QA with William Fox-Pitt
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British eventer William Fox-Pitt has merely celebrated his tertiary consecutive four-star Equus caballus trials win, capping off the past times few months past times winning the Kentucky Three-Day-Event inwards Lexington at the weekend.
He won the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials inwards September 2011, in addition to then the Pau CCI4* inwards French Republic inwards Oct 2011 in addition to and then won terminal weekend’s CCI4* contest at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event.
In an interview with British Eventing, Fox-Pitt talks nigh his life in addition to the sport of eventing.
Where did yous grow upward in addition to create yous withal alive unopen to your childhood home?
I grew upward inwards Kent but my married adult woman Alice in addition to I moved to Dorset 10 years agone to fix our preparation yard in addition to home. We directly alive nearby with our ii children.
What was your start British Team appearance in addition to when?
My start appearance on a Team GBR team was for the 1985 Junior European Champs riding Steadfast. First Medal – Junior European Champs 1987, Individual Silver riding Steadfast.
What create yous similar nigh the expanse yous directly alive in?
We possess got fantastic scenery roughly us, from our outdoor schoolhouse yous tin post away meet across the rolling Dorset province side for miles. It’s actually beautiful.
How of import is the back upward of local people for athletes hoping to compete inwards the Olympics?
The back upward from the locals is a huge boost. I’m non sure how many people actually know what nosotros create hither but they are real tolerant of the horses all-round the hamlet in addition to I promise to brand them proud come upward July.
What is the earliest retentivity yous possess got of eventing in addition to is it this retentivity that made yous desire to possess got part?
It was in all probability going to sentry my woman bring upward upshot – but I wasn’t interested inwards eventing equally a career then, my blood brother was the improve passenger at the time! I was to a greater extent than interested inwards athletics or running.
When yous started out equally an upshot rider, who was your inspiration in addition to why?
My parents, specially my woman bring upward in addition to Lucinda Prior-Palmer (now Lucinda Green)
What is the single-most of import affair an upshot passenger needs to succeed?
To hold out realistic nigh the highs in addition to lows that comes with a sport where a Equus caballus plays the primary part.
What is your favourite Equus caballus trials upshot inwards the UK?
Think I possess got to state Burghley. It is a real special identify for me.
Which Equus caballus would yous most similar to ain in addition to why (from whatever Equestrian sport)
Michael Jung’s Equus caballus La Biosthetique Sam FBW (the electrical flow World in addition to European Champion combination). I would retire him therefore I had a improve peril of winning Gold inwards London! I scream upward he would savor his retirement with me! If I could ain Sam in addition to ride Oslo inwards London I would hold out a real happy man!
If someone wanted to possess got upward the sport of eventing what would your advice hold out to them?
Be realistic in addition to weigh upward the pros in addition to cons of it earlier yous launch into an eventing career. There tin post away hold out large highs in addition to lows. There is no substitute for difficult work.
Throughout your career, which mortal has given yous the most back upward in addition to advice?
At the start of my career my Mother was a huge influence in addition to support. Without her input I sure enough wouldn’t possess got taken upward eventing. That said, in that place was never whatever pressure. Latterly, my married adult woman Alice has been both a huge back upward equally a partner but also with the horses, her experienced midpoint with contest horses summation her overstep eventing background agency I actually trust her opinion.
What is your funniest retentivity from your years inwards the sport?
There are far also many to scream upward of but most lately it would in all probability hold out going incorrect inwards my examination inwards the same twelvemonth at Burghley equally Mary King – I’m non sure Mary in addition to I were real amused nigh it but it sure enough caused some giggles alongside everyone else!
If yous weren’t an upshot rider, what chore would yous have?
I would similar to hold out preparation racehorses, my married adult woman Alice is a presenter for Channel 4 racing therefore this would hold out something nosotros would create together in addition to would also hateful nosotros got to meet to a greater extent than of ane another!
Name ane affair people in all probability don’t know nigh you?
I similar to proceed chickens, nosotros possess got quite a large variety!
If your Equus caballus was a celebrity who would he or she be?
If nosotros are talking nigh Oslo he would sure enough hold out Jonny Depp or Brad Pitt – he is real handsome, attracts a lot of attending in addition to is a existent present man!
William Fox-Pitt’s accolades to date:
- Three times World Number One (2002, 2008 & 2010)
- Ten times British Number One (1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 & 2011)
- Only passenger to possess got won 5 of the vi CCI4* iii 24-hour interval events worldwide
- Team Bonze, Beijing Olympics 2008
- Team Silver, Athens Olympics 2004
- 5th, Atlanta Olympics 1996
- Team Gold & Individual Silver World Equestrian Games, Kentucky 2010
- Team Silver in addition to 15th Individually World Equestrian Games, Aachen 2006
- Team Bronze World Equestrian Games, Jerez, Kingdom of Spain 2002
- 6 Team Gold European Championships (1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005 & 2009)
- Individual Silver European Championships, Blenheim 2005
- 4 overstep 10 private placings at European Championships (1995, 2001, 2003 & 2005)
- Winner of 47 CCI three-day events in addition to 21 CIC events
- Winner of xi CCI4* events
- Twice winner of HSBC FEI Classics championship (2008 & 2010)
- 6 Burghley CCI4* titles (1994, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008 & 2011)
- 1 Badminton CCI4* championship (2004)
- 2 Rolex Kentucky CCI4* titles (2010 & 2012)
- 1 Pau CCI4* championship (2011)
- 1 Luhmuhlen CCI4* championship (2008)
- 4 British Open Championship titles (1995, 2000, 2003 & 2005)
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