The wonderful combination of Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo were worthy winners of Badminton this year – “Walter” becoming the first horse to reclaim his title at this iconic Gloucestershire five-star event.
And he wasn’t left out when it came to social media updates; the Ros Canter Eventing social media account posted a video of the 13-year-old, owned by Archie and Michele Saul, tucking into some grass while lying down in his field at Ros’s base in the Lincolnshire Wolds in northeast Lincolnshire.
The post was captioned: “Oh Walter! What a way to spend your first day as double Badminton champion. Thank you buddy.”
Ros and Walter’s victory at Badminton last week (7–11 May) is yet another huge result to add to an already incredibly impressive CV, which includes a win at Burghley last September, being part of the gold medal-winning team at the 2024 Paris Olympics, team and individual gold at the 2023 European Eventing Championships and a win at Badminton in 2023, to name just a few.
Hopefully Lordships Graffalo will enjoy his time at home following his latest triumph before we see him producing even more awe-inspiring results in the highest echelons of eventing.
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Former web features editor, point-to-point editor and digital racing editor
Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.
