of the year.”

Ros added: “I’ve been going to Burghley since I was a little girl. I never miss it and love competing there, and naturally I’m very pleased to help spread the word about what makes Burghley — in my beautiful home county — such a brilliant event.”

As well as taking team and individual gold medals at the 2023 European Championships, Ros also won the CCI5*s at Badminton in Gloucestershire and Pau, France. She was first reserve for the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and tops short-lists for selection for this summer’s Paris Olympics.

Ros is also a past winner of the Dubarry Burghley Young Event Horse Final – Britain’s most prestigious young horse championships, most recently in 2023, when she took the five-year-old championship at Burghley on Cooley Cloverland.

Defender Burghley Horse Trials run from 5-8 September this year and tickets go on sale to past Members on 25 April. General admission tickets will be on sale from 26 April.

Visit www.burghley-horse.co.uk to find out more, and to purchase tickets via the box office.

Image of Ros Canter at Defender Burghley courtesy of DBHT/Peter Nixon.

Release provided by Burghley Horse Trials.