Ricky Balshaw, (born 10 November 1986) is a British para equestrian rider who represented Britain in the Beijing 2008 Paralympics, winning the silver medal with Deacons Georgi (now semi-retired).

At the age of 10, Balshaw was the seventh person in Europe to be selected for a state-of-the-art operation on his spinal cord.

He was under a great deal of stress at that point, not only finding out that he was to replace a very close friend who could attend because of health reasons, but being given less than three weeks to prepare.

Riding Julia Lazzari’s horse, Deacons Giorgi, who was kindly loaned to Balshaw exceeded all expectation and gained a bronze medal.

Excited by what he described as "one of the best experiences of his life" Balshaw and Deacons Giorgi (retired) returned to the UK with a Silver medal, coming second to Lee Pearson another British Paralympics team member.

Shortly after returning from Beijing, Balshaw put Giorgi into semi-retirement and started training a new horse named "Bungle".

[3] They won double silver at the FEI European Championships 2013 in Herning, Denmark, coming second to Pepo Puch.

[4] Balshaw had intended to pursue qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but did not participate, deciding to retire from the sport after a series of further injuries.