European equestrian champion Ros Canter is picking up tips from trailblazing jockey Hollie Doyle as she prepares for an Olympic debut.
The pint-sized eventer and her 17 hand equine partner Lordships Graffalo approach this summer in top form after enjoying a record-breaking 2023.
She said: “You’re dealing with an animal that weighs half a tonne, so you have to be able to react to them in anything they do. “I thought ‘I’m small, I’ve got a disadvantage in that I’m not as strong as them so why don’t I make myself strong’. It doesn’t matter if I weigh a tiny bit more."Three years ago, Canter had to watch from the sidelines as a travelling reserve in Tokyo as the British team won their first eventing gold medal in 49 years.She said: “It definitely fuelled me to want to get there and want to compete.
“It’s something that I’d like to do as well. I feel like I’m prepared for it as much as I can but equally I’m trying to think of it as just another competition.
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