A Legacy That Deserves to Be Seen

Fully Inspired by Emily Strickland’s post on LinkedIn

“If Ros Canter were a footballer, she would be trending right now. But she’s not. She’s an equestrian. And that matters.” – Emily Strickland

Some posts do more than make a point. They start conversations we didn’t even realise we weren’t having.

This week, Emily Strickland’s post on LinkedIn struck a chord, not just with me but across the equestrian world - not because it told us something new, but because it finally asked the right questions.

And those questions? They should echo far beyond our own community.

Because this is Ros Canter. 

And this is what she did:

 🏆 She won Burghley for the second time. 🏆 Having also won Badminton earlier this season. 🏆 Making it the Burghley–Badminton–Burghley treble — something not achieved in       over 40 years. 🐴 On the same horse: Lordships Graffalo, affectionately known as Walter, who now becomes the first ever to win both Badminton and Burghley twice. 🤰 And she did all of this while pregnant.

Let that settle for a moment.

It is, by any sporting standard, one of the greatest achievements of the year. Possibly the decade.

But outside our sport… silence.

Minimal national coverage. No headline features. No public celebration of what this moment actually represents.

So we’re left to ask:

Is it because Ros Canter is a woman?Is it because equestrianism isn’t considered “mainstream”?Is it because no one thought to look here for greatness?

These aren’t accusations.They’re reflections of a wider truth.A truth Emily captured so simply, so clearly, and so powerfully.

Equestrian sport is one of the few arenas where men and women compete on the same terms — no adjustments, no allowances.And Ros Canter just beat the field. Again.While growing a child. Again.

So why hasn’t the world noticed?

We talk so often about equality in sport — equal pay, equal opportunity, equal airtime.But here is a woman showing us what equality looks like in its rawest, most real form — and it's being overlooked.

This is not about comparing one sport to another. It’s about recognising sporting excellence, wherever it happens.

Because if Ros Canter’s name isn’t being spoken in the same breath as the greats — across any sport — then what exactly are we celebrating?

This isn't a niche.This isn’t a lovely horsey story.This is elite performance. Peak human achievement. Sporting history.

And yet again, it’s being missed.

At Equitas, we exist for this very reason: To shine a light on the women in equestrian sport — not just the obvious ones, not just when it’s convenient, and not just within our own bubble. But to put them forward to the world.

We are a platform, a community, a space for connection and collaboration — but more than anything, we are here to make sure moments like this aren’t ignored.

Because this isn’t just Ros Canter’s legacy. It’s a moment that belongs to all of us who believe in sport that inspires. Sport that challenges expectations. Sport that redefines what’s possible.

And it deserves to be seen.

Thank you, Emily, for saying what so many of us needed to hear — and for reminding us how powerful a single voice can be.

Emily's post can be found here: