Ros Canter topped the Defender Burghley Horse Trials results 2025 today, winning on Michele and Archie Saul’s Lordships Graffalo with a comfortable nine-penalty margin.

“Walter” becomes the first horse ever to win two titles at both Badminton Horse Trials and Burghley. He won Badminton in 2023 and this year and took the Burghley honours last season too.

Ros had two fences in hand by the time she went into the arena but never looked like needing them – she and Walter put in a totally assured performance. They finished just over the optimum time to add 1.2 time-faults to their dressage score.

“The overriding emotion is relief that I managed to pull it off – every time I ride Walter the pressure builds and I know one day I won’t be perfect and he probably won’t have my back at some poin

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