It probably wouldnt have looked so good if I wasnt sitting on Walter! These were the unassuming words of Ros Canter who is competing here just 15 weeks after giving birth to a baby girl she is exclusively breastfeeding after a masterful cross-country clear at Mars Badminton Horse Trials aboard Lordships Graffalo. I just feel so unbelievably lucky to have a horse who allows me to come out and do this level when Im maybe not at my best, believing that I can do it because Im on him, said Ros, whose daughter Seneh was born on 24th January.Its been busy this week, having a baby and breastfeeding and all that too. Today I woke up and I thought, You know what, Ros? Just try and believe that even if you dont put quite so much time into the things you normally do, that you can still do it, that youve still got it and he [Walter] just helped me all the time.I havent been fast properly yet this yearThe exceptional combination have maintained their top place on the leaderboard, putting them in the hunt for a third victory here. There is a lot of pressure going around on a horse like that. Even coming to the last fence, I was like, please dont mess it up, but hes just an absolute legend, isnt he? said Ros.Hes the most amazing cross-country horse in the way he looks for his fences, but he lets me ride how I need to ride, and he gives himself every chance to clear the jumps.It never [feels easy] when youre out there, and there is pressure not only around riding Walter, because of what he does and what he can do. I havent been fast yet properly this year, other than a random intermediate where I still didnt make the time, so there was pressure from that side today as well. Ros was also full of praise for her family and support team, which includes groom Sarah Charnley.I didnt even sit on Walter until the end of February, it was my team who did all the fittening work, said Ros. Just before and just after youve had a baby, youre just not there, and I trusted them completely.Held at the startRos and Walter were held at the start while the previous rider, Luc Chateau, was attended to following a fall from Viens Du Mont. The Frenchman eventually walked off the course alongside medics and the horse was seen galloping away from the fence.Walter just settled down and wandered around. I was a little bit concerned that he settled down too much, because hes so comfortable with crowds and he was just quite happy hed have wandered around there all day. Then I picked up canter, gave him a little niggle with my leg, and he responded by pricking his ears, so I thought well just go with it.Ros added that she is very privileged to ride a horse like Walter, because he gives me time to set up, even for the normal fences. Im able to give him the best version of myself, because he allows me too.Related contentI pumped milk to flatten me out and away I go: Ros Canter sails into the lead at BadmintonHome-bred who nearly died as a foal speeds to top end of the leaderboardHow to watch BadmintonWhen the red mist comes, she just bolts: Laura Collett on her complex mare, BlingThe post From newborn nights to Badminton heights: Ros Canter gives all the credit to Walter for their cross-country clear appeared first on Your Horse.