About Ros
Team and Individual World Champion, with a 3rd and 5th place finish at Badminton and two European team Gold medals, Ros has plenty more she wants to achieve on her exciting team of horses.
Ros grew up on the family farm. Having two older sisters and a tennis playing father, competitive sport and ponies were a big part of her childhood.
She was a keen hockey player, runner and tennis player growing up, as well as bringing on her young ponies to be competitive for her Pony Club.
It was with Ros’ first horse, Silver Curtis, that she got a taste of British Eventing. There followed a few years of great wins and big disappointments whilst she juggled her education with eventing.
After gaining a Sports Science degree, Ros worked for renowned event horse producer Judy Bradwall. There she spent four years learning to work hard and train, train, train.
At the end of the 2011 it was time to set up on her own at Hallington, the family farm.
Allstar B joined the team in 2013. He’s a big horse who didn’t quite match Ros’ 5’2″ petite frame, but the pair hit it off and, with the help of Ros’ other top horse, Zenshera, they propelled her career into elite sport.
Over the years Ros has enjoyed many successes, both in Young Event Horse Championships, Nations Cup teams and senior British teams.
Her 2017 fifth place finish at Badminton with Allstar B – where she was also best Brit and highest placed lady rider – earnt the pair a place on the British team for the European Championships in Strzegom, Poland where Ros finished 5th individually and won a team gold medal. Zenshera also posted two top 10 finishes at CCI5* level.
“I continue to love my sport, as well as diving, and I enjoy spending time with my friends and family.”
Things were only set to get better in 2018. Ros and Allstar B took 3rd place at Badminton, Zenshera also 3rd at Luhmuhlen, both horses earning a place on the short list for the World Equestrian Games. It was Allstar B who made the flight to the States, and an immaculate dressage score finish resulted in both a team gold medal and the individual title of World Champions.
Allstar B finished the season as the British Eventing top points winner for the year, with Zenshera second following a 5th place at Pau CCI5*. Ros ranked 2nd on the FEI World Rider Points table.
Despite not competing in the early part of 2019, Ros did attain World Number One status for the month of May. In July she and partner Chris welcomed their first baby, Ziggy Grace, Ros returning to competition just a month after the birth, posting some great international wins.
2020 was a season no one will forget, thanks to Covid 19. Ros still enjoyed success at events which were able to run, Allstar B remaining on great form to win the CCI4*S at Burgham with a record breaking dressage score and Izilot DHI winning his international class at the same event.
In 2021, with events gradually returning to normal although without Badminton or Burghley, Ros posted excellent results across the levels. Lordships Graffalo won two CCI4*-S and finished runner up in two CCI4*-L; both Izilot DHI and Shannondale Nadia won CCI3*-L classes, and Pencos Crown Jewel successfully stepped up to CCI5* level with a fourth place finish at Bicton.
Ros had the unenviable task of being travelling reserve with Allstar B for the Tokyo Olympics, never an easy role to fill but one she threw herself in to. Selected on both Allstar B and Lordships Graffalo for the European Championships, it was Allstar B back on the road. Lying in second place after the dressage, the twisty cross country course took its toll and the pair picked up penalties – although the team did bring home the gold medal.
She remains totally grounded. “I am incredibly lucky to be based at Hallington, with such supportive and forward thinking parents. Mum not only spends hours every day helping me but she has developed her livery business and so our facilities are superb,” says Ros. “I continue to love my sport, as well as diving, and I enjoy spending time with my friends and family. Life has definitely changed since the arrival of Ziggy!”