We had a great day at Burnham Market today, quite unexpectedly Grafennacht pulled it off to win the Advanced, my first in quite a time.  She led the dressage on a score of 24 with a very nice test, it wasn't perfect but it was pre...

We have been at Thoresby for the Advanced these couple of days.  Grafennacht was really good I was very pleased with her dressage, she scored 28.  She got a bit stuck in the mud, broke into canter so lost a few marks for that, her...

Thanks to Tweseldown we were very lucky that our season got off to a start following the cancellation of Cirencester.  I don't know how Rachel and her team managed to put a day like that together, with a terrific course, in under two&n...

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From Maryland it was straight down to Santiago, Chile for the Pan American Games with team Brazil.   I knew it was going to be quite a tense week as we needed to get our Olympic qualification.  Whilst the team was more than capable of thi...

It was fantastic to finish second at Maryland with Grafennacht.  She jumped a really good round and was so nearly clear. , but how oftend o we say that....   She felt fantastic after cross country, trotted up well, and has come out of the...

I was delighted with Grafennacht, she was pure class.  Everyone talked about the course riding really big and I have got to say it really didn’t. She jumped round for fun.  We had a frustratingly long hold, which was obvious...

I am very pleased with Lillie today, she did a very good test, and was very composed. She was quite excited and quite forward going, so did well to contain herself. There were a couple of things obviously which could have been better, as always, but ...

We had a very much a 'work in progress day', not a glossy glorious day.     Dressage was pretty good, Santini scored 29, Cusco got 24, both were in the lead at some point.  Bruno was on 30, and he was also quite in contention. ...

I had quite a mixed day at Cornbury yesterday, it was jolly hot but the horses coped very well.   I had Absolutely doing the 6yo final, and very annoyingly I rather let him down with an error of course and we got a moderate mark in the end, wh...

The second half part of the season is very much underway and Grafennacht is now back in action. She has been away for a couple of months doing embryo transfers with sadly no joy.  Happily she has come back feeling well, and has now had a good ru...

I was very excited to have Grafennacht out for the first time since Badminton.  She has been a bit delayed this autumn because she spent two months at Twemlows trying for embryo transfers, none of which sadly worked.  I had not run her at H...

 We had an enjoyable day at West Wilts today with three of my four Novices doing a double clear, and one was a bit green cross country.Santini did a double clear and got his first ever BE point. He was clear show jumping, I was really pleas...

It is wonderful here at Hartpury as summer has somewhat returned.  It makes such a difference and after all the rain the ground is also perfect.    Duke Legacy did a fault free test, certainly one of his best tests and he only got a ...

The excitement of Aston yesterday was Absolutely’s win in the Novice.  It was his second win in a row which is very exciting and he did go extremely well. He did a lovely dressage, got 27 and finished on that very comfortably. Things are l...

  Today was my Tweseldown day and it brought a super win for BLS Absolutely.  He has been going well all year but things haven’t always come together and today they did.   He led the dressage with a very nice test of 26. &n...

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It was Aston Le Walls weekend instead of former Barbury and whilst it is very sad to have lost Barbury, hopefully temporarily, Aston Le Walls stepped up to the mark. There is another new all weather arena which is massive and amazing, and the 3* cros...

It was our first visit to Chepstow at Howick and it was a super event to add to the calendar for me.   They had done a really good job with all the ground considering everything and it was a great outing for the youngsters.   I had a pr...

 We had an enjoyable day at West Wilts today, it was hot and humid but the horses went well.  I had BLS Absolutely in the Novice again and he did a lovely dressage of 26, he was a little bit fresh and forward in the show jumping to have 8 p...

  Sadly Saturday did not go to plan and Moonlight Charmer and I came unstuck.  The course had been riding well and Moonlight Charmer was giving me a great ride, sadly he got tired and he was obviously more tired than I felt because he fell...

Moonlight Charmer’s dressage today went very much to plan and he did a very pleasing test.  He ended up on 30.6 and in 13th position, which is a little bit off the pace, but overall I was very pleased with his work.  He was very relax...

Many apologies for the Bicton update being rather late, the trip to Millstreet has somewhat got in the way.  We were very pleased with how Duke Legacy finished out at Bicton.  He came out of his cross country very well and trotted up nice a...

Duke Legacy had a very happy cross country day and coped well with the step up to 3*L .  He took on the course with a real confidence and although at times he was a little bit green he was very honest and coped well with the undulations.  H...

I am now at Bicton which is looking gorgeous and Duke Legacy is on good form.  I was very pleased with his dressage today, he did a very pleasing test to score 30.5 to be in 9th position.  With a couple of squarer halts he would be in the m...

Tweseldown today was not a day of great achievement but all the horses at least had a good run.   Absolutely flew the flag with a nice test of 28, pole down in show jumping and a very easy clear cross country.   Santini showed a bit of ...

After the loss of Rockingham, how lucky were we that Tweseldown put on an extra day. How they can run another whole day at 24hrs notice I can’t begin to imagine, but it was a great day on perfect ground over good courses.   Cayiano kept...

Aston le Walls managed to pull it all together and carry on with their Intermediate today despite our crazy weather.  The course was obviously soft but not too difficult and there was nothing that should have caused much trouble.  Apart fro...

Badminton came to a very pleasing conclusion with Grafennacht looking great after the cross country.  She trotted up well and put in a really nice round of show jumping.  Even though she had three down I was very pleased with how she jumped...

 Cross country day arrived and the course had taken a real hammering from a lot of rain on Friday.  So riders were naturally quite concerned about how the horses would cope. Alterations had been made, in my opinion not necessarily the right...

We all arrived a day later this year which in itself was quite strange, and into the new lorry park where we all are together.  We used to park in the village in Liz Beattie’s back paddock, and rather enjoyed the odd hot bath! The rai...

It was good to be at Cirencester Park today, on Thursday it was looking quite unlikely.    I had Moonlight Charmer having another Advanced run, and he was on good form.  He did a very nice dressage test of 30, jumped a great clear fo...

Everyone was very happy that Calmsden was able to run and they certainly did an amazing job getting the show on the road.  They had more decent rain the day before so goodness knows how they did it.  I had a very pleasing day with a very ra...

 You may have heard that Burnham Market was another casualty to our British weather. Alec and Emily Lahore and their team from Musketeer worked miracles to make anything happen at all.On the Friday things were looking good, everything was drying...

Finally we had a fabulous day at Larkhill, conditions were great and the sun shone.   I had two in the 100.  Santini very excitingly finished 2nd.   I was very pleased with his dressage of 25.5, lots of bits will improve but he ...

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Given the state of the UK and the rainfall it was a miracle that Thoresby ever happened.  I am naturally very grateful that it did because I managed to get my necessary qualification for Kentucky or Badminton, but a lot of people pulle...

We have had a very sad week at Fox-Pitt Eventing with the loss of Oratorio.  We must thank everyone for the kind wishes and messages of support.   Some more ‘less bad’ news is that Little Fire has been diagnosed with a check l...

After a rapid turnaround with the lorry on Saturday, we picked up Alex VT to help with the driving, and we picked up the three Advanced horses.  We were very lucky to be staying overnight with Piggy French, sadly we arrived rather late but the s...

The 2023 season got off to a start at Moreton and it was a pretty soggy morning.   I started with my two Novices and Cayiano strutted his stuff very successfully to finish third, which was not pre-empted.  His dressage...

The 2023 season is around the corner and as usual it will be here before we know it.  I have been very busy doing some teaching and now we are focusing on the season.  I have got an exciting team of horses which you will see and there are l...

ASTON LE WALLS TRAINING - 6 & 7 FEBRUARY 2023    William will be training at Aston le Walls for two days, presenting both arena jumping and all weather cross country training.   Classes of up...

We have now moved into winter mode and are very busy adding to our team.  Most of the guys from this season are staying on which is great news.  I am looking for another jockey and possibly someone with some managing experience.   Th...

  The 2022 season came to a happy conclusion at Bicton with both Max McInerney and Duke Legacy going very well.     Duke Legacy had not been out for a while since his unfortunate fall at Wellington, and I really didn't feel tha...

  Today was a very enjoyable and positive day at Bovington.  The summer is clearly over and the weather was a little bit on the dodgy side, but we survived.   The excitement of the day was that Absolutely had an end of season win in...

Sadly Boekelo didn’t finish up as well as I would have liked with 3 down, but Moonlight Charmer overall jumped a very decent round and considering this was his first 4*L he was feeling good.  He is a very good jumper and I am putting his p...

Moonlight Charmer went really well and clear today.  He coped with the atmosphere brilliantly, just got a little tired towards the end and got a few time faults.  He has moved up the order to 19th place.  I am very pleased wi...

 Boekelo is in great shape with lovely weather and good ground, which is not taken for granted.Moonlight Charmer did his dressage test this morning and I was very pleased with his test. He did a very smooth fluent test but he was very much marke...

  Osberton was a weekend for the youngsters and it threw up a bit of a mixed bag.    Lamborghini had some slight differences of opinion in the dressage which caught me rather by surprise. The cross count...

 Devastatingly we lost Georgisaurous last month.  He had done all his necessary rehab for his leg, in Ireland, and was about to come home when he injured himself in the field. He sustained a fracture to his vertebrae and he sadly had t...

 We had a very enjoyable and productive day at South of England.  The first time I have been there for quite a few years and the Nolan team have really kept the show on the road.  There was a country fayre and steam rally on the Showgr...

Saturday at Cornbury was also a bit of a mixed day; Cayiano completed his first FEI competition very professionally.  He was unlucky to knock the last fence down, he just ended up too deep and nothing could be done.  He then flew around the...

Despite the hugely sad news of the Queen's death Cornbury decided to go ahead.  To be fair to them the competition had started yesterday, and they did have the blessing of the Princess Royal.   Cornbury has a huge reputation for being a w...

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Sadly my 2022 Burghley did not come off.  I had really hoped that Burghley would suit Oratorio and I felt that this year’s course was right up his street.  He felt fantastic and there was nothing on the course that I was particularly ...

It is great to be back at Burghley after a few years and the Park is looking amazing.  They have done a serious job with the watering and the going, and whilst it isn’t going to be soft I am really hoping that it will ride well.   ...

  It was a big four days for Wellington, they are now putting on a huge event covering so many levels I don’t know how David Sheeran and his team put it all together.  They had done fantastic work with the ground, even the dress...

 It was a jolly hot Aston day but we survived.  They had done an amazing job on the ground, with watering and spiking, but with the best will in the world it certainly dried out.   I had Oratorio out just for a combined training...

 We had a worthwhile trip up to Burgham.  It is a super event and it is very smoothly directed by Craig Anderson after Martin has been taken by Burghley.It was pretty dry up there as well, and they have done a terrific job with spiking and ...

We had a productive day at Aston Le walls.  The event had done a fantastic job giving us as good conditions as possible during this hard ground time.  I therefore felt very happy to run all my horses.   Duke Legacy was having an In...

What an amazing effort Upton made; Jessica Thomas and her team had done the most amazing job, it is a very hot and hard time of year. They had even watered the dressage warm-up and the practice fences.  I know they are very fortunate that the gr...

We had a productive and fairly boiling day at Barbury. I was riding three novices and it turned out to be a fairly sweaty experience.     I had Duke Legacy in the open novice and he did a good test to score 29.  The arenas are p...

We have just had the amazing Aachen experience.  There is no other event/venue like it in the world, so to be there is a complete privilege.  After Badminton I had hoped to take Little Fire there so I was very pleased to be in the 5 se...

We have arrived in Aachen and are settled in.  We had a good journey from Dorset, a slight delay at Dover with paperwork meant we were behind the 'Team GB' convoy, but otherwise the journey was quite straight forward.  We are third in ...

I had a very pleasing day with my youngsters at Farley Hall.   I had Papillon Noir doing his last 100, and he did a mich improved dressage lying in third on 31.  He had a couple of silly poles down and then flew around the cross country w...

Overall we had a very satisfactory day at Farley Hall. I had a rather large entry so I was very much hoping for things to run smoothly. Farley is a super event and I very much use it as the start of my autumn campaign for most horses.The courses are ...

Friday at Nunney was a boiling day and with four rides   The day started well with Duke Legacy in the Open Novice.  He led the dressage on a score of 26.3.  I just added a small time faults on cross country for his win.  It was ...

For Yes I Can his Bramham was a very happy show.   His dressage was by no means a failure, he performed very solidly but just not flash enough to get a good score and I was a little disappointed that he only got 34.7, so he was a little bit 'm...

 It was a beautiful sunny day at Pontispool.Cayiano was having another 100 run and he put it all together very nicely and had a pleasing win on a score of 22.Although Papillon Noir’s result doesn’t read quite as well I was delighted ...

  Rockingham The long trip to Rockingham was well worth it, it is a very special event, everything is done so well and this year the ground on Friday was perfect to boot.   I had two in the BE100 and it was Papillon Noir’s first o...

Aston le Walls So last week it was on from Badminton to Aston Le Walls and first up was Duke Legacy doing his first Intermediate.  I had hoped he would be ready as he had been very confident at Novice.  He did a very decent ...

Apologies for the zero communication, the comms setup at Badminton was an embarrassment, we could hardly get the mobile phones to work, let alone do updates!   So for me Badminton 2022 was pretty decent, both horses got there in very good form...

On Saturday it was back to Bicton with Cayiano, for his first competition since Cirencester Park. As it had been so long I decided to move him into a 100 again just to get him back and on the job.   He did a super test to b...

It was a pretty good day at Bicton.  The day started off with Under Oath finally having his first run, and he did a pretty decent dressage to score 30 and then did a lovely easy double clear, and thoroughly enjoyed himself.   Duke Le...

We had a happy day at Burnham Market yesterday.  I had very luckily been signed back on to ride and the horses were on great form, so overall I couldn’t have been happier.Yes I Can was only having his 2nd run of the season and was joi...

Am pleased to say I have been cleared to ride, and my medical suspension has been lifted today.      I will be competing at Burnham Market on Friday, and am hoping to give Oratorio a run around there to give us a good run before Bad...

Sadly Snow Leopardess didn’t have the Grand National we all dreamt of but she pulled up well and is enjoying a well earned break with her daughter Red Panda.   ...

 Oratorio jumped a good clear show jumping and as he was Harry’s first ride on the cross country we decided it shouldn’t be done on a strange horse so he was withdrawn.Little Fire knocked the first jump then jumped a beautiful round ...

 Little Fire was performing today at Thoresby and again Harry Meade was kindly riding for me.  With a lovely test and score of 25.4 they are lying in third place overnight.  I am really pleased with how Little Fire worked today and am ...

Oratorio did a nice dressage with a few frustrating mistakes, which I am sure you could put down to horse and rider not knowing each other.  They have ended up with a score of 35 which was about right.  The weather here has been quite...

We are heading to Thoresby for the weekend as Harry Meade has kindly agreed to ride Little Fire and Oratorio again for me.  Oratorio has his dressage this afternoon, and Little Fire tomorrow afternoon, all part of their Badminton preparatio...

Thursday 7th April 2022   A rare opportunity for cross county tuition from one of the world's top event riders around the Portman Horse Trials Cross Country Course, which is not usually available for schooling.     William is offe...

Cirencester got off to a great start on Saturday with Duke Legacy going really well in the Open Novice.  His dressage was good and he scored 27, he jumped a lovely round with one silly pole down and flew around the cross country.  So h...

I was so sorry to hear that Parklane Hawk has passed away. He was a fantastic horse to have had, and I have some great wins to remember him by. He could not have had a better retirement at Rookery Park Stud where he spent the last few years of his li...

The team had a very happy day at Moreton and everything went to plan.   Caiyano did a lovely dressage, scored 26, and he followed that up with a good double clear and a 6th rosette.  I got 4 time faults cross country but that felt plenty ...

Tweseldown this year was quite different to last, and we had a lovely day which they very much deserved.   Little Fire and Oratorio got their season off pretty well.  Little Fire did 25 dressage and a double clear, and Oratorio did 2...

  I had a great time in the US with my clinics.  I joined Rhonda and Molly Sexton in Ocala, and they did a fantastic job helped by Sarah Kozumplik.  I was very pleased to meet up with Sarah as I was kindly lent her horse Rock Pha...

The season came to a satisfying end in Pau although it was sadly not very glorious.  It was great to have Little Fire and Oratorio out at 5* and the first time since Badminton19, but it was also quite irritating that we didn’t manage ...

Cross country day didn’t quite go to plan with both horses ending up with an irritating 20.     I had Oratorio first and he did give me a great ride, I had been worried about the twists and turns...

 I had another good day in the office: Little Fire did a very nice test.  He couldn’t help but have the odd hiccup, as in the extended canter which ended up with4’s.  But he scored a very respectable mark of ...

Oratorio pulled off a very pleasing test yesterday he was very relaxed and focused and I was very pleased with how he went.  After Bicton he needed to be a bit more forwards and yesterday he certainly was, and he was rewarded. Frustratingly he m...

We had a great day at Bovington and Cayiano wrapped his season up to a tee.   He did a lovely dressage to be in the lead on 22.3 and his double clear meant he was a winner.  It was really good to give him another run after Osbert...

I have had a very exciting finish to Boekelo with Grafennacht finishing second.  It was a nice relief that everything went to plan.  She gave me a brilliant ride cross country, she made the course feel like a straight forward OI, and she di...

I am very pleased with Grafennacht today, she put in a very solid performance and totally deserved her mark of 24.9.  She made no mistakes and really concentrated well.  She probably lost a few marks fidgeting in her halt, and her medium tr...

Osberton came to a very happy conclusion for Cayiano with a lovely clear on the show jumping and a second rosette.   He did a super clear in the cross country yesterday inside the time, he had no problem with any of the fences but the whole oc...

Cayiano went very nicely and is lying in third on 26.9.  He had a couple of unsteady moments in his outline but otherwise he was very good.  ...

We had a fantastic weekend at Blenheim with the Jockey Club, doing course walks and a bit of hospitality, but today I was off to Pontispool.     I had Cayiano entered in his first Novice.  We all thought it might be an idea to d...

Cornbury   Duke Legacy’s dressage at Cornbury was today and it was the first time he has done a 2*S in order to qualify for a 2*L.  So it was his first time in a big arena and I was really pleased with how he stepped up to the mark....

Sadly cross country day didn’t go as planned as I had to retire Oratorio on the cross country course. He had been feeling fantastic and was as fit as he could be so I was very optimistic that he would fly around the course.  This was not t...

Oratorio was a real star today, he did a lovely dressage and scored 27.  He put in a really fault free performance, a couple of his halts could have been slightly better which is annoying as he normally halts so well, but he was very relaxed and...

  Wellington   Saturday Just back from a rather busy weekend at Wellington.  It got off to a very good start….but not….with Cayiano.  He was competing in his 4th event he did a very pleasing test to be in th...

Cayiano had a fabulous day at West Wilts.  He won the 5yo/100 class and he timed his victory to perfection as it is the first event all his owners could watch at.   It was just great that they could all be there, he led the dressage and s...

I was very lucky to have three 4* rides at Hartpury, they had been quite heavily balloted so to get three horses in was great. Dressage was yesterday, and they were all a little bit on their toes, they thought the main arena was quite exciting, and ...

  Dressage is over and Kazu is the leading Japanese score,  and team Japan is lying 4th at the moment.   Lots of teams didn’t produce personal bests, the two members with Kazu would like to have done better in the dressag...

 Such an amazing story - in case you missed our feature on Kazu on our Fox-Pitt Equestrian channel last summer, here it is again      Meet Kazu   ...

The Games have begun!   Kazu, Vinci de la Vigne and Jackie arrived in Tokyo last week, and William joined them on Sunday.  William's role of supporting coaching has been a delight for such a talented rider as Kazu, and to join him in...

We had a rather mixed day at Aston.  Grafennacht was having her first outing since Bicton and she had a very good day. Although she was only in the Intermeskate HC she led the dressage on 24. She rolled an annoying pole but jumped a pretty decen...

  Duke Legacy made a quick turnaround and was out at Dauntsey yesterday, and it was quite a warm one.  He did a really pleasing dressage and scored 25, in the show jumping there was a bit of a muddle – he had one unlucky pole but the...

      I had a very spoiling day at Upton riding my best two horses around a lovely OI and it all went to plan. Oratorio did a 23 double clear and Little Fire did a 27.5 double clear.  It was very good to have them both out...

Barbury Apologies for the delay, I seem to have had quite a busy weekend with plenty of travel but didn’t actually get to ride many horses.  Friday started with a Novice at Barbury with Duke Legacy who had another...

Congratulations to Kazu on his selection for Tokyo, he has been nominated into the Japanese team of 3 and he really deserves his place.  Obviously tension is building here, the Olympics is in under three weeks and quarantine is starting this cu...

The day started off quite well with Georgisaurous.  It was very good to have him out again having had a bit of time off since Aston le Walls.  He did a lovely dressage, was a bit spooky but got 26.  His jumping was back to his normal s...

 Very exciting announcement yesterday! ************************** Eventing and jumping nominated entries for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games updated Monday, 21 June 2021 British Equestrian would like to announce the final changes to the eventing nom...

Grafennacht came out of her 4* cross country very well and looked great in the trot up. She wasn’t tired at all which is very good to know for the future because, as I said, that was the biggest physical test she had ever done.   The sho...

 We had a great cross country day at Bicton. I had time to watch a bit before I got on Grafennacht and the course was certainly causing a fair bit of grief.I had expected that but I had to remind myself what a good horse Grafennacht is.Helen had...

It all came together today, we were very lucky with the ground, although they had run the 2 & 3 Star on Saturday the grounds team did a great job putting the ground back together again for Sunday.  The conditions were as good as I could have...

 I have got Little Fire here in the 4*S and he has put in a very solid performance on score of 25.4 and is currently lying In third.  Annoyingly one judge had him in the lead and one judge had him in the mix with everyone else. &n...

Today was Duke Legacy in the Novice and he had another good day.  His dressage was 30, it was a very nice quiet test, he found the bumps in the arena quite hard work but he coped well.  And then in the show jumping he jumped a lovely round ...

Aston on Friday only involved Duke Legacy because sadly Under Oath was a little under par, and he had another very successful day.   To do two double clears in your first two outings is no mean feat, and he has just done that.  He did...

Day 2 at Aston was 66% successful.  It was a very good day for Eventing and the course overall rode very well, Mark Phillips asked good questions and I think many horses will have benefited a lot from their round.  ...

Dressage got off to a pretty good start at Aston today.  All three horses did very decent tests and were very concentrated and mistake free, but as always there were a few areas that could have been better.Grafennacht did a super job to get 24.5...

After three great days in Dallas doing a clinic, organised by Rhonda and Sherry, it was back to normality with a busy day at Cirencester Park.  This is a new BE event and what a wonderful setting we had.  Musketeer had done a great job to g...

Fox-Pitt Eventing will be uniting with the football community and other sports for a social media boycott from 15.00 on Friday 30 April to 23.59 on Monday 3 May in support of bringing an end to online abuse and hate.  Equestrianism will not...

What a week that was.....just a little round up of William and Oratorio's week in pictures. Massive thanks to our lead sponsor Jeep - we hope you enjoyed our Gorilla marketing!!   Thanks to Margie Shoop for the photos   ...

What a shame it all came to an end today with a fall at the third last. He had been giving me a brilliant ride and was pretty much up on the clock, but to no avail.  Rio found the distance between logs a bit tight, left a leg and couldn’t ...

 I am really pleased with Oratorio’s dressage, he did a great test with no mistakes and I really couldn’t have asked for much more. He was quite lively today so for him to have gone in to that big arena and behaved so well was a real...

Things have come around really quickly and I am now on the eve of heading out to Kentucky for the 13th time. The Oratorio syndicate and I felt we should seize the moment as he has been preparing for Badminton all winter, is fit and ready to go and i...

 It was overall a very happy day at Weston Park. It was typical England; there was bright sunshine, freezing cold followed by 2 hours of heavy snow.When we arrived in the morning the ground was pretty much perfect and by mid afternoon it was cer...

Tweseldown It was great to be at Tweseldown the first normal BE event, and it was fun to see everyone.  I was there on the Friday in the 100 with Duke Legacy, and he got ‘the season’ off to a perfect start with a win. &nbs...

We had a lovely day at Aston Le Walls today in 20 degrees and sunshine, and for the first time this year we all got quite sweaty.   Little Fire was feeling fairly crazy and I won’t dwell on his dressage but it was rather lively and not v...

  The year actually just got started today at Aston Le Walls thanks to Nigel and his team putting on a training day.  It was an excellent idea and I really feel it could be the way forward as a way for many Spring events to function. ...

Everyone will by now know that very sadly Badminton 2021 is off.  Fox-Pitt Eventing had obviously been living in the hope that it would be on and it would give us something exciting to aim for, so now it is off we are all feeling rather flat.&nb...

The horses have continued to creep back into work, and we seem to have rather a lot at walk.  Bring on January when we can trot! That means all the grown up horses are back in and walking, and the younger ones will come back in in the New Year....

There have been a few moves on the yard and I thought I would give you a bit of an update.....   Horses We very sadly sold Atlantic Vital Spark.  He had been on the market for a while and I really felt he was part of the team here and go...

 Today is the last day of the 2020 season and we were very lucky to have such a lovely one.  The weather was beautiful, the ground perfect and the horses went well.After Under Oath’s Thoresby showdown I decided to give him a nice run ...

We had a very enjoyable outing to Bovington, after the last two years being cancelled because of weather it was great that this time they were rewarded, the weather was lovely and the ground was perfect.   I had Larav Gold Star in the BE100 in...

I apologise for not keeping up to date on Thoresby, there was a very dodgy signal but things didn't go quite to plan so there wasn't much to report anyway.  Saturday did not get off to the best start with Under Oath having a few fences down in t...

 Summer at Fernhill acquitted himself well with a pleasing test.  He did some good work with a score of 29 which puts him in 11th place so he has got everything to go for tomorrow, and I will be hoping the ground doesn’t get too ...

What a revolting day today was.  Poor Dauntsey really suffered the worst, and Beanie and Rupert did not deserve the first downpour for weeks.     I only had two rides, Oratorio and Summer at Fernhill.  It was Oratorio&rsquo...

Very sadly Atlantic Vital Spark has been sold to America.  As you will be aware I have had him on the market as he was a horse that I owned, and I didn't do well in finding an owner to buy him for me, so he therefore had to be sold, and he has g...

Burnham Market came to a very satisfying conclusion, with both Grafennacht and Lexi’s horse Chico’s Man VDF jumping lovely clears, they looked very good after their runs yesterday, and they came out feeling like they had done nothing.When...

Happily it was mission accomplished.  Grafennacht delivered a very good confident clear and has got closer to gaining her 5* qualification.  She went all the direct routes and felt very confident all the way. I wasn’t in a hurry and s...

I am very pleased to have Grafennacht at Burnham Market.  She did a pretty decent test and got 27.9 which has got her in 8th place.  You have got to be pleased with that lying in 8th place on an 8yo in her first 4*L, it is not a bad start. ...

William was joined by the incredible photographer Kos Evans to host a jumping masterclass in the Main Derby Ring at Hickstead last week.  The day was designed to give the lucky competitors a chance to meet William and Kos, walk the course with t...

It is very nostalgic to be back at Cornbury for the first time since 2000.  When I was riding there in the 90’s most of the people competing there today hadn't been born which was quite a thought.David Howden and his Cornbury team had done...

We received the terribly sad news that Chilli Morning died this morning at home with the Stone’s, he was 20 years old.   Chilli was a truly fantastic horse. How lucky was I to have ridden him for five years?   What a life he ha...

This was really the first big focus we have had for a long time and the show jumping course was very close to height and the time was pretty tight.  The course however was not too technical and overall there were quite a few clear rounds.  ...

We had a happy day 2 at Burgham. I seemed to be riding endlessly but didn’t do an awful lot.   The day started off with dressage with Oratorio in the 4*, and he did a very pleasing job.  They had all been fairly lit u...

Team Fox-Pitt have settled in at Burgham and William's five entries acorss the 2*L and 4*S are keeping them on their toes, as well as Lexi with her horse Chico's Man VDF also in the 4*S.   Under Oath (Crunchie) is in the 2*L.  He passed t...

 It was a huge day at Aston Le Walls with Under Oath doing his first Intermediate, and he totally pulled it off with a double clear.  He did a really nice test for 25 which had him right up there, the show jumping was on grass because of th...

Atlantic Vital Spark did his dressage yesterday in an extreme heatwave and produced a very pleasing test.  He only got 35 which is a shame but I am not worried about that.     The thunder didn't arrive overnight but the temperat...

We had a pretty happy day today and Under Oath gave me my first win of the season.  He did a pretty spot on dressage, despite some jockey misdemeanours, and he got 19.8, he was then clear show jumping.  His clear inside the time cross count...

Bicton day 3   We had a very enjoyable day at Bicton and it turned out to be a bit of a Dressage success day.   Little Fire and Oratorio were in the OI and they both got 25 in the dressage and were both lying second, they then did pleas...

Day 1 at Bicton was all good.  I had Under Oath in the Novice and we had another very happy day.  He did a very pleasing test of 25.  He had a fence in the show jumping which was silly as he jumped well and just touched the last fence&...

It was a very satisfactory day for Team Fox-Pitt at Aston. We had seven horses from the yard there and we had 7 double clears, so we really couldn’t be happier. I had two Intermediates and three Novices.  The day kicked off rather early i...

It was the start to ‘part 2’ of the season and everyone was very happy to be at Tweseldown.  It was a lovely day and naturally very dry, they had done all they could with the ground and it did break up well on the cross country to gi...

William will be hosting a cross country clinic at his local schooling ground in Child Okeford (DT10) on Sunday 19th July. You have the choice of an Individual lesson at £150 or shared lesson at £60pp All levels covered.   Booking...

Vacancy for Equestrian Yard maintenance person   We are looking for someone to work on our busy Equestrian yard 3 days per week with potential for full time. General maintenance and jobs on the yard. Tractor driving, grass cutting, ...

Happily we are all still going strong and we are making the most of being stuck at home.  The place is looking immaculate and the horses are working nicely.  Most now have had a bit of a break and we are still focusing on Dressage.  Ha...

William has teamed up with Equireel to offer an amazing one-to-one online coaching session tailored around your individual needs.    Upload some video and book your training slot for a 30 minute video call with William to talk about ways ...

We are really excited to introduce you to our latest foal, a lovely filly sired by Tomatillo, Tamarillo's clone.  She has caused quite a stir on the yard so far.... ...

What an amazing event the Virtual Eventing team managed to organise and present, it was certainly great fun taking part!   No doubt you caught site of Team Fox-Pitt on the screen....William dressed as a nurse in the trot-up with Cool Mountain ...

 Hasn't it been sad not to be enjoying the splendour and fun of Badminton Horse Trials.  We have been looking back at some of the old photos and archives, there have been lots of 'flashback' photos published too.    William's ro...

News is out.....I’m on Team GB for the Global Charities Cup! Please get behind Virtual Eventing, they’re raising Money for our NHS. Our total is now over £20k BUT we need more. I’m riding and I have my own...

We are all ticking along nicely here at Wood Lane and are rather now waiting for the next decision in three weeks time.     Horses are on very good form and now all have a Plan B, they are working fairly gently just keeping things va...

Sadly things are grinding to a halt and it is currently very tough having no competitions to aim for, but we will survive!   The horses at the moment are staying in lighter work and it would be great to know how long all the cancellations will...

We have not been successful getting into Lincolnshire this weeekend so plenty of time for more homework.  We have been on the waitlist for the last 10 days but everyone is desperate for the run so no spaces have come up.   We are now hopi...

 It was certainly a mixed day and the 2020 season did start but then it stopped!   Centurian Bay was my only horse to have completed the event, and he had a very pleasing day.  He had a nice run in the 100open.  He did a very re...

 ** Sadly this has been cancelled due to the ongoing cocners over Coronavirus. **     To book your place on this Clinic please click here:  Portman Clinic   ...

Things are properly underway now and we have got a new team in place, who are getting the hang of things very quickly.  I will introduce them all individually very shortly.  I have now got 10 horses in to event which is a good number.Little...

We really hope you will join us as we share our journey through a busy Eventing season and Olympic year.   Remember that to stay in touch you just have to click on the link below and simply choose 'subscribe' on the Youtube page. You wil...

We have been working on an exciting project as there is never enough horsey stuff on TV, so we thought we would tell you more of the stories behind Fox-Pitt Equestrian and Wood Lane Stables.     We hope you enjoy it!   Make s...

2020 here we are…. the yard is completely full, and as of tonight there is not one space.   I have got 9 horses in and 2 youngsters to be sold.  Kazu has got 4, my team here have got 3, and we have 2 hunters, Bella of Roxburgh Even...

William is opening up his yard for The Eventing Club Members and their guests, to see how everything works in the "off" season. 2020 is a very exciting year as it‘s an Olympic year, even if William isn't selected he will be going to Tokyo to ...

Equestrian in the Park in Perth was an amazing experience and I must really thank Sam Griffiths for his responsibility in getting me invited to be there.  My trip out to Australia was pain free and as soon as I landed I found myself trying five ...

Bicton was Team Fox-Pitt's last outing of 2019 and it promised to be a very busy day with five horses jumping 3 courses and it turned out to be more than just busy.     The day started off with my gang of 5 year olds in the BE100, and wit...

Kazu’s season has also come to an end.  He sadly didn’t make Pau with Tacoma d’Horset, but he finished the season on a brilliant note in Boekelo with a fantastic 6th place on Bernadette Utopia, finishing on her dressage score. ...

It was a great finish to the Lion trip with Lillie finishing 4th in the 7yo.  She jumped a really good round but very frustratingly just touched the first fence, otherwise she would have won.  We jumped in the main arena in the end and the ...

It was a very happy day at Lion with Grafennacht giving me a great ride.  It had rained a lot overnight and the ground was cutting up a bit but overall it was very good.  She really flew around the course and did the time very easily. ...

Lillie got here in very good order and settled in to her French stable.  She had quite an early draw in the dressage which I was quite pleased about because the ground in the main arena was particularly soft, and she did a very decent test. Over...

Lion d'Angers 2019 William and Grafennacht are doing their dressage test at 2.30pm (french time) today.   Entries and times are here:- https://www.worldsporttiming.com/contenu/documents/0001_017781.pdf   This is the link for live stre...

I am delighted to be taking part in 'Equestrian in the Park' in Australia on Saturday, 30th November, 2019.       Venue: Taylor Reserve - Victoria Park, Perth http://www.equestrianinthepark.com.au   Equestrian in...

 Taverna Tony had a pretty good first Novice run with me.  His dressage overall was very decent and he scored 30. There were some very nice bits and a couple of mistakes.  He then jumped a good clear and gave me a very pleasing ride cr...

Saturday kicked off with Adam and Secret Night on the cross country in the 2*L, and he had a great round but an annoying glance off a corner. He even managed to go inside the time, and Secret Night came out of it very well.I was jumping Grafennacht f...

 It has not been a sterling dressage day today but they have gone basically pretty well overall.Under Oath was in first and he did go nicely and I was thrilled with his 2* test. He made no mistakes and I thought he was very grown up, and unlucky...

It has been a productive day at Pontispool; we had a lovely morning but the rain did come a little bit in the afternoon.  They had done a fair bit of work on the ground but it was still on the firm side, so I took them all fairly quietly.  ...

Georgisaurous did his dressage on Friday and it was the first time he was doing the 4* short test.  He went really well and I was delighted with the test.  There will of course need to be some improvement as he only got 29.8 which was a bit...

Busy day at Blenheim today, with William, Lexi and Kazu competing  4* L, and William also riding in the 4*S.   Lexi and Chico’s Man went out on cross country first, and had a good round just over the time, but an unfortunate 20 put ...

Kazu has just done his test in the 4*L at Blenheim, and it has gone very well.  Brookpark Vikenti did a foot perfect test apart from three 'not perfect’ halts, and they are lying in 4th place on 25.6.My dressage got off to a pretty good st...

Kazu, Lexi and I are all entered in the 4*L at Blenheim, and I am pleased to say everyone has passed the trot up, so we are all go. Atlantic Vital Spark (Ted) does his dressage tomorrow morning, and Georgisaurous starts in the 4*S with dressage on F...

  We had a very enjoyable day at the last little Gatcombe ever.   The weather was perfect, we had two personal bests in dressage.    Summer At Fernhill was having his first run since Tokyo and he did a very nice steady tes...

Before West Wilts I managed to get up to Burghley for the day to walk the course.  I very much enjoyed walking with The Eventing Club members, we had a good turnout of enthusiasts and I was very impressed with how many made the finish.I couldn&r...

Under Oath's return to Eventing at West Wilts was a pretty good day.  For various reasons, but no fault of his own, he has not competed since Dauntsey in July, so he was quite surprised to be out.  His dressage was good, as usual, and he wa...

Brilliant interview with Alice and William at Burghley Horse Trials yesterday as Alice hosts the Musto show each morning.   Links below for social media only - instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/tv/B2E2TDuB6J6/?igshid=1l8nwb0pxz...

  We had a very successful turnaround to Wellington from Blair.  I was totally spoilt as I can no longer drive the lorry, so I went to sleep on the M6 and woke up next day at Wellington.  I got a full night’s sleep which is a fi...

  It ended up rather a mixed Blair trip.  I had a maddening fall on Yes I Can, I managed to fall at the smallest fence on the course and I am not sure why it happened, but luckily he had a good run most of the way around which is what he n...

 Both  Atlantic Vital :Spark and Yes I Can were in the show jumping today. they both  jumped well but each had one down.  I was happy with their performanceS and everything is looking all ok for tomorrow‘s criss country. i...

  We arrived at Blair last night after a good journey North.  The weather is drying up and the ground has had rain but looks like it is pretty decent.   I was pleased with Yes I Can’s test and a little bit disappointed to get ...

Ready Steady Tokyo test event was quite an experience, I was very fortunate to be asked to take Summer At Fernhill out to complete in the 3*S and it was great that Catherine Witt could come out too.  We were obviously there testing all things Ol...

Yes I Can followed up on his pleasing dressage test with a superb clear show jumping. He really jumped well and felt back to his best.  Not that he hasn’t been jumping well but he has been knocking some jumps down.    He was st...

 Have a great day day at Gatcombe, and both horses were really good.Graffenacht jumped a foot perfect show jumping which put her in the lead, but very annoyingly a couple of time penalties cross country was too many and we ended up second.  ...

Dressage today was not at all bad but it wasn’t quite as good as it could have been.    Atlantic Vital Spark was first on and did make a few mistakes, although overall he did a pretty nice test and he scored 32.  He wasn’...

I am very excited to be asked by Team GB to go to the test event in Tokyo, and also to be able to help Kazu out there.  I will be riding Summer at Fernhill, and Kazu will be riding Tacoma d'Horset.  The competition is 3*S but it will be all...

The team and I very busy on Tuesday with my sponsor Boehringer-Ingelheim's team here filming a feature on Equine Gastric Ulcers for Horse & Country TV.  Also joining us was the amazing Dicky Hepburn, B&W Equine's expert vet on gastric ul...

Overall we had a very happy day at Aston on Sunday.  Yes I Can was having his first run since Tatts and was feeling very good.  He did a decent test to score 28.  In the jumping he actually jumped pretty well but had 2 down which was f...

 Happily both horses have had a very good first Advanced experience. Georgisaurous did a foot perfect double clear.  I frustratingly got 4 time faults in the show jumping but felt I was going plenty fast enough.  He didn’t touch ...

We had a good dressage day at Aston Le Walls.  Georgisaurous was doing his first Advanced and did a very decent test to score 29.8.  It was one of the more difficult advanced tests so he was very much in the deep end but he coped brill...

After our Scottish trip it was back to reality quickly with Dauntsey yesterday. Under Oath had a very pleasing outing. He did another very nice test to score 25, had a couple of poles show jumping but actually jumped a very decent round.  I the...

Barbury became rather a disaster zone with only one of my horses going clear cross country.  I managed to fall off Georgisaurous, had a run out on Atlantic Vital Spark, so thank goodness for Summer At Fernhill...

 We have had dressage day at Barbury which was not a very flashy one, but overall I was quite satisfied.It was their first run since Tatts and they were all a little bit happy to be out. Georgisaurous got 28 which I was happy with, Atlantic Vita...

 Had a great day at Chepstow, with Under Oath finishing 4th in the Novice, and Grafennacht producing a superb performance to win the Novice Regional Final and qualify for the Novice Championships.   Great photos of Under Oath from Grace a...

We had a fun outing at Farley Hall yesterday, it is a lovely event and runs in a beautiful park. How often do you go around a cross country course in one field.   I had Under Oath and Centurian Bay having their first outing for a while, and th...

The 5 year olds have now been in work a little while, and they were having their first jump on the lunge today.    As I usually do, they have had all Spring off in the field waiting for some better weather to start work.  They have n...

Very happily all horses trotted up well this morning.  The team had worked very hard but there was nothing that we were particularly worried about. First to jump in the 3* was Atlantic Vital Spark, and he really looked like he had done nothin...

It was a pretty good day today at Tatts, but sadly not quite perfect.   The day got off to a very good start with Summer at Fernhill flying around the course. It was the biggest thing he has done and he did it all very well, he got a ...

Yes I Can had his 4*dressage and overall I was happy with his good parts. There were some bits that weren’t smooth enough but the quality work he showed is certainly encouraging for the future. He probably about deserved his mark of 33 but I wa...

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Thursday was dressage day for the 4*L horses - William with Yes I Can and Kazu with Bernadette Utopia. Bernadette Utopia did a lovely test and is currently in 3rd position on a score of 29.2 Yes I Can did some nice work and is currently in 14th pla...

Grafennacht is back to normal again and did a lovely test in the 2*YH, and is in the lead on 24.  She was very good, very serious and did a fault free test, and dare I say I did dream of getting a lower 20’s.  There are a few more to ...

Had a good day with Centurian Bay at Pontispool where he has won his second ever BE point. He did a nice test that I was pleased with, there was a bit of crookedness and wobbling but he got 30 and was lying 2nd. He then jumped a lovely clear show jum...

Today it was off to Tweseldown with the youngsters and it was a very productive day, though not the smoothest or most glorious.  Under Oath again did a lovely test of 26, he rolled a couple of poles show jumping, it wasn’t his best round b...

Rockingham Saturday was a pretty good day and overall I could not have been happier. Atlantic Vital Spark jumped a foot perfect clear in the show jumping, I then let him bowl on a bit cross country as I thought the course was a good experience a...

Serious potential 5* horse9yo 16.3 bay geldingReal blood typeIrish bred by Atlantic SparkeyBeen ridden by a younger and older rider, so very versatile.   He has had two solid performances at 3*L and is ready for his first Advanced. A real qual...

 Our Oslo filly is doing well, Tessa has sent us another photo of her at one week old;  ...

 It has been a rather easy day at Rockingham with four horses in the 3*S, and all of them were pretty nice, so my life was nice and straight forward.First on was Atlantic Vital Spark, and he had quite an early drawer, but was in a very good fram...

Under Oath delivered the goods with a really pleasing cross country.  It was a very nice decent course but it was certainly the biggest he had ever done and I was thrilled with how he tackled all the questions.  He thought it was quite hard...

We are now up at Chatsworth and had a very trouble free trip up.     First on was Crunchie doing his first 2* dressage and I was delighted with him.  I have never done sitting trot, worn top hat and tails on him, and he has never bee...

 We are thrilled to introduce you to the new addition to the Fox-Pitt clan!  This filly was born last night and is from Oslo, and is a little sister to Oratorio!  ...

It was Aston today and the rains arrived, and on top of a well watered and aggravated course made for perfect going.    It was a busy day and Summer at Fernhill was on first. He did a pretty decent test overall and scored 28. I was happ...

 Oratorio came out very well on Friday and was nice and relaxed before his dressage he warmed up really very well. Unfortunately when he went in he saw a few things and got quite tense and was not his best in the dressage which was disappointing...

 All three horses have passed the trot ups this morning, Kazu will jump this morning in 21st position, and William with Oratorio (14th) and Little Fire (11th) will jump after 2pm today.   exact times to follow shortly..........

What an amazing day for everyone at Team Fox-Pitt   Little Fire was 9th out on course, they put in a wonderful performance, took all the direct routes, and finished with 11.6 time faults which has put them in 11th place overnight.   Kaz...

 Oratorio did a lovely test today and despite the rain coming down just as they went into the arena he has a score of 34 which puts him in 35th place.  Cross Country times tomorrow:- 12.03 Little Fire 14.54 Tacoma d’horset and Kazu...

  Little Fire was a very good boy this morning, he was certainly on his toes when he arrived, and he did very well to get it al together in time for his early draw.  His test really did go to plan and he did some superb work, and he ended ...

Team Fox-Pitt walked the course with William last night, and fortunately they made it back just before dark!     ...

William and Alice joined the Nyetimber team last night on their Lakeside bus at Badminton.  Everyone enjoyed a magnificent dinner, and a good time was had by all.    ...

Oratorio and Little Fire passed the trot-up today, and Kazuma with Tacoma d'horset also.   Dressage times out for tomorrow:-   Thursday 10.34 William and Little Fire (No15) Friday11.18 Kazu & Taco  (No66)16.20 William and Orat...

Team Fox-Pitt and Team Tomoto set off this afternoon for Badminton Horse Trials.  Two lorries, 3 horses, 5 passengers, masses of tack, saddles and the like, oodles of food and drink.....it has certainly taken some packing!   Dressage star...

It was a much better day at Withington today, and my youngsters really came up with the answers. I got a late entry for Grafennacht in the Open Novice, and she did a lovely test, followed by a double clear. Frustratingly I got a few time faults bu...

 Today the wind was totally crazy at Withington but it didn’t rain so we can’t complain.Georgisaurous had another very pleasing day, he did a lovely test of 28, show jumped really well and clear with 1 time fault, and then went very ...

What a difference a week makes, from a baltic Burnham to a boiling Bicton.   Not such a busy day today with three; Under Oath was in the Novice again and had a very productive day.  He got 28 in the dressage, which was pretty decent c...

Yes I Can achieved the main objection of the weekend which was to get his 4* qualification. It was a long old wait today and it would have been very frustrating if it had been in vein. However he jumped an excellent clear in the show jumping.  T...

I have had a busy day at Burnham Market today.  The day got off to a good start with Georgisaurous in the Intermediate.  He did a very nice dressage and was in the lead on a rather unremarkable score of 29. He show jumped a lovely clear, pr...

 It was an eventful day at Larkhill with some ups and downs.  It is always a great event for the youngsters and I felt the cross county course was much improved this year, as many of the distances were no longer on their half strides so the...

It was Greenfort Gorgeous George’s first outing with me in the 100, he did a very agreeable test but he is quite babyish, and I think due to his outline he only ended up with a 36.  In the show jumping he was very confident but perhaps a b...

After Portman being cancelled last year it was just great to be there today, there is such a good atmosphere and a really big team effort from the Portman Hunt.  The ground was surprisingly dry but with quite a lot of dew the show jumping was qu...

Day 3 at Belton was rather a work in progress day.  Things did not go totally to plan but it was hopefully productive.Oratorio show jumped actually very well although he rolled two poles.  I was pleased with his round and he tried hard over...

Oratorio and Little Fire have done their 4* dressage and overall I was very happy. Neither of them excelled but they both coped well in the atmosphere and did some good work and that is why they are here. Little Fire’s mark was probably a ...

Day 2 at Gatcombe wasn’t quite as productive as Day 1, but overall it went pretty well.  I started with Yes I Can in the OI and he did a very nice test, very early in the morning, to score 29.  He then show jumped a lovely round and w...

It was a very enjoyable at Gatcombe with very near perfect conditions.   So it was an ideal start for Under Oath. He was doing his first Novice of his career and he was 29 dressage and clear Show jumping, which had him in the lead, and then ...

We are on our way to Hartpury for my '50 not out' lecture demo.  It's going to be a really fun evening with Alice on the microphone, five of my equine stars in the arena, and Team Fox-Pitt working hard behind the scenes. I am really pleased to ...

We had a good second day at Tweseldown....Georgisaurous was in the ON and did a very nice test of 26.  He was very on his toes to be on grass for the first time, the warmup is right next to the road and he is not a huge fan of vehicles so he was...

We have started!Day 1 at Tweseldown overall went pretty well but for some reason it was pretty manic.  My times were quite intense but the team did a brilliant job and we got it all done.  The day started off with Crunchie, who has now got ...

 I was invited to the Aiken Showcase by Shelley Page and her team, and I travelled out last Wednesday night to get to know my mount – Sandro’s Star.  Very fortunately he was a nice horse and was very receptive to be ridden by a ...

 After my trip to France it was back to the UK for Team Training and some cross country schooling, and now I am off to America for the Grandprix Showcase Event in Aiken.  I am incredibly lucky to have been leant a lovely horse called Sandro...

I cannot believe we are in February already and the season is around the corner.  February passes in a flash and we will be at Tweseldown before we know it.  I am sadly not starting my season at Moreton, as usual, as I have been invited to ...

  We had a wonderful day at Buckingham Palace yesterday being awarded my MBE by Prince Charles.  It was lovely to share the moment with Alice and the boys, and it was a big moment for the boys to experience Buckingham Palace.  Pr...

Today has been a hugely proud day for William, Alice and the family, as well as for all of us at Team Fox-Pitt. William received his honour today from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace.   Photo published by The Royal Family via Twitter ...

WILLIAM FOX-PITT "GRAFENNACHT"   Potential future 4* horse   Very sadly for sale on behalf of owner/breeder   6yo 16.2/3hh approx. Mare by Grafenstolz x Nachtigall (Narew TB)   16 BE points 97 Foundation Points...

I am really excited to see 2TheBarn’ s public “opening” on Monday.  Thanks to the hard work of Tara Glen and her team, the site has ‘gone live’ and looks fantastic.   You may have seen the posts on socia...

 We are all very much enjoying our down time in November but things are busier than expected, as always.  All the main boys are enjoying their holidays, the plan is to bring the two important ones in in December and then the main gang can c...

Sadly all went belly up today, it was going really well, and I managed to fall off at the fourth last.  We are both fine and the good thing is Little Fire will have learnt a lot for the future.     Photos of Team Fox-Pitt's preparat...

 Team Fox-Pitt had a nice easy day at Pau, watching the rest of the dressage tests, walking the course, bit of a leg stretch for Little Fire who is very chilled.   They go cross country at 2pm UK time Saturday.   Dressage Photos from...

The dressage for Little Fire very much went to plan today, he did a lovely test. I was really pleased with how he settled and concentrated and I don’t think he could have gone much better at this stage in his career doing his first 4* test. &nb...

Little Fire passed the Pau trot up early this morning, and is pictured here with William.   Photo courtesy of William Carey Photography.   They do their dressage at 16.30 French time, which is 15.30 UK time.   You can view the ...

 We arrived safely at Pau on Tuesday evening, and everyone has settled in.     We have the trot-ups at 8am tomorrow morning and Little Fire does his dressage test late afternoon, which is good news as his owner is travelling out just...

Yesterday was officially the end of our 2018 UK season, it was the last event we will be at this year, can’t believe it has come around so quickly   It was a great note to finish on.  Helen Feld had done a fantastic job getting ev...

After the wet and crazy windy weather down in the South West I was very surprised to see that Oasby was still bone dry and rock hard.  They tried with the ground as best they could but it wasn’t the soft ground I had been dreaming of. &nbs...

The rain finally came and we had a very wet cold day at Calmsden on Saturday.  However, it was great to have some of Catherine’s horses out for the first time in ages. Secret Night hasn’t done an event since 2016 and very much enjoye...

Crunchie II is now on the map!Crunchie is my first ever homebred that I own with Lindy Best, and he has finally had his first outing in life.  He is out of the mare Lady Voltaire who I used to ride for Lindy, and with whom I won the 1* at Tatts....

Osberton 2018 rounded off with a slight improvement on 2017.    We had a very successful start to the day with Ludo jumping a lovely clear round in the 1* and moving up to a final 4th place.  That was certainly a very respectable res...

Friday - Day 2 of dressage at Osberton went pretty much to plan.    Graffenacht was on first and she performed a lovely test which was very grown up and regular and she coped well with the atmosphere. She scored 26.5 which had her in over...

We have had a good second day here at Osberton with two doing dressage.   Grafennacht in the CICYH1* did a super test and scored 26.5 and is leading her section overnight.  Georgisaurous in the CICYH2* also did a lovely test to score 28.2...

It has been another glorious day at Osberton, it has been positively hot at times.It was a fairly satisfactory dressage day.  Ludo in the 1* did a very decent test. He put it all together in a very grown up way and made no mistakes, and has ende...

The outcome of the FEI voting has been announced and I am now the Eventing Rider Rep.  It is very exciting for me to be involved with the sport and I am looking forward to giving a significant rider input.   ****************PRESS RELEASE*...

The hot dry weather turned into some proper rain today and the ground turned from concrete on Wednesday to being pretty mucky and slippery today.   I rode Yes I Can first and he gave me a very pleasing clear, he made it all feel nice and easy ...

Today was show jumping at Waregem, and we had a good day.  The course wasn’t too complicated so there were lots of clears.     Yes I Can was first on, and he went clear with 1 time fault which has put him in 20th place.  L...

We have had a dry but very blustery day with lots of flag slapping so Little Fire was a little bit on his toes.  But he overall produced a very pleasing test to score 27.8 which is very much in contention.  He had a few little bits of his t...

 Here we are on our next crazy weekend, this time it’s Waregem!Yes I Can was my first up for dressage and he is here hopefully to get his first CIC3* qualification, and that is all the aim is.He really performed jolly well today in the dre...

We have had a very productive day at Pontispool amazingly with all five horses getting a place.  The dressage overall went pretty well with all five horses being in the 20’s.   Ludo FH had his last run before Osberton and his second...

Rio backed up his solid cross country with a lovely clear in the show jumping and he moved up into second place.  He really did his best to clear every fence and he came home inside the quite tight optimum time.  I don’t feel I gave h...

Cross country day at Blenheim happily went to plan with Rio finding it all very easy and going clear inside the time.  They had really done their best getting the ground as good as possible but it was still very dry. We decided to take the plung...

I had Rio’s dressage this morning and to be honest I was a little bit disappointed with his test, it was a bit lacking and I was hoping for a bit more. However he did behave and he did his stuff but he just had  few unnecessary inconsisten...

Kazu is now out in Tryon and as planned I made a trip out to give him a hand, but it turned out to be rather short lived with the forecast hurricane.  Tryon certainly looks an impressive venue with endless arenas, stables and facilities but thin...

Happily Gatcombe was more of a success than Wellington and the horses went well.   Georgisaurous was having another run around the Intermediate. As usual he did a very nice test and was rather unfortunate to only get 30. Quite a boring mark. ...

William is being joined by The Eventing Club for a cross country course walk tomorrow (Friday) at Burghley, there are still places left so either book here or join the team at Fence 2 at 10.45am.      ...

It has been a very moderate day at Wellington today, but no dramas.  I have got to say that none of them performed very well but it will hopefully have been a useful outing to have had.   Dressage was overall well below par, but they didn...

It was great that cross country day went all to plan. I was riding Oratorio first and as I said he has always been here for Blenheim preparation so I never intended on going for speed. But he felt very much better and relaxed and gave me a very polis...

 I was very pleased with how Oratorios dressage came off and he put in another very solid honest performance.  He made no mistakes at all and the only thing that will improve will be his changes! and his last halt was slightly crooked....

Yes I Can has been doing dressage in Millstreet today, he is just doing the CIC2* and he actually did a pretty decent test.  He was very relaxed and focused and did some good work, but his pirouettes were pretty awful.  It is not an excuse ...

Apologies for the late Somerford update - very tardy!    It was great to be out again and even more amazing to be enjoying some lovely going.  We had a crazy trip up to Somerford in a day, leaving at 2am and getting back at midnight,...

The show jumping course was quite big but nice and inviting, and overall rode extremely well.  I was therefore very disappointed that Oratorio had three down.  He did not have his jumping socks on today, so he and I will have some homework....

It was dressage day at Hartpury and Oratorio really put his best foot forward and did a lovely test with no mistakes.  As I said at Bramham it was very much a clear round in the dressage.  He ended up with a 29 which was a little disappoint...

It was quite a good day at Gatcombe yesterday with both horses jumping a double clear.  However the day started with drama in the show jumping with Atlantic Vital Spark, as far as he was concerned we were very good he jumped a lovely clear rou...

We had a uneventful first day at Gatcombe doing the dressage.  Atlantic Vital Spark was doing the Novice final, very boringly we were doing the same dressage test that we were doing 15 years ago, but it was the first time for him.  He ...

Sadly it was a slightly unproductive weekend at Aston for the team but it was nevertheless an outing worth having.    Georgisaurous was again in Open Novice, the ground in the Dressage was concrete so I was delighted with his test of 19, ...

We had a terrible day at Barbury today in the end!   It started very well with an excellent clear for Pimms in the show jumping, but sadly it all went wrong on the cross country with a very naughty runout, which was very demoralising.   ...

Friday was Novice day and started off with Grafennacht on at sparrowfarts at 8am.  She did another very nice test to score 26, they moved the show jumping arena so we are on the side of a hill, and she jumped a superb round but was very unl...

Very tiresomely we had to be at Barbury today for dressage as they have got such a massive entry, but it was a good first day which made up for having to be there.Atlantic Vital Spark was doing his first ever 2* test, in fact he has never done an Int...

What a lovely event Farley Hall is.  The team really do put huge effort into it and it is very much a pleasure for owners and riders to be there. I had a very enjoyable day on Saturday with my two old pros.  I had wanted to give Bay My Her...

 It was great to see Daisy Dollar and Oslo continue their great new partnership at Keysoe at the weekend and being placed in the BE100.   ...

The Hinton Hullabaloo yesterday was a resounding success.  It was the brainchild and organised by my wife Alice, with friends Claire Gill and Milly von Westenholz.It was meant to be a top day and all things for children, and for our first attemp...

I was delighted with Grafennacht in the Novice on Saturday, she finished 2nd, and I was equally pleased with Ludo FH who finished 4th in the Novice Regional Final on Sunday, he is now qualified for the Novice Championship.    ...

Oratorio came out of yesterday extremely well, it took absolutely nothing out of him and he trotted up fine this morning, and he felt great for the show jumping. Unfortunately he had two down which was a bit expensive and he dropped down to 11th plac...

 Day two at Bramham went very much to plan for Oratorio, and he turned in a very competent clear inside the time and has moved up into third place. He really did go very well and he found the  optimum time remarkably easy. And I think when ...

I am hugely honoured to receive this MBE.  I have been so lucky to have been involved with wonderful horses and people throughout my life that have allowed me to make my passion into a successful career, and this wouldn’t have been possibl...

It was only a day for Oratorio (Rio) today at Bramham, and I was delighted with how well he went.  He has been in a good frame of mind all week here, and I was very hopeful that he could produce a good test.  Historically he often makes a f...

Luxury did a very pleasing test in the CCI3* this afternoon to score 28.4, which has currently got him in 6th place.  I was particularly impressed with how he kept it all together and he tried very hard indeed.  He made one little mistake i...

Pimms did a lovely test in the CIC3*, he made one small mistake but was otherwise foot perfect so I was a little disappointed by his stingy score of 26.90. I have Luxury FH doing his test in the CCI3* this afternoon, and then Oratorio tomorrow at 13...

We have all arrived fine at Bramham.  The park is looking wonderful but it is all quite dry, they have been doing lots of spiking, aerating and watering, and it doesn’t look as if we are going to get much rain.  The course is quite di...

Last day at Tatts was a little bit hit n miss.  Things were getting a bit quieter for our team with only three horses competing.  The day started well with all the trot ups going to plan, the horses looked very well after yesterday. &...

William will be competing today at Tattersalls as follows:-   Show jumping - Yes I Can (2*) starts at 9am (in 33rd place) Little Fire (3*) starts at 3.45pm (in 4th place)   Cross country 2.42pm. Bay My Hero (3*) lying in 4th place &...

William will be competing again today at Tattersalls as follows:-   Show jumping - Starts at 0900- Atlantic Vital Spark (CCI1*) Starts at 1800 - run in reverse order - 5th place Bay My Hero (CIC3*)   Cross Country 1308 Yes I Can (CCI...

Yesterday was dressage day, and first was Atlantic Vital Spark who really put in a very good performance.  I was very pleased with his whole way of going, and he did as a good a test as he could at the moment.  Annoyingly he took off on the...

William will be competing today at Tattersalls as follows:-   09:58 CCI2* Dressage with Yes I Can 12:03 CCI1* Cross country with Atlantic Vital Spark 14:21 CIC3* Dressage with Bay My Hero 17:08 CCI1*YH Cross country with Ludo FH   Do...

Thursday saw William with Atlantic Vital Spark (Ted) doing his CCI1* dressage in the morning and then Little Fire (Aiden) doing his CCI3* test in the afternoon.   Atlantic Vital Spark did a nice test and scored 30.4 to be in 12th place, he goe...

Ludo FH went nicely in his 1* dressage and got 29 which puts him in the mix in 13th place overnight. He was a bit off the pace but I was very pleased with him, he was nice and relaxed, as always the scores are very bunched together.   The 1* cou...

We have all safely arrived at Tatts in one piece and Fairyhouse is looking amazing.  It is certainly a lot drier here than England, I saw some waterers out on the course this morning!   Today I have got Ludo FH doing his CCI* YH dressage ...

It was a lovely sunny day at Rockingham, quite a contrast to the 2017 bog, and Fox-Pitt Eventing have had a rather busy day.   We had three in the Open Intermediate section, I wanted to give Oratorio another run before Bramham because he has o...

After their Dressage excellence day two at Chatsworth wasn't quite so glorious but it was very satisfactory.  Grafennacht rolled a couple of poles in the show jumping which was in no way concerning, she was a little bit onward bound and quite ex...

Chatsworth got off to a great start yesterday with Ludo and Grafennacht producing super tests and both leading their sections in the 1*.  They both did some great work and their scores were well deserved.   Ludo has gone clear in the show...

We had a very happy day today at Aston Le Walls, it was a busy one with five horses there.  But it was very necessary as is the way the season has gone with all the cancellations.   Yes I Can was having an Intermediate run and had an ex...

Another Badminton comes to a climax and what an amazing win for Jonelle Price, with a real cross country performance coming out on top and that is fantastic to see.  I very much enjoyed being back at Badminton for the first time since 2015, but ...

Fernhill Pimms FH and William arrived at Badminton safely, and everyone got settled in quickly....   They had a settling in day yesterday with some dressage work in the afternoon with William's trainer Tracie, and then on to the horse in...

An update on Oslo's continuing success in retirement....he and Daisy finished 2nd in the BE100 Open at Horseheath at the weekend.  They were lying 2nd after dressage and went double clear with 6 time faults.....what a great result for the pair....

 Am very pleased to say Pimms and I have a confirmed entry at Badminton Horse Trials, the team rang this morning with the good news that Pimms and I are off the waitlist.  It is going to be a busy but exciting two weeks for everyone here. ...

 It was a beautiful day at Bicton and we were pretty busy.  There were 10 horses there from the Fox-Pitt Eventing team, and I was riding five of them.  Our day started very early with the Novices, I started with Atlantic Vital Spark wh...

Tilly and Poppy   Many of you were involved in searching for the dogs this last weekend, I am on my way to collect them today.   I can't thank everyone enough for all their support and concern over the weekend.  A lot of people put...

What a massive disappointment for our Japanese rider Kazu and the team as they have arrived at Ballindenisk this morning to find it cancelled.   The weather has been poor overnight but the cancellation seems very late in the day, and everyone h...

 Day 2 at Belton mainly went very well.I was first out at sparrow fart on Bay My Hero, he could not have jumped a better round show jumping, and was unlucky to role a pole but I would say that was totally my fault as I turned him too tight. ...

Day 1 at Belton was a very jolly one!   I had Yes I Can in the Intermediate and he really couldn't have gone any better.  The dressage arenas were on the muddy side and he coped really well to score 26.8 and be right amongst the leaders. ...

Sadly I have withdrawn from Kentucky as I have not been able to get Fernhill Pimms prepared in time.  He has done very little since 2015 and we have not had the runs in this country to get him back to his best.  If he had gone badly in Kent...

We had a rather mixed visit to Larkhill, which was luckily resurrected by Grafennacht in the BE100, who won very nicely.     She led the dressage with a very decent test of 26, jumped a very decent clear in the mud show jumping, it was gr...

I was very lucky to try my hand at a spot of falconry over the easter weekend, and wanted to share some pictures of our meeting!        ...

Very sadly Burnham Market was the latest weather victim so we never got the 3* run in.  Poor Oratorio didn’t even get to do the dressage.   I think that was the first time that Burnham Market have ever cancelled, but the weather rea...

Very luckily it is all go at Burnham Market today, anywhere else in the county would have been cancelled and often the ground at Burnham Market can be firm so this year it has managed to survive.   I have done some dressage today in the 3 star...

We were absolutely devastated to receive the news of Mike's death today.     Both Alice and I have been hugely supported and influenced by Mike throughout our respective careers, in his role as a selector, and as course designer at Burghl...

After the sad cancellation on Saturday we were very lucky that Gatcombe ran on Sunday and, although it was a bit muddy, it was totally fine.I had three there and luckily was able to get Little Fire a late entry after the loss of Aldon.  He neede...

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We have just received the very sad news that Aldon is cancelling another day tomorrow so we have had a very fruitless weekend. After all the effort and work that has gone in to Aldon from it’s team it is devastating for them to have nothing to ...

 Brilliant interview with Alice in the Daily Telegraph on Saturday, click here if you missed it...

Day two at Tweseldown also very much went to plan;I was having my first ride on Ludo FH, he is a 7yo but he has still not got much experience. I was very pleased with how he tackled the whole day, his dressage was very respectable and he scored 27.&n...

It is hard to believe the season is upon us already, but it got off to a very happy start yesterday with Grafennacht finishing second in her 100 section.  This was my first event on her and she was a very good girl.  She did a dressage...

    Things have been speeding up quite a bit in the last few weeks ahead of the season.  Last week started off with a couple of days team training at Addington with Chris Bartle and Dicky Waygood.  Luckily I was able to take fou...

BETA Awards - Musto & Sponsored Rider Award   It is so great that having enjoyed over 20 years partnership with Musto we celebrated this great win last night at the British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA) Awards. I...

 I was especially pleased to see two of Catherine Witt's horses, Parklane Hawk and Bay My Hero, mentioned in this article from Equiratings (on Twitter) late last year.  Truly 4* specialists!   Top Level, Top Ten, Every Time Getting ...

Exciting news.......The Fox-Pitt Eventing Club is joining forces with the newly launched Eventing Club   This Club has been created to include several other event riders, and hopes to offer you a more personal involvement in our...

 It is hard to believe that we are at the beginning of 2018 and another eventing season is about to start. - where has the year gone?!  I had an enjoyable 2017 season concentrating on the younger horses at the lower levels and building up ...

We are very excited to announce that William is running another Fox-Pitt Clinic at Wood Lane Stables on Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 February 2018.   The sessions on Saturday will focus on dressage and the Sunday will be jumping.  Each ses...

I am delighted to confirm that we will be holding a Fox-Pitt Eventing Club Open Day during the Christmas holidays.   This will be held on Tuesday 19th December and will start at 2pm.    Tickets are £10 for adult members...

We are aware that there has been a scam Instagram account advertising in our name, with copied photos and blogs, and more recently over the weekend they launched a competition in our name.  We wish to clarify that this account has nothing to do ...

The Yard is still busy with some new horses and new staff.     We said goodbye to Andrew McConnon at the end of October, after his two year stay with us.  He has returned to the US and will be settling back into his work there. ...

The season ended and it was a very quick rush off to America for my few days of clinics.     I had a fantastic stay, first of all with Richard and Daisy Trayford who have now moved up to Rochester.   We had a wonderful day of hunting...

The 2017 season has ended! and it has finished on a very happy note at Oasby, where it was a busy day but everything went to plan.   I had Catherine's four out, and for most of them it was their second run;   Koko Pop was in the Open No...

We had a fun day today at Calmsden with some of the old friends out again.  It was a real luxury to be riding experienced horses around a simple novice.  They made everything feel nice and easy, and were surprisingly well behaved overall co...

We have some familiar faces arrive back at Wood Lane Stables.  Moonie (Bay My Hero), Pimms (Fernhill Pimms) and Luxury have returned with new boy Koko (Koko Pop).  Moonie owes us nothing, he is 14 now and will likely be aimed at some of the...

  The Fox-Pitt Eventing team are very sad to hear that Igor des Cluis  (aka Donks) has passed away.   Ibby Machpherson had taken him on from me years ago and had a lot of fun with him, giving him the most perfect home.  However...

There is a lot to write about for the past few days at Osberton, it has certainly been eventful and not one of my most successful weekends.     Friday   Dressage happily went on improving a bit on Friday and in the 7yo class Shanno...

Congratulations to William's mother Marietta on a very successful win from Snow Leopardess in Auteuil this week. The racehorse comes from the same blood line as William's eventer Yes I Can, on the Dam's side - the thoroughbred mare Fairlead by Slip ...

Dressage got off to a really bad start yesterday and things didn't go to plan, the horses were on their toes and Cafre Lunar Eclipse was lively and made quite a few mistakes, he got 55 which is quite off the pace.     I then had BT Sevent...

I have just got back from quite an amazing New York experience.  It was my first trip to New York and combining it with horses was not something that I ever anticipated.  I travelled out on Thursday night so was able to try the horse I was ...

William was thrilled to be invited to take part in the Open Arena Eventing competition held at the Central Park Horse Show in New York City this weekend.   He has been kindly lent a horse by Anna Loschiavo called Prince Renan.  Renan ha...

We have just survived our crazy day at Pontispool with eight horses.My day began with Priorspark Passionate in the Novice, and it started 'belly up' because I got eliminated for jumping the wrong fence cross country.  Even more annoying was the ...

Kazuma Tomoto and Brookpark Vikenti   Kazuma had a terrific Blenheim. After his leading test, he show jumped a superb clear to hold onto his lead.  He felt very happy with how his round went, and it was one of the best rounds he had jumpe...

Saturday Cross country day for Little Fire went totally to plan, he was very much there for experience and not to be competitive, and he really came up trumps with all the right answers.  He made the course feel very straight forward and he fin...

Here we are at Blenheim and it is looking amazing, the weather is completely extraordinary.    Little Fire arrived in good form and was lovely and settled for his dressage which was particularly exciting after his tension in Tattersalls....

Congratulations to Jackie Potts, William's head groom, for winning the best turned out horse prize presented by Shapley's at the Blenheim trot-up yesterday, for her amazing efforts with CCI3* entry Little Fire.   Picture by Adam Fanthorpe &nb...

We had a pleasing second day at Gatcombe particularly with FC Torino getting his 2* qualification for Osberton.  The 2* cross country was first and he took on the course well giving me an excellent clear with 20 odd time faults.  We had the...

Cafre Lunar Eclipse was having another run in the Novice at Gatcombe, and he had a pretty satisfactory day.  He did a nice dressage to be up there on 25, which was great as there were a couple of things that could have been better.  In the ...

Barrichello is a new horse to have very recently joined the team, he is owned by Sarah Hughes from the US, and was previously owned and ridden by Caroline March.  She has ridden him up to doing his first Advanced at Aston le Walls, so he is at a...

It was great to have Torino out again after time off with his unfortunate injury, and he had a very pleasing outing.   He did a very nice test to score 24, nothing wrong and with more to come.  He then jumped a good round of show jumpi...

  It was a lovely day at Wellington yesterday, although it was beautiful and hot the ground was still very good and the courses were excellent.  My day consisted of two Intermediates Yes I Can and Shannondale Percy, who both had another go...

Tomatillo has been doing some nice work and here is one of his first foals.  Tomatillo is now back in work at Fox-Pitt Eventing.   ...

We were at Bicton on Friday and had a very good day with Yes I Can winning his Intermediate section.  He did some lovely work in the dressage to score 26.  It is really coming together now, there are still things that aren’t quite the...

Navigator did his first event together with his rider Ella at the unaffiliated Aston Le Walls at the weekend, and did a lovely double clear.  How lovely it is that he is still enjoying life and being enjoyed at the age of 18....

  ***Fox-Pitt Eventing Club Competition and Offer***   To celebrate William and Clifton Signature’s success at Barbury in the CIC3* and The Graduate coming 2nd in the National Championships at Gatcombe, we are offering a free...

Just on our way back from a rather happy Intermediate day at Aston.  I was doing the Intermediate with three horses for the first time and it was mainly a very pleasing day.   The major excitement was on Annaliese who had a great day and ...

Today at Gatcombe was certainly a good day, it was very exciting that The Graduate show jumped clear, and added 7 time faults to his clear round and finished in second place.   Ben Hobday won which was excellent, and he beat me fair and square...

My second day of dressage hasn’t gone too badly at Gatcombe.I was first on with Oratorio in the Intermediate Championships, and he again did some lovely work.  One mistake and an unsettled walk was expensive and he ended up with 32, but ev...

Very frustratingly we had to be at Gatcombe today with two horses doing their dressage in the Novice Championships.  It was quite ridiculous to get us their today and a real shame for the owners, but I am sure the organisers have got their reaso...

I had a busy day at Wilton yesterday and after all the rain on Saturday the ground at Wilton was the best I can remember.I took Yes I Can again to do the Intermediate, never planning to run him cross country but to work on the other two phases, and w...

It was a satisfactory day at Aston Le Walls but not laden with glory.  They all did nice enough dressage, they all had a fence down and they all went clear cross country.   The Graduate did a very pleasing and much more relaxed test to sc...

  I had a very pleasing day with Oratorio doing his first Advanced.  He was clear around the cross country, and that was his first Advanced so that is quite an achievement. In the dressage he did some very decent work and I was very please...

So the big shock of Barbury was somehow winning the 3* today on Clifton Signature.  That kind of result was never on the agenda so it is even more appreciated.  He had done a very nice test thanks to all Tracie Robinson's hard work last wee...

  Georgisaurous did a lovely test despite my going the wrong way, he jumped a double clear with just .4 time fault, to finish first in his section.   Yes I Can did some good work in his dressage to finish on 46.4.  He did make some ...

 We are here at Barbury today which is bit of a nuisance as we are just doing dressage. The ground is certainly firm and dry so will need some attention, but there is talk of lots being done….Clifton Signature was in the 3* and it is the ...

The whole point of going to Chepstow today was the Novice Regional Final and very happily Yes I Can qualified.  He led the dressage and scored 28 with a very nice test.  He show jumped a good clear, and the cross country again went clear bu...

The owners in the Fox-Pitt Partnership and myself have very sadly decided to retire the amazing Oslo.  He has had a catalogue of setbacks and this year has shown some issues in his hocks.  He has given us so much, and old age is obviously n...

I met Nic Roldan last week and competed in a charity polo match, I am certainly not a budding polo player but it was good fun.  We were very kindly lent ponies to ride and it was a very good day for Jeep.  They had their unit there and all ...

I had Clifton Signature out again today, just getting to know him.  I didn't run him cross country as that was never my intention, but he did a pleasing test of 31 and had an unlucky pole down show jumping.   Yes I Can did a nice test of ...

It was one hot weekend at Nunney, I think they were the hottest days I can ever remember being at an Event on.Saturday went well, with Georgisaurous leading the dressage with a lovely test and a score of 22.  He was so nice and easy to ride on t...

As an aside it was amazing to see that Oslo had two of his three progeny at Tattersalls 2017.  When we cut him we kept some straws and he has only got three live foals, and to have two of the three at the same three-day is quite an achievement.M...

We have just got back from a happy trip to Tattersalls, where all the horses went as well as I could have hoped.  In the 6/7YO 1* The Graduate ended up in a very creditable second, he gave me an excellent ride cross country which he found nice a...

Dressage went well yesterday and Percy did a lovely test to take the lead on a score of 41.6, he didn't put a foot wrong and was in an excellent frame of mind so I could not have been happier with how he went.  I do seem to be saying it a lot at...

I received the very sad news today that Delia Cunningham passed away suddenly this morning. I have known Delia for many years, and always valued her opinion and advice.  She was a valued member of the Oslo Partnership, and we all enjo...

 William and Shannondale Percy did their dressage today, and are lying in 1st place overnight on a score of 41.60.  Percy did a nice test with some very good work. The last eight of this section ride tomorrow, and William and The Graduate w...

Team Fox-Pitt have arrived at Tattersalls safely, and are settling in ready for the five days of competition.   William's times are:- Wednesday 15.07 Shannondale Percy - Dressage   Thursday  10.16 The Graduate - Dressage  ...

We had a good finish to Houghton today with Yes I Can jumping a super clear and finishing seventh.  He had three very good days and really couldn't have gone any better, and it was down to the dressage judges opinion at the end of the day.  ...

 We have had a very satisfying cross country at Houghton Hall with all three of the 1* horses doing clears inside the time.We woke up to a very hot morning and the ground was still pretty good and Seventh Heaven took on the cross country in a ve...

I was pleased with Yes I Can’s dressage, he was good but there were a couple of unsteadinesses, but the test was nice and pleasing and all going the right way.Seventh Heaven went as well as I could have hoped, he did a a good test and is on 45....

Seventh Heaven, Yes I Can and Andarilho have passed the vet inspection and settled in well at Houghton International Horse Trials. The ground is very good at present, and the weather today has been nice and hot.  We are looking forward to a...

There is great excitement here at Fox-Pitt Eventing as we have a new arrival of the horse Clifton Signature who has been previously campaigned very successfully by Jock Paget.  Frances Stead has very kindly asked me to take on the ride in the sh...

We had a very happy Rockingham with Shannondale Percy in the Novice, he won very convincingly.  He did a magnificent dressage of 22 which had him comfortably in the lead. He jumped a super clear in the mud which lots didn't, and I let him run on...

Not only will #ERMeventing be shown on primetime Sky Sports 4 at 7pm on Thursday the 18th of May in the Uk but it doesn't stop there.   Wherever in the world you are, we will be bringing #eventing innovation!...

Day two at Chatsworth all went to plan, and Little Fire had a very happy day doing his first Advanced.  He jumped an excellent clear show jumping and held onto his lead, I was very pleased with how he coped with the big atmosphere, and even thou...

We have had a very happy day at Chatsworth with Georgisaurous having his first Novice win.  He led from the outset with a lovely Dressage of 23 which was well in the lead.  He did a very good test and I am very pleased he got that mark.&nbs...

Very happily the second day at Aston also went to plan, very impressively they had watered the ground some more overnight so the going was even better today, and we were very happy with our group of horses.   I had Little Fire having an OI out...

It was a very satisfactory day at Aston Le Walls.  All the boys really came up with answers and I have come away feeling very confident with where they all are.   Shannondale Percy was in his first Intermediate and had a very happy outing...

So Badminton 2017 is behind us and was quite a weekend.  I was there on Friday walking the course, it was excellent to see a good group of you on the Club course walk which I always enjoy doing. I am not sure if everything I said about the cours...

Yesterday was the Novices turn for an outing at Bicton and overall we had a very good day.   The highlight of the day was Seventh Heaven finishing third in his Novice section.  He did the best test he has done so far to score 28, it was ...

After Easter weekend off we were at Bicton today with a good gang.   Yes I Can was in the Open Novice and I was very pleased and happy with his test, his score of 33 was a bit average.  He jumped a lovely clear show jumping and popped aro...

Everyone had an amazing day with Champions Willberry at Cheltenham Races yesterday.   In the Equine Superstars Parade, Badminton winner Chilli Morning was ridden by William, joined by Olympic medallists - Dressage star Valegro and Show jumper ...

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We had a happy day at Larkhill yesterday, everything had dried up so much and it was lovely and sunny too.  A few of my seven year olds are now coming towards the end of their novice careers and they happily had good outings.   Yes I...

  We had a nice busy day at Portman yesterday with 6 horses there, I was restricted to three because they balloted.     Yes I Can had a very satisfying win in the Novice, he did a much better dressage of 30, it was very calm and ste...

Just returning from an enjoyable day at Belton where I had Little Fire and Oratorio doing the Intermediate.Oratorio has had a busy few weeks and it was good to have a competition at a bit of a level up.  He did a nice test, a bit better than las...

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Yesterday was a good day at Gatcombe.  I was riding three so wasnt very busy.   Shannondale Percy was having an Open Novice outing and overall had a very happy day.  He did a super test to score 27.5 - he finds the dressage very easy...

It was our last day at Aldon and I managed to score a few better marks in the dressage than I have been lately.     Volcan du Barquet did a very nice test to score 29, he was more relaxed and certainly showed some good moments.   Sa...

We have had another happy day at Aldon.     The Gaduate was having his first outing of the season and was right on form, he was second after dressage on 27, and then did a very solid double clear with time faults.  He show jumped ver...

We have just had an enjoyable day at Aldon with very good weather, albeit a bit cold   I had Georgisaurous out again in the 100 and he was definitely a bit more relaxed.  He did a nice dressage and got 30, and then jumped another double c...

We had the most beautiful day at Tweseldown yesterday which set off the two days brilliantly.   My day started with Georgisaurous, and he had another very good outing.  He led the dressage on a score of 26.8, which I actually thought...

We were very lucky down in Dorset and Moreton did, despite the weather, kick off the 2017 season. Fox-Pitt Eventing had a busy day with 8 horses running;I started off with Georgisaurous in the 100 and he had a great start to the season.  He led ...

I can't believe the season is upon us already and we are looking forward to Moreton on Saturday with hopefully no more torrential rain.  It will be the first time I have ridden several horses, and there are a few exciting additions to the team. ...

  We have just had our first clinic at Wood Lane Stables this last weekend which overall was a great success.     We were very lucky with the full turnout and conditions were pretty favourable as well.  We had a big vari...

Why not come along as a spectator to the Fox-Pitt Clinic, you don't need to be a rider or have a horse to join us ! It is being held at Wood Lane Stables this Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 February 2017.     Tickets cost £25 per day,...

Alice is riding in the Willberry Wonderpony Charity race at Cheltenham Racecourse on 20th April, please join us in supporting her for this fantastic cause.....   The Bob Champion Cancer Trust with Hannah's Willberry Wonderpony Charity is holdi...

I have just got back from my third trip of the winter to the States.  I was teaching a clinic at Barry Oliff’s fantastic place at Stable View in Aiken.  I completed three days of teaching which I always enjoy.  The Americans are ...

We are very excited to announce our own William Fox-Pitt Clinic at Wood Lane Stables on Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 February 2017.   The sessions on Saturday will focus on dressage and the Sunday will be jumping. Each session will last for ap...

 We will be announcing our 2017 Fox-Pitt clinic dates very soon......watch this space..........

The amazing Chilli Morning left us yesterday for a happy retirement.   In his career with Team Fox-Pitt Chilli has been three times winner at Bramham Park, the only stallion to win Badminton in 2015.  He won Bronze medals at the 2013 Euro...

William was delighted to receive his Chilli Morning Wellykim at the end of the season.     Visit their website and see all the different  Wellykim's available - www.wellykim.co.uk   Here is Chilli's reaction...   &nbs...

Club Yard Open Day   On Tuesday 20th December William and Alice will be opening the gates for a tour of the yard, meeting the horses, the team and watching William ride.  This is a really fun and interesting afternoon and is for memb...

Hector did a brilliant job on Dynasty this year and we all decided that he should keep the ride on him.  So Dynasty has moved up to Hector's and will be hoping to go to Bramham in 2017.  We are very excited that Hector has moved into the Wo...

I have just returned from my second visit this year to the States, and it all went well.  I was doing an appearance for Equistro through Gautier Bedouin. It was very interesting being there and seeing an unbelievable number of equestrian product...

Fox-Pitt Eventing Club Christmas Offer for December only   For the rest of December, we will be offering a Buy One Get One Half Price on all memberships to the Fox-Pitt Eventing Club.     As a Member of the Club you receive re...

Chris Bartle announced as new Eventing Performance Coach for Team GB    Great news and a great man for the job with all his experience, and brilliant news for Team GB.  It is great to gave restled Chris back from the Germans &n...

Stables for rent   For the first time, and due to a change in horse numbers, William Fox-Pitt has some stables that he would like to rent out.   There are 6 boxes available (the yard is designed in blocks of six), fantastic working faci...

Very excited to see that the Badminton prize money has gone up to £100,000.   It is certainly 'at long last' but is very exciting news for all concerned, when it gets to £250,000 we will be talking!...

It is the time of year when we are busy interviewing for positions for 2017.   Sadly we are looking for a new second head as Charlie leaves us at the end of the year, we know she will make a big success of her career change.   We do have ...

Sacramento, Temecula and Virginia   I have just got back from a very enjoyable and busy teaching trip in the US.    My first four days were organised by Scott Hayes across in California, I was very lucky to be able to use some fant...

Very sadly we have now had the last event of 2016 at Aldon, however we did have an enjoyable and very useful outing.   Once the mist had cleared it turned out to be a beautiful day and conditions were perfect.  I gave Yes I Can his last N...

Georgisaurous is a five year old that we have had for a year.  He came last year from Sharon Polding who is also his breeder.  He has been ticking along all season and I just wanted to do a couple of events at the end of this year to t...

We had an enjoyable day at Broadway. It is our first time at this event and they did a brilliant job and made the day very enjoyable.   Yes I Can was in the Novice again and led his section dressage on 26.5 with a very nice calm test. He then ...

We had a good day at Calmsden, it is our first visit to this very enjoyable event. It happily gave me my first one day win of the season. Yes I Can, who has been ridden by Hector this season, was having his first outing for me and he led the dressage...

Overall we had a happy trip to Osberton.  It was the last ‘big one’ of the season so it was excellent that they all performed nicely.   Volcan du Barquet had a very successful and promising show, after his dressage of 37 which...

We had a good final day at Osberton.  Little Fire gave me a great ride cross country and went clear but we were a bit slow to get 5 time faults and finished 11th In the 7yo championships.  Volcan du Barquet was great over the CCI* cros...

 Little Fire jumped a nice clear in the CIC7yo show jumping and is in 9th place.   Volcan du Barquet gave me a great ride cross country and is lying in 4th in the CCI* The Graduate did a nice calm test with just a couple of...

Osberton got off to a reasonable start today, Aiden did a nice test and I was a little disappointed with his score of 48. He was well behaved and coped well with the atmosphere and did some nice work. He is lying in third at the end of the day. &nbs...

Volcan passed the trot up this afternoon for the CCI1* and is ready for his dressage, he has got a late draw so goes on Friday afternoon around 2pm.   I also have Little Fire starting on Friday in the CIC2*, his dressage is at 11.17, followed ...

We had an enjoyable day with the youngsters at Gatcombe in the main.  As always it was a terrific event and the cross country was very nice, but pretty much identical to always.     I had Volcan out again, and was very pleased with h...

Had a busy day with seven at Pontispool yesterday with all the young ones having an outing.   I had three in the Novice; Seventh Heaven was having his first run for a while and was very respectable.  He got 33 in the dressage but did noth...

We had a fun post Rio and end of summer party last weekend which was great fun, lots of people came to join in, it was just a shame it was the only wet day that week.   Post Rio and things are very different here.  Chilli is having a grea...

We have the very sad news that Macchiato died yesterday.  After an amazing career, he enjoyed a wonderful retirement with Lucy Jones being looked after and cared for so superbly.   Jane, Hector and I will miss him very much....

We have all just watched a fascinating Burghley last weekend which was very exciting.  It was a great win for Chris Burton, although I wonder if he is the first person to have won with four down?!   It was very interesting watching the co...

So we rushed back from Blair with Charlie and Hector driving.  The children came with us so we all slept in a heap in the Luton. We got back at 6am and left for Wellington at 7.30am!   We picked up Little Fire and Oslo and Jackie took o...

Blair ended up being a quiet weekend, with just me taking Volcan du Barquet for the 1*, and Hector riding his two in the 2*.  Alice was very busy with the ERM class and the children joined in on the chaos.   Volcan did a very pleasing tes...

  I am now back in the land of the living after Rio, so have got a moment to let you know about the Rio experience.   Overall it was a fantastic one, and will certainly be remembered.  There was a lot of negative press in th...

  We have just had an enjoyable but not very exciting weekend at Bicton, on friday I was there with a couple of Intermediates;   Secret Night did a decent test for 29, rolled a pole show jumping and I took him very quietly around the cro...

  Fri, 2016-08-19 08:43 William Fox-Pitt to be the Keynote Speaker at the 2016 USEA Annual Meeting and Convention Authored By: USEA William Fox-Pitt and Chilli Morning. Photo Courtesy of Fox-Pitt.    The United State...

Taken from Fox-Pitt Eventing Club newsletter   As the sun set on the final day of the Eventing competition at the Rio Olympics, all four Team GB riders have done us proud, and none more so than William.     The horses looked fabulo...

Fox-Pitt Eventing Club News - update 8th August:-   The Rio cross country course, designed by Pierre Michelet, certainly caused a large amount of issues earlier today.  Only 40.6% of riders jumped clear and he certainly achieved his objec...

 As published by Fox-Pitt Eventing Club   The two days of dressage have been completed and William and Chilli are still at the top of the leaderboard on 37 penalties.   Pippa Funnell and Billy The Biz scored 43.9 which has them in ...

Our FPEC Manager has tracked down a couple of interviews which were shown yesterday on BBC1.     Clare Balding interview with William at the yard - starts at approximately 13mins 15seconds into programme   After the dressage...

 As taken from FEI website today   Celebrations all round - especially for the Fox-Pitt Eventing family!   William leads the Individual Eventing competition in Rio ahead of Gemma Tattersall Eventing in fifteenth place. Team GB sit ...

All 5 of the British horses (including reserve Billy The Red) were accepted at the First Horse Inspection held earlier today.     The starting order and dressage timings have also been released.  Tomorrow Gemma Tattersall and Quicklo...

Nico Morgan spotted a familiar face at the Arab National Championships last weekend - Tomatillo!     He won his class just like Tamarillo did more than 20 years ago!     Tomatillo on the left in 2016 and Tamarillo on the...

Below are the key dates and times for the Eventing in Rio.  Please note all times are Rio times and they are 4 hours behind the UK   It does look as though all the dressage, cross country and show jumping will be shown live on the BB...

Please check out the Team Fox-Pitt photos from Rio in our Gallery...

It is really now all systems go.  Chilli has done all his last pieces of work well and is hopefully as ready as he could be.  He flies directly to Rio today from Stansted at 3pm, and I go from Heathrow at midday after a hopeful good jo...

Very happily I survived my last home competition before the Rio trip.   Little Fire was in the OI and did a nice test of 24, he had one fence down which was my fault, but jumped well, and did an excellent clear cross country which was well wit...

We had a good second day at Aston with Top Biats doing a lovely double clear in his first Advanced. He show jumped very well but I annoyingly got 3 time faults. In cross country he felt very confident and genuine, but again I must have been on a bit ...

I was very pleased with Top today.  He went very well and very much took the changes on the chin and was mistake free.  He is lying in 8th on a score of 29, but scores are very tight and he is not here for the dressage.   Likewise Go...

Henton for Fun was having his last Open Novice run and was never going to go cross country.  It was opposite to last time out as he got 20 dressage and was well in the lead.  Again he did do a lovely test but you never know if it will be ap...

Today Jackie and I have been for our Olympic clothes fitting day at the Birmingham NEC, and have returned with several suitcases each.  It is always quite a time consuming exercise but it didn’t feel too drawn out. Some of the uniforms are...

Yesterday I was at Tweseldown with Seventh Heaven doing his first event with me.  This is a horse owned by Jennifer Dowling and who has recently come over from Ireland.  He has previously done a bit of eventing in Ireland but this is his fi...

Barbury   Saturday    It was a very good day for Secret Night, he show jumped a clear and went really well cross country with just time 0.8 faults, and held onto his lead.   Little Fire did well in his first 2* with a super ...

Had a good day today at Barbury but not a fruitful one.   Henton For Fun was in the open novice and did a lovely dressage and very frustratingly only scored 35. He then jumped a double clear but was off the pace, but it was great he had such a...

I am very pleased with how Secret Night went today. He did a lovely relaxed mistake free test and is in the lead on a score of 41. There are lots more to go tomorrow but that is a good start. He coped very well with the atmosphere in the main 2* aren...

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to send such kind messages of congratulations following the Team GB announcement.  Your support and good wishes are very much appreciated....

Rio Olympics 2016   I have just received the very exciting news that Chilli and I are in the team for Rio.  It is fantastic news particularly for all those who played a huge part in getting us this far.   The team at home have been...

The week before Tattersalls, CNN came to the yard to interview William.  Golly (Secret Night) plays a starring role in the footage.   http://cnn.it/1XZbYu2      ...

We had a good day at Nunney on Friday. I was very lucky to manage to avoid all the showers and the ground was perfect.  It was the first time that I had ridden at Nunney, and it was a lovely event, very relaxed with a good feeling and excellent ...

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Had a very happy day at Bramham today with both Parker and Chilli doing lovely clears, neither were really in the running after dressage but I was keen to not go too slowly so they got 5 and 6 time faults which is exactly what was ordered.  Ther...

 Today was Cool Mountains Dressage in the ERM class and I was very pleased with his test to score 44.1.  He went much better than at Chatsworth and just made one unlucky mistake in his last flying change. He is lying in 13th place ahead of ...

 We have done dressage for Chilli Morning and Parklane Hawk, and both were a little disappointing. Parker was a bit excited to be here, and on edge, and made a couple of mistakes, and Chilli - very unlike him, made some big mistakes which were e...

William is looking for more members to join the Fox-Pitt Eventing Partnership with a new horse for 2016/17. Oslo and Ramdam de Mons have kept our current partners busy with the many benefits of ownership at competitions and various social events. &...

Sunday rounded off well with a win for Secret Night in the 2* with a lovely clear show jumping.  The pressure was on as Jonelle Price had jumped clear so I could not afford any fences down, however I needn't have worried as Golly felt very focus...

It has been a very exciting day at Tattersalls, no more so as Little Fire won the 1*.  He came out today like he had done no work yesterday.  He jumped a super clear round and was very excited by the atmosphere and the crowd, but was happil...

Happily I had a wonderful cross country round on Little Fire today, he took it all in his stride.  It was a great course for him, he was ready for the challenge and went round perfectly, and finished comfortably inside the time which is very sat...

Little Fire performed a very nice test yesterday, he was quite excited to be here but he settled just in time to do some lovely work which had him in 2nd place, very close to the leader.  He got some good marks but they have given a few good mar...

Team Fox-Pitt have arrived at Tattersalls safely, and are settling in ready for the five days of competition.   William's Dressage times are:- Wednesday  15.39  Little Fire   Thursday 15.14  Secret Night   Frid...

Tomatillo has covered his first mare Turkish Candle, she is a lovely mare with a proven competition record.   Tomatillo had been broken in and ridden here over the past month by Andrew, he did a great job.  Tomatillo has made a good start...

 We had a good day today at Rockingham.   Cool Mountain was back on good form again finishing 4th in his OI section. He did a very nice dressage of 23. Show jumped clear and I let him run on well cross country for 5 time faults, but there...

Chilli kept onto his lead in the show jumping which was very pleasing and jumped a lovely clear round with just one time fault. I then decided to run him cross country as I thought the course was good and so was the ground. Yogi Breisner felt it was ...

We hope you enjoyed watching the Chatsworth Event Rider Masters as much as we did today.  The whole team did a fantastic job and we can't wait to see more action tomorrow.   Cool Mountain scored 47.6 in his dressage and is lying a li...

Chilli Morning went very well in the dressage this morning, he did a good test and got a good mark.  Despite the early start he has arrived feeling very lively and thinking a lot about mares, but he still managed to concentrate enough to perform...

We had a good outing at Aston Le Walls today, where the horses were having their last run before Tattersalls.   Secret Night did a nice test to score 31, sadly he didn't very much impress the judge. He then rolled a pole in the show jumping. I...

Whilst I was watching a bit of the cross country on Saturday, Poppy produced a litter of 5 puppies, which was perfect timing.She produced four dogs first, and miraculously the last one to pop out was a bitch.   We will be looking for some suit...

What a brilliant Badminton it was, and a fantastic 'out in front' win for Michael Jung, he is really enjoying a crest of a wave experience.   It was a very interesting Badminton with quite a decent cross country course, the course rode well fo...

Day two at Withington was also a very happy one.  It was great to have my old boys out again, and we were very lucky that the forecast rain didn’t come and the ground stayed very good.Chilli Morning did a very decent dressage to lead his s...

We had a very happy day at Withington today, it was very lucky it was a nice day and near perfect conditions   Little Fire was in the Intermediate again, he did a nice test to score 34, which was perhaps a little harsh. He jumped an excellent ...

Novice day at Bicton was a lovely day and went very much to plan.    The Graduate was having his second Novice outing, and came up with all the right answers.  He did a nice dressage and was unlucky only to score 35, he jumped well s...

It was great to be out at Bicton today, and we were very lucky that the forecast rain did not come too heavily. It was quite wet and slippery but we had perfectly good ground conditions.   It was the first run since Badminton last year for Chi...

21 April 2016   William Fox-Pitt is withdrawing Parklane Hawk from Badminton Horse Trials.    “After the disappointment of our performance at Weston Park I have decided that we have run out of time for Badminton.  It is...

 Sadly the wet weather meant Belton Internediate sections were cancelled today.   It was a big disappointment for all concerned...

 Only way to describe today at Weston Park was that it was rather disappointing.  The organisers under Janet Plant had done a fantastic job to hold the event at all.  But the ground was quite sticky in parts and was obviously going to ...

We are very lucky that Larkhill could run today and had managed to avoid the rain, producing very good ground.   The Graduate was moving up to Novice for the first time which was a big question for him, but I felt he was more than ready.  ...

Badminton Cross Country course walk   Once again William will be doing a course walk at Badminton for members of the Club and their guests. This will take place on Friday 6th May and the time and meeting place will be confirmed in due course...

It was quite a quick turnaround from Burnham to get the young horses out to Portman on Tuesday.   The Portman team led by the Yarrow's had done a fantastic job in getting everything ready. The going was surprisingly good and the course was of ...

William has done several interviews over the past week, in the lead up to his return to competition.   Here are some of the links in case you missed them as they went live, afraid you will need to type them into your browser as you cannot conn...

It was great to be out again at my first event of the season. I decided to just ride two horses rather than four, to be sensible with the hope of being able to do them justice. Happily both went really well.   Cool Mountain did a nice test to ...

It is all systems go for Burnham Market this weekend, and Team Fox-Pitt are busy packing.   Cool Mountain and Parklane Hawk are looking forward to their first outing with William this year.   Good luck to everyone!   ...

We had a good weekend at Gatcombe and were very lucky overall with the weather.    Friday was a lovely day and Raffles went well. His dressage was not his best but he show jumped very well with one down, and did a good clear cross country...

We had a pleasing outing to Aldon.  Saturday was another cold and fresh day, but it was great to have Reinstated out again with Harry Meade, and Hector Payne riding Dynasty.   Dynasty did a lovely dressage to score 27, rolled a couple of ...

Balu Gidran had his first outing of the season today in the BE100.  He did a nice test of 29, rolled a pole in the show jumping and did a good clear cross country.  This was a good day ahead of his first Novice event at Gatcombe next weeken...

 It is all systems go here and everything is on target.  The horses are well, and I am hoping to be out competing at Burnham Market soon.  The young ones are having their first few outings with Harry Meade and Hector Payne.  We ha...

We currently have two vacancies at the yard in North Dorset   We have a vacancy for a rider to join the Fox-Pitt Eventing Team for the 2016 season. Must have either competition or previous work riding experience.  Capable of schooling top...

This is a very exciting initiative and something to look forward to, and target some good horses for.  Following Badminton and Burghley, it is very exciting to have some money coming into the sport.  It is also exciting for riders and owner...

Olympics - Rio 2016   If you didn't catch the BBC programme over Christmas - Britain's Road to Rio - featuring Team GBR's athletes as they prepare for Rio 2016, then here is the link   http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06ttsqb/road-...

Christmas Message from William....    Click here to view message   We wish everyone a very Happy Christmas...

It was a horrid way to end another great season for William and the Team. William's fall shocked us all and the Team has really pulled together to keep everything going while he has been in hospital.  The good news is he is getting better every ...

 William has made good progress with his recovery and has now been discharged from hospital to continue his rehab at home.   “It is fantastic to be back home, it feels like it has been a long time away from my family,” said Wi...

William continues to make really good progress from the head injury he suffered following a fall at Lion D’Angers on 17th October.  As a result he flew back to England yesterday and his rehabilitation will now continue here. His wife Alic...

William continues to make steady progress, and his recovery is going to take time.  He remains in hospital in France.     Once again the family are hugely grateful to the team who are looking after him, and also to everyone who has s...

William's condition has improved enough for him to be moved out of the intensive care unit . He remains in hospital in France. His family remain hugely grateful to the fantastic team looking after him and to everyone for all the messages ...

William has made progress over the weekend; today he is conscious, breathing on his own and communicating with his family and doctors, however he is still very ill.   He and his family are very grateful for all the support and messages, it is ...

William remains stable and comfortable and the hospital will make no further announcement until early next week. Thank you again for all your huge support.  Alice and all the family are really grateful.  ...

We have this afternoon received the update that William’s condition remains the same with no change overnight. He is still sedated and under constant observation....

 William remains stable and under sedation, he is in great hands and is progressing well.   Thank you again for all your wonderful messages of support....

William had a good night and remains stable and under sedation; he will undergo further tests later today.   On behalf of the Fox-Pitt family and Team Fox-Pitt, Alice would like to express her thanks to everyone for the support and well wishes...

  To update:-   There has been no change in William's condition. He has undergone some more tests and will remain sedated under observation.   We are very appreciative for the concern that everyone has shown. We will keep everyone...

William was taken to Angers hospital following a fall at Lion d'Angers.  He has suffered a head trauma but is fine otherwise.  He is stable and remains under observation tonight.   An update will come tomorrow....

 I was delighted with Reinstated in his dressage today.  He did a very pleasing smooth calm test, taking it all in, in a very grown up way.  It will be by far the most atmospheric arena he has been in, and I am very happy to be lying i...

I was very pleased with The Soapdodger's dressage, he coped really well with the atmosphere. He did a lovely test to score 45.7 which has him in 4th place overnight.  It was very annoying that I managed to turn the wrong way in one of the piroue...

  The final day at Osberton was overall a very successful one, with both Ramdam de Mons and Secret Night jumping clear to hold on to their 2nd and 4th places.  I couldn't be more impressed by both of them, as they did not put a foot wrong ...

 Overall we have had a very good Saturday at Osberton.   The 7 year olds all performed well in the dressage with Reinstated finishing 4th, Dynasty joint 5th and The Soapdodger joint 8th. After the show jumping Dynasty is still in 3rd, The...

Friday saw The Graduate completing his show jumping and cross country in the 5yo competition, he finished in 18th place. William was also competing on Gubby Leech's horse Blickgield, and they finished in 4th place.   Little Fire started his C...

Osberton got off to a very good start this morning in the fog, with Ramdam de Mons doing a lovely test to score 35.5.  He was very relaxed and obedient, and produced his best 2* test to date.  That currently puts him in second place behind ...

We had a very enjoyable and busy day at Bricky.  The sun shone, the going was perfect and all the horses had a very productive day.  I ran Ramdam de Mons, Dynasty and Topaze du Plain in the Novice HC.  Topaze was once again very settle...

The team turned around the lorry brilliantly last night, and we left at 5am for Pontispool, which felt very early indeed. The forecast was fairly bad but we got lucky and in the end the sun even shone. Secret Night finished third in his Int...

Cross country day started in thick fog, but it had lifted a little bit in time for Cool Mountain. He gave me a fantastic ride, foot perfect all the way. We finished inside the time, and eventually moved up to fourth place. The going was perfect and t...

Cool Mountain cruised around the cross country earlier today, finishing clear and inside the time.  This has moved him up from tenth place after dressage to fourth place on 43.3 penalties.  Dressage leader Clarke Montgomery and Loughan Glen...

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At the end of the dressage phase Cool Mountain is lying in 10th place on their dressage score of 43.3.   Clarke Montgomery and Loughan Glen are leading the competition on a score of 33.8, followed by Sandra Auffarth and Ispo on 37.2, then Pipp...

William will be walking the course today with his Fox-Pitt Eventing Club members.  If you would like to join them, they are meeting at the start at 2pm. Cost £10 members and £20 non members/guests.    ...

Cool Mountain did a lovely test today, he was very relaxed and seemed rather pleased to be out at a smart event.  At the end of the first day he is lying in sixth place on a score of 43.3.     Following his test, William was intervi...

Cross country day sadly didn't go to plan. As forecast the rain arrived but by the bucket load, and by 3.30pm the going had turned very soft.  Moonie didn't enjoy himself at all and struggled from the start.  It had become very di...

Blair cross country time today for William and Moonie is 15.16 today    ...

  Dressage for Team GB overall has been very impressive, but frustratingly for me Bay My Hero got a bit tense and tight which proved very expensive in his trot work. He did however recover some good marks in his canter to finish on 43, but well...

Moonie has passed the trot up, he managed to keep his feet on the ground on the tarmac, which is more than can be said for how he behaved before and after.   He is feeling on fantastic form, but will certainly need a little bit of work before ...

Team Fox-Pitt and Bay My Hero have arrived at Blair.  The journey went well, taking them just under 11 hours, allowing for a leg stretch for Moonie en-route.   The first horse inspection is at 3pm tomorrow, and the running order will be a...

Burghley finished on a high with Pimms finishing in 10th place.  He came out this morning feeling on great form, he flew through the trot-up which is always a relief, and I was delighted with how well he jumped.  It is always frustrating to...

William and Charlie had a film crew shadowing them yesterday at Burghley for cross country day.  Equine Productions did a fantastic job in capturing the 'behind the scenes' preparations, as well as the thrill of the cross country ride Itself. &n...

  It has been as predicted quite a dramatic day at Burghley. On the positive side I was thrilled with how well Pimms coped with such a demanding course. However not so pleased with my complete blank and near error of course. There are no excuse...

A fantastic dressage day for Pimms, taking a joint lead with Michael Jung.  He did a superb test, he is in a great frame of mind and really showed himself off to his best. He made one little mistake in a flying change, and apart from one halt t...

Pimms flew through the trot-ups at Burghley earlier this afternoon.  He is number 74 in the competition and will do his dressage on Friday afternoon at 2pm.    Burghley.TV (internet) will have dressage tests, cross country rounds and...

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We survived a very wet day two at Wellington with the horses happily going very well.   The Soapdodger did a very good dressage of 25.7, which had him right up there, he rolled two poles in the show jumping and even though it was quite muddy I...

 It was brilliant to have Cool Mountain out again, doing his first Advanced for a little while and I was really happy with him.  He did a decent test to be in the top few on 26.8.  He jumped a superb clear show jumping and flew around ...

 I took the opportunity to have a Novice run on Little Fire at West Wilts.  It is always a very enjoyable quite local event, and I wanted to give him an easy run after his Intermediate at Aston Le Walls.  He had a very good day leading...

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Burghley is fast approaching and once again William will be doing a course walk on Friday 4 September.  At the moment the plan is to meet at fence 3 at 11.30am for an 11.45am departure.  If you would like to join us please let me know as so...

Great day at Hartpury - Bay My Hero won the CIC3* on a score of 37.9, followed closely by Luxury FH in 5th on 45.9 and Fernhill Pimms in 7th on 47.1   Bay My Hero was fantastic giving me my first win at Hartpury since Moon Man in 2008. &n...

Dressage day at Hartpury and the heavens opened, and much needed rain has arrived.  I had prepared myself for a nice day of dressage in the indoor school only to find that they have moved the 3* CIC outside.    Bay My Hero did a very...

We were lucky to miss any rain today at Aston Le Walls, the ground could have done with it but at least we stayed dry.   It was really exciting to have Cool Mountain out competing for the first time since March, and he was very happy to be goi...

  After the very pleasing dressage tests, I decided not to show jump Bay My Hero.  The ground was just plenty firm enough and he is entered at Hartpury next weekend where the dressage and show jumping is on a surface, and some forecast rai...

Had a very busy day at Gatcombe, and quite a hot one, with fairly mixed results.   Reinstated jumped a super clear show jumping, to remain in fifth place, and he went well cross country, but a few time faults dropped him slightly down the orde...

  Gatcombe started today with three in the Novice Championships.  My first to go was Reinstated, and I was very pleased with his test. He scored 29.8 and I was very impressed with how relaxed and soft he stayed. He is currently in fifth pl...

William was interviewed at the yard yesterday by Jack Killah of BBC Radio Somerset, they discussed the build up to the 2016 Olympics in Rio, as well as William's experiences at the last four Olympic games.   You can listen to the interview on ...

Cattistock Pony Club Camp - July 2015   William and Chilli Morning              ...

Very sadly today Tamarillo was put to sleep - at 23, age had simply caught up with the 2004 Badminton winner. Bred by the Guinness family at the Biddesden Stud, he was foaled by Jo Richardson who followed his career closely. Tamarillo struck up an a...

Aston Le Walls Friday and Sunday   Friday It was exciting to have Catherine Witt’s new horse Secret Night out competing for the first time.  You never know what to expect, but he is a very nice horse, and I was delighted with how h...

Five horses had a trip to Dauntsey today, but for various reasons they didn't all get to go cross country.Having had a good run at Barbury I took Reinstated in the dressage.  I was very pleased with his test and he scored 30.9.  Ramdam de M...

  This week I received a phone call from Yogi Breisner with the exciting news that Bay My Hero has been selected for the 2015 European Championships at Blair.  He is a fantastic horse with very consistent form at every level so I had hoped...

Barbury is always an event we look forward to and is usually a very busy one.  However this year, with six horses spread over three days, it was fairly leisurely.   The Novices had a super day on Friday, with both Dynasty and Little Fire ...

Ramdam de Mons   (Pictures courtesy of Philmit Photography)                ...

 Novice competition   Am pleased to report that both Dynasty and Little Fire came first in their Novice sections.  They both finished on their dressage scores, Dynasty 23.0 and Little Firre on 26.5     William rides four...

 Barbury is live streaming!! Simply click on the link - http://www.barburyhorsetrials.co.uk/new/livestream/- and you will be able to watch, however they may not be showing the section you wish to view.     William’s times ...

We have had a very good day at Purston Manor Novice Regional Finals, where very happily all three horses qualified for the Novice Championships.   This was their only chance to qualify for Gatcombe, because all the other Regional Finals either...

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Pimms came out of the cross country looking excellent so it was a real shame that he rolled a couple of poles today and dropped to fifth place.Overall the show jumping course rode well and was perhaps on the easy side, producing quite a few clear rou...

 Following on from Pimms very good dressage test yesterday, he gave me an excellent ride cross country to hold on to his second place.  He gave me a foot perfect round finishing just inside the time and seemed to take it all very within him...

William will also be doing a course walk on the Friday afternoon if there is enough interest.   The plan is to meet at 2.30pm at the cross country side of the car entrance to the stable field.   To join the course walk is &...

William has arrived at Bramham with Fernhill Pimms and Jackie. Pimms is number 57 and is competing in the CCI3*.   He does his dressage on Friday morning at 1106 and start times and results can be found here -http://www.bdwp....

William is back in the World Number One spot in the FE Classic rankings.   FEI Press release..... William Fox-Pitt (GBR), the multiple Olympic, World and European medallist, is back as world Eventing number one after victory in last mon...

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  We had a fantastic finish to Tatts 2015 with the Fox-Pitt Partnership Ramdam de Mons jumping a clear round to win the 2*.  He has had the most fantastic week and has performed to his best throughout.  We were obviously lucky that Ol...

  I have just survived a crazy show jumping and cross country mixed day at Tatts, but am happy to say it has been a very good one. Minty finished the job off nicely in the CCIYH1* to win with a superb clear show jumping.  I have been very...

 It has been another great day at Tatts.   Ramdam de Mons got the day off to a good start with a very nice test which scored 42.2 in the CCI**. This has him in 3rd place, 4 penalties behind the leader Harry Meade. He goes cross country to...

 Reinstated got off to a great start as well, he did a lovely test with a score of 41.6 which puts him in second place in his section.  The 1* cross country course is very inviting and educational, there are a few decent ditches which they ...

Results at end of Tattersalls Day two:-   CC1* Reinstated in 2nd place after Dressage   CCIYH* The Soapdodger and Dynasty are in 1st and 2nd place after the Dressage   CCI3* Luxury FH is currently in 8th place after Dressage ...

At the end of the first day of dressage in the CCIYH1* at Tatts, Minty and Raffles are currently lying in 1st and 2nd place on 37.6 and 42.8 penalties.Hector is currently in 11th position on 46.7 in the CCI1*, 6.7 penalties behind the leader.  W...

William and Jo Murphy at the Tatts Charity Launch last night.  William set a Tatts 'world record' when he raced the Jeep donated transport .....      Video of William racing - press the blue button below to link to Youtube vi...

  Tattersalls has got off to a great start with Dynasty producing a lovely test to go into an early lead on 42.8.  He was very relaxed and confident and I couldn’t have expected anything else from him at his stage.  There is alw...

   Little Fire had a big weekend at Rockingham, securing his CIC1* qualification for the 6 year old final at Lion d'Anger.  He hasn't competed since Larkhill in April, I was delighted with how grown up he felt and how well he took e...

Waiting for the show jumping on the final day of a three-day-event when you are in a good position is always quite painful.  I managed to fill the day with a few signing sessions for sponsors, and I joined most of my family and a gathering of fr...

Badminton Success   Team Fox-Pitt would like to send a huge thank you to everyone for their kind messages, if only Chilli Morning knew how many followers he has….   We are all still in a daze and it is hard to express how incredi...

Yesterday was a very important day for the ‘teenagers’, all of them in need of a run prior to heading off to Tatts in a fortnight.   With the team still on a Badminton cloud, I was very relieved to have survived a day in which ther...

After his fantastic Badminton win, Chilli Morning is to parade in front of the crowd at Wincanton Ladies Day Racecourse tomorrow, at 2.15pm.   For more information on the race meeting, please have a look at their website - http://wincanton.the...

 Wonderful photos from Julia Shearwood Photography and Adam Fanthorpe                                     ...

  Chilli was fantastic cross country, he felt at his very best. He has been quite laid back all week but he got his adrenalin going in time and gave me a foot perfect ride. He always argues a bit but I know when he does that that he is on form....

Chilli Morning and William had a super run cross country today, they went clear and under time.   The top 5 are unchanged from yesterday's dressage:1. Andrew Nicholson, Nereo - 37.82. WLilian Fox-Pitt, Chilli Morning - 393. Oliver Townen...

 It was great to see so many old and new faces on the Badminton course walk yesterday, and I hope you all enjoyed it.       ...

Chilli Morning did a good test this afternoon to score 39 penalties which has him in 2nd place after the two days of dressage.  A full list of the results can be found here - http://www.badminton-horse.co.uk/index.php/dressage-results-2015...

Chilli Morning passed the trot up this afternoon, and his draw of 83 sees him doing his dressage on Friday, at 3.40pm.   Wiilliam will be doing his Club course walk on Friday morning, meeting at fence 2 at 10.45am for a prompt 11am start. &nbs...

William is heading to Badminton this week with Chilli Morning.   Bay My Hero is not competing after his success at Rolex Kentucky.  Cool Mountain and Parklane Hawk were withdrawn as their preparations have not gone as hoped and they wo...

  Fernhill Pimms and Luxury FH had an excellent day at Withington, thanks to some heavy overnight rain conditions were pretty much perfect, and I was delighted with them both.   Luxury did a very pleasing test to score 32, he is really d...

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From the dressage angle Moonie had a lucky draw near the end of the day.  The atmosphere in the main arena was electric as usual, the stands are pretty much empty on Thursday and Friday morning, but by Friday afternoon, and in some beautiful wea...

Bay My Hero and William jumped a beautiful clear round in front of the Kentucky crowds which guaranteed their 4th place.Final standings:1. Michi Jung (GER) Fischerrocana - 39.32. Tim Price (NZ) Wesko - 40.33. Michi Jung (Ger) Sam - 44.74. WFP & M...

After some delay Bay My Hero passed the trot up and is fine.     The jumping track walks big as usual and the time will be tight, so we are in for an exciting afternoon.     Remember to check our Gallery page for more photo...

 William and Bay My Hero finished their cross country  clear but with 8.4 time faults.  They are lying in 4th place overnight.   See the Rolex leaderboard here.  http://scores.rk3de.org/leaderBoard.html   The show j...

Thunderstorms are forecast today and the organisers have made the decision to bring the times forward in an attempt to beat the worst of the weather.  William and Bay My Hero are now due to go at 1.07pm (EDT) / 6.07pm(UK time). &n...

 Bay My Hero and William have done their dressage test at Rolex.  They are in 3rd place on a score of 38.5, 2.2 penalties behind Tim Price and Michael Jung, who are in joint 1st place.Photos courtesy of Julia Shearwood Photography  ...

William and Bay My Hero's times:-   Bay My Hero is number 82 in the draw, and their ride times are as follows:-   Dressage - Friday at 15.38 EDT / 8.38pm UK time Cross Country - Saturday at 14.44 (US time) / 7.44pm UK time   Liv...

  Moonie passed the trot up and is feeling very well.   The cross country course looks good, and has plenty of questions. The ground is holding up at the moment but won't take much rain! Thankfully it is meant to be dry for th...

We have had a productive two days at Belton. With only two rides I took the boys with me, and we had a very enjoyable overnight stay with the Smith-Maxwells.   For Ramdam de Mons it was a very important day as he needed to get his 2* qualifica...

William has very sadly had to withdraw Freddie Mac from Kentucky.  It is a real blow to his owners and the team but he has suffered an untimely set back, hopefully he will be rerouted to Luhmuhlen.   Parklane Hawk was also an entry for Ke...

  We had a very good day at Weston Park. The ground in all phases was pretty much perfect which was ideal for the horses.   I had Ramdam de Mons doing an Intermediate section, and I was very pleased with his test, he did some very good w...

Saturday at Larkhill opened with miserable rain which was a real shame, but happily it did blow over.   Dynasty had another excellent Novice run finishing third in his section, just pipped by 0.2 for another win. He did a lovely test but a lit...

The new Portman event run at Rushmore was bathed in sunshine yesterday and made for a most enjoyable day for everyone.   I had a particularly good day with the young ones, all performing really well.   Jenny Dowling’s Little Fire ...

 Burnham Market day 2A very happy day two at Burnham Market, mission accomplished with Luxury FH gaining his 3* qualification in good style.  He show jumped really well with just one down, it was a decent track and got very holding in place...

  We made it to Burnham Market late last night, always a dreaded drive on an Easter weekend but it wasn't too painful in the end.Ramdam de Mons did his first Intermediate and after a lovely dressage of 26 which had him in the lead he jumped a s...

Somerley - 01/04/15   It was very exciting at Somerley today to have Chilli Morning and Cool Mountain out for the first time.  They were both very pleased to be having an outing but they were immaculately behaved.  Chilli did a lovel...

The Club Open Day went very well on Monday.  It was great to see some familiar faces but also some new members as well.  Moonie (Bay My Hero) was a little fresh in his jumping(!) and Ol (Cool Mountain) showed everyone what a true profession...

  Very sadly Gatcombe on Sunday was lost to the bad weather, a huge disappointment for Patty Biden and her team after all the hard work, and naturally very disappointing for riders who were looking forward to riding round what was an extremely ...

 The Fox-Pitt Eventing Club OPEN DAY is fast approaching.  It is being held on Monday 30 March at the yard and will start at 2pm.  If you would like to join us please let us know as soon as possible - fpec@foxpitteventing.co....

  Lincoln was a very successful event for us, all the horses had a really useful outing.   Freddie Mac was on great form, he felt fantastic and as usual he was on his toes in the dressage and scored 31, keeping his lid on. He had one dow...

We had a good day at Aldon, and it was fairly busy with five horses.  Charlie and Ethan organised the day like clockwork and we managed to be finished by 1pm, which was the idea so that our departure for Lincoln would not be too late.The So...

  Day two at Tweseldown gave the young ones a useful outing.   No surprise wins like yesterday, but Ramdam de Mons finished 7th in the Open Novice.  He did a lovely dressage of 25.5, then had the last fence down show jumping which w...

  It was a very happy and successful day at Tweseldown.  It was fairly hectic with five horses but Charlie and Cyril did brilliantly, producing them all on time.   As I arrived, I had a chuckle to myself, realizing it was my 31st ti...

  Unlike last year Moreton managed to pull it off and get the season under way.  It was great to be out again and we were very lucky with the weather.   I had four horses out and I am very happy to say the day went pretty much to pl...

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It has been a busy few weeks, including clinics in France, Paris & Saumur, Vancouver and Aiken South Carolina.   le Cadre Noir, Ecole Nationale d'Equitation - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.827559450616703.1073741863.451732...

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The horse world has just received the tragic news of Richard Meade's death.  I am devastated for his wife Tiddles and the family and send my deepest sympathy and best wishes.   Richard Meade, one of Eventings all time greats, played a hug...

Jackie Potts wins FEI 2014 Best Groom Award     Everyone at Team Fox-Pitt is thrilled for Jackie on winning this hugely deserved, very prestigious award.     There will be very few grooms in the world with Jackie's dedication ...

We had a very successful day yesterday with the Club Open Day, with a really good turnout.     We have got a few horses back in work now so things are getting busy, and it won’t be long before we are back in full flow.   Hope...

 Had a very frustrating day in Pau, things didn't go to plan.  Sadly Cookie was not enjoying the ground so I pulled him up before fence 6, and after long discussion with Catherine Witt we decided not to take the risk running Parker,  t...

  Parker also did a superb test today to go into the lead equal with Ingrid Klimpke, on a score of 39.3. He was lovely and relaxed, and it is exciting to have both horses in the top 5. It will be an interesting day tomorrow, and I hope they bo...

  Cookie got Pau off to an excellent start with a lovely test and a score of 41.8 I was very pleased with how he went, I think the test was even better than last years, and to get decent marks second into the arena is always quite a relief.&nb...

William has arrived in Pau, and is joined by Jackie and Cyril.  He will be riding Seacookie and Parklane Hawk in the 4* competition.   Both horses have passed the veterinary inspection, and Seacookie performs his Dressage Test at 1.05pm (...

Osberton - Sunday and resultsI had an excellent final day at Osberton, with Reinstated winning the 6 year old national championship, and The Soapdodger finishing second.It was a very tight finish with the top three all finishing on the same score of ...

  In the CCI1* Ramdam de Mons went clear cross country and within the time and has moved up from 7th place to 6th place.   In the CCI2* both Fernhill Pimms and Luxury went clear, adding no time penalties to their dressage scores, ...

 The dressage phase has now finished and all of the horses have performed well.   In the CCI1* Ramdam de Mons is on 43.4 and is in 7th place, 6.2 penalties behind the leader.   In the CCI2* Fernhill Pimms is in the lead on a...

  Luxury got us off to a good start today at Osberton with 40.9 which put him into the lead.  He did some lovely work, with a couple of spooks, but overall I was very pleased with how he felt and how he is developing.  He has tremendo...

Luxury and Fernhill Pimms have both passed the trotups at Osberton for the CCI2*   Also at Osberton this week are:- Ramdam de Mons in the CCI1* Reinstated and The Soapdodger in the 6YO CICYH1*...

Yesterday was my first visit to Bricky, and I very much enjoyed my day.  Michael Munden and his team did a fantastic job putting on a huge variety of classes, and building their track with plenty of imagination.   Ramdam de Mons, the part...

 Day one yesterday at Gatcombe was the Intermediate day and it was great to get the horses out again after quite a long break.  Top Biats was having his first run since winning the Novice Championships and he did an excellent test of 30.5, ...

 Alice and William are very pleased to announce the arrival of Emily Mary, born on Tuesday afternoon weighing 8lbs.     ...

 It was an early start today for Pontispool and a quick turnaround having got back from Blenheim last night.  Bekky had everything organised, and Charlie who worked for me a couple of seasons ago came back to help for the day and drive the ...

  Freddie Mac looked fabulous today and had no worries in the trot up.  However he sadly rolled a pole in the show jumping and dropped to second.  The last fence was a treble and he just rubbed the first element.I was really pleased w...

  Cross country day didn't really go as I had planned, but Freddie Mac saved the day.  He is in the lead just, on his dressage score of 38.  He gave me a superb ride, but he had a lucky moment at the table turning to corner complex, w...

Blenheim dressage got off to a great start yesterday with Seacookie doing an excellent test to score 41.8 and leave him in third place overnight.  He was in a very good frame of mind, nice and relaxed and did some lovely work.  ...

Thursday Dressage Seacookie and Freddie Mac have done their dressage tests and both performed very well.  Seacookie was the third horse to go, scoring a very competitive 41.8 which had him leading the section until Freddie Mac did his test mid ...

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 Burghley came to a very successful conclusion with Bay My Hero jumping an excellent clear round to move up two places into fourth.  He felt fantastic this morning, in no way weary after his exertions yesterday and he show jumped as well ...

  Bay My Hero was fabulous today across country at Burghley.  He frustratingly collected 20 time faults, but the conditions turned out to be quite tough with no horses going inside the time all day.  He had to dig deep once or twice a...

Sam Clarke from the Professional Riders Organization joined in on the Club course walk and took this wonderful video at the Discovery Valley - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9zxnyqBaFY&feature=youtu.be.     Following William's t...

 Bay My Hero got Burghley off to a great start with a superb dressage test, to leave him in second place on a score of 39.5. He produced a personal best and a very smooth mistake free test.  He coped well with the atmosphere which was a re...

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Burghley trot up went well.  Bay My Hero passing with flying colours….literally.  He was very fresh and very naughty, showing off to the crowd, and he didn’t show the ground jury too much in the way of a proper trot.  He i...

Join the Club and walk the course with William at Burghley. For more info please contact:-  fpec@foxpitteventing.co.uk    ...

  No one could have predicted all the dramas in the cross country day yesterday, the British team amazingly moved up from fifth place after dressage to 2nd.  I moved into the lead with a fantastic clear from Chilli with 12.7 time faults. &...

 View our Gallery page for photos from the last four days of WEG14.  ...

  Very pleased to confirm that the British horses have all passed the trot up.  Everything has been packed up and the horses are now being loaded for their drive to Caen as the final phase is being held in the main stadium.     ...

After a thrilling day of cross country from WEG, William and Chilli are still in the lead going into the show jumping tomorrow.   You can view their cross country round here:-  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvvC484u2y4   Top 5 ...

William and Chilli Morning into the lead at WEG. 12.3 time penalties. Total score of 50.3     Live results page -   http://www.normandy2014.com/live/3/concours-complet     FEI TV Report just in.....   WILL...

                  The World Equestrian Games 2014 are here   Plan your WEG viewing......     Live Results http://www.normandy2014.com/live/3/concours-complet     BBC ht...

At the end of the dressage, Sandra Auffarth and Opgun Louvo for Germany are in the lead on a score of 35.2.  William and Chilli are in 2nd place on 37.5 and Jock Paget and Clifton Promise for New Zealand are in 3rd on 38.    British ...

  WEG got off to a fantastic start with Chilli doing a superb test to put him in the lead.  He was in a very good frame of mind and produced a mistake free test.  To score 37.5 on the first day of dressage is a great result.  He ...

 Team GB horses all passed the trot up and the the start times for the dressage have been published.   Thursday Zara and High Kingdom go at 10.58 (9.58 UK time) William and Chilli are on at 15.36 (14.36 UK time) Nicola and Annie Clover...

William and the Team have arrived after a long day travelling.  It is very wet but Chilli is on good form.   Trot ups start on Wednesday at 2pm (UK time), and Team GB on at 3.04pm (UK time).     Team GB Briefing (taken by T...

The Daily Telegraph produced a great guide to WEG over the weekend.  It included a number of interviews - including Charlotte Dujardin, Scott Brash and William.     Here is the link to read Williams' thoughts on the World Equest...

I was very happy to survive my day at Wellington, as Chilli is now officially en route to Normandy. The three horses I had today went very well, and it was certainly worth the risk giving them all a run.Oslo finally had his first cross country run s...

  We had a mixed day at Bicton on Saturday.  It is always an event I look forward to and is one of our local ones so is one I like to support.  I had five entries in the OI so the day promised to be quite busy particularly as there we...

The Novices had an excellent competition at West Wilts yesterday.   Ramdam de Mons won his Novice section.  He did another good test to score 23 and added nothing to that with a superb double clear.  He is really coming together now ...

  After their very pleasing dressage tests both horses jumped superb clears. Parker felt fantastic and his clear round put him 8 marks in the lead. Although the ground was fairly good, and Hartpury had worked a huge amount using their irrigati...

Got off to a good start at Hartpury and after the dressage Parker is leading the CIC3* on 35.4.  Avoca Alibi is lying in 5th place with a dressage score of 43.4.We have not had any rain and the firm ground means it is unlikely Parker will go cro...

I had a very good day at Aston Le Walls and was very busy with five horses, but my times worked very well thanks to the Aston team.   Seacookie felt very well scoring 30 in the dressage, producing a very pleasing and soft test. &nb...

Top Biats continued his fantastic run by winning the Novice Championships, he jumped a lovely clear show jumping and went superbly cross country, and was in the very fortunate position of being able to incur 6 time faults, and still won by 2 marks. &...

We have had a very good dressage day at Gatcombe Top is leading the Novice Championship on a score of 23.3, he did a really lovely test, one of his best with no mistakes and I felt he very much deserved the mark he got.I was also really pleased with...

We had a busy and enjoyable weekend at Wilton, which is one of my favourite local events, but as expected a few horses did not run due to the dry conditions.   On Saturday the Novice horses went really well, Ramdam de Mons jumped a lovely doub...

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 Just got back from a very good and very hot trip to Aachen, where Chilli finished 9th individually, and the Team finished 2nd.Although I was very pleased with his dressage test he unfortunately made a couple of mistakes, and scored 43.4, finish...

William and Chilli will be doing their dressage test today at 1.52pm (UK time).     You can keep up to date with the dressage leaderboard through Aachen's website -    http://www.chioaachen.de/en/starterlisteniEventId=975&...

Aachen - day one   Chilli Morning passed the trot up this afternoon, as did the other British horses. I have walked the course and it is a serious track on good going.      ...

Dauntsey Novice went well today, it is always a very enjoyable event and the cross country was right up to standard and very educational.    I took Ramdam de Mons who did a very good test at 24.  He show jumped clear and had a very f...

  We have had a very busy and enjoyable weekend at Barbury.  It is always a first class event and one that is always very much enjoyed by owners.     I had three novices on Friday, and Reinstated had a very convincing win in hi...

  It was from one extreme to another in under a week with poor Chepstow suffering a change in the weather and heavy rain, producing very difficult conditions.  It was a real shame for the Chepstow team, but I had a very satisfactory day. ...

  Had a very happy day at Salperton with the novices and novice regional finals.   It was great that Top Biats qualified for Gatcombe novice championships with a good win, and he was on fabulous form leaving the dressage on 20.9. He jump...

The British selectors have announced the squad for the World Games in Haras le Pin in August, and I have been selected with Chilli Morning.     I am very lucky at this stage to have Bay My Hero, Parklane Hawk and Seacookie also on the lis...

It was a fantastic win for Tim Price, hugely deserved.   However the weekend was overshadowed by the devastating news of the fatal accident of Benjamin Winter.  My deepest sympathies go to his family and friends, and also to the Luhmuhlen...

 Cool Mountain did a lovely test yesterday scoring 43.5, and I was very pleased with him. Sadly he is not quite right this morning, and I have decided to withdraw him, which is a huge shame for his owner and the team....

Jeep photoshoot with Victoria Martin-Bird of MBPtv...

(Photo of Ol looking very relaxing and grazing in the woods at Luhmuhlen this morning)     William is competing at Luhmuhlen in Germany this weekend with Cool Mountain.   Friday Dressage is at 3.56pm UK time - sadly not available...

     After the second day of dressage Freddie Mac unfortunately dropped down to 15th place so there was plenty of catching up to do.Saturday was greeted with heavy rain as the forecast predicted, and we had all hoped Bramham might ...

  Chilli got the day off to an excellent start in the CIC3* with a lovely test to score 31.5. He pretty much went as well as you could hope, and it was great to have him so relaxed and soft.   Freddie Mac also went well in the dressage, ...

Tattersalls Horse Trails 2014   I had a mixed day on Saturday with ups and downs.  It started well with a great round on Luxury FH who went clear inside the time.  This was by far the biggest track he has ever done, and he coped real...

 Tattersalls - Friday   We had a very good day at Tattersalls, with both Topaze and Top going really well cross country, and clear inside the time.   Topaze rose to the challenge, and gave me an excellent ride over what will be the...

Tattersalls - 1* horses - Topaze du Plain and Top Biats   Topaze du Plain did his dressage test yesterday, and scored 50.4.  He did some lovely work showing real potential, but there was a spooky camera that he spotted which led to a few ...

Tattersalls - Day 1   We have made the journey to Ireland, and Top Biats and Topaze have passed the inspection this afternoon.  They are feeling quite frisky at the moment, but maybe tomorrow they will feel the effects of the trip. ...

Pontispool - Sunday 25th May 2014   It was good to get novice horses out for a run again, the last BE novice one day that I rode in was at the beginning of April.   The Soapdodger did a lovely dressage of 27, jumped clear, went well cro...

Cool Mountain rounded off his very successful trip to Chatsworth, finishing 8th in the CIC with an excellent double clear.  He jumped very well in the show jumping enjoying the perfect ground and gave me a superb ride cross country.  He got...

  Topazes dressage was much improved, he did a very consistent test to score 44, and there is a lot more to come. He had one fence down and one time fault show jumping but coped really well with the atmosphere, which was the most he will have e...

  We made an early start for Chatsworth today with four horses to do the 1 and 3 star CIC's.   Cool Mountain got the day off to a great start with a good test to score 46.7. He was back to his old self and did some lovely work, so I was ...

We had perfect conditions at Aston today which was a nice surprise. Apparently the event had come very close to being cancelled after heavy rain yesterday, and the team had worked late into the night to alter the course onto some drier ground.  ...

Badminton 2014   DressageThursday - Cool Mountain felt fantastic in the warm-up and very relaxed which was pleasing as he does find Badminton very atmospheric.  Hounds speaking for their breakfast every morning does not help his situ...

Following From Home:   The Badminton Horse Trials Website: This website posts all of the news, live results & running commentaries first. During the event we’ll publish a simple ‘Badminton Dashboard’ giving you easy ...

  Badminton - Wednesday - Horse Inspection   Both Parklane Hawk and Cool Mountain are well through the first horse inspection, and we are looking forward to the next few days of competition, Cool Mountain is number 8, and 2nd to go ...

 It has been a very busy day at Rockingham with 5 horses and a 3am start.Luxury FH finished fifth in the Intermediate section, and was much more settled overall.  He was first in and got 27 in the dressage, had a fence down and th...

Alex Van Tuyll   Alex of course won the award for the Groom of Winning Rolex Horse 2014 For which she was presented with a beautiful boquet of flowers, an engraved silver dish and a cash prize.   Additionally, she was presented wi...

 Rolex Kentucky - Jeep course walk   Photos thanks to Margie Shoop - www.margieshoop.com           Photos thanks to Margie Schoop - www.margieshoop.com...

  An incredibly exciting final day, both horses jumping superb clear rounds.   Seacookie came out of the cross country in great shape and has never jumped better on the third day of a three day really deserving to move up from fifteenth ...

Photo credits:-   Team Fox-Pitt  Julia Shearwood Photography Sally Spickard/Jenni Autry, Eventing Nation  Margie Shoop - www.margieshoop.com                   &nbs...

Rolex Final Result.....   William and Bay My Hero have won the 2014 Rolex Kentucky 4*.  Their win, with a finishing score of 44, was in the balance right till the last, but a clear round in the show jumping brought success.   Seaco...

 Rolex - start of final day   Both horses have passed the Trot Up (or Jog as they call it in America) this morning.   The show jumping is due to start at 1.15pm ET (6.15pm UK time).  After the cross country Bay ...

 Rolex. - cross country result   William and Bay My Hero are leading after the cross country today, on a score of 44.  We are looking forward to the show jumping tomorrow, so exciting!   Watch Williams interview after the...

Saturday morning - update from William   Moonie did a superb test to score 44 and leaving him 2nd after the dressage. He went as well as I could have hoped, coping really well with the atmosphere, really rising to the occasion. He is behind Al...

Rolex Cross country times for Saturday are:-   Seacookie at 4.12pm uk time   Bay My Hero at 7.48pm uk time     ...

After an exciting afternoon in Kentucky, William is in 2nd place with Bay My Hero after scoring 44 in their dressage, and 10th place with Seacookie. Hopefully we will get an update from the team later tonight or tomorrow morning.   Bay My Her...

  Cookie was in a very relaxed frame of mind and overall did a lovely test.  We fluffed one change which was a shame otherwise I was delighted with how he went, and am quite disappointed with his score of 51.5, but I will see how that leav...

The horses, Bay My Hero and Seacookie, had a great trip down here, if long.   This year Alex Van Tuyll has travelled with them, and Jackie has stayed at home to watch over the Badminton horses. Alex worked for me for just under ten years and th...

Dressage times for Rolex Kenutcky - Seacookie (3)Dressage at 10.16 US time today - 3.15pm UK TimeBay My Hero (69)Dressage at 14.58 US time Friday - 7.58pm UK time         ...

   Both horses passed the trot-up, and look great. So all set for tomorrow     ...

  Here are some ways to follow the coverage of Rolex Kentucky over the next four days....   FEI TV Coverage online each day -   http://www.feitv.org/live   Thursday 24th Dressage Day 1 - start time 14.55 UK time   F...

I arrived in Kentucky late Monday evening, and am pleased to report that Seacookie and Bay My Hero have travelled well, and are looking quite settled. The horses arrived in Kentucky on Sunday - their journey by road, sea and air went very smoothly i...

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We had a good second day at Burnham Market, with Freddie Mac going double clear, to finish in 16th place.  This is really great news as he is now qualified for Bramham CCI3*.  We are now making the long journey home.     To...

 Day one at Burnham Market went very much to plan.Topaze did a very good double clear in the novice with a 34 dressage. I was very happy with his test but all the marks were very close and 34 was certainly one of the best in the section.  I...

 Just had a long busy day at Weston Park, but very useful trip overall.  I had four in the Advanced and one Intermediate.  All five did decent tests and jumped very well.This was Bay My Hero's last run before leaving for Kentucky on We...

 Have had a great day at Belton, it was very busy, but all the horses were done in time to watch the Grand National! Gaucho redeemed himself with a second in the OI. He did a very good test and was much calmer to score 35.  He then show ju...

An evening of Racing and Eventing with William and Alice   Join William and Alice on Tuesday 15th April for a Talk on Racing & Eventing.     Starting at 7pm in The Tithe Barn, Hinton St Mary.   Tickets £20,...

A very pleasing and successful day at Portman, but perhaps a little frustrating, "hitting the cross bar" more than once, with all four horses being placed second or third.  The going was perfect and I thought it was a good day to let them all go...

  Day 2 at Gatcombe was a tougher day all round, with weather conditions beginning to really affect the going.   However, I had a very exciting win on Henton For Fun in the Intermediate, my first win of 2014.  He did a nice test on ...

  We had a very happy day at Gatcombe with the Novices, with all three jumping excellent double clears.   Topaze was much more relaxed and settled, and scored 31 in the dressage with a few minor mistakes.  He then jumped very well a...

Lincoln was a rather mixed weekend, as it can be!   Parklane Hawk, Seacookie and Cool Mountain all had really good runs, and were happy to be out.   They all produced very pleasing tests, and were not as excited as they might have been....

There was no fog today so Aldon was bathed in sunshine!   Henton for Fun, in the Open Novice, did a very good dressage of 27.  He had one fence down and gave me an excellent ride cross country with just 4 time faults.   Top Biats e...

It was very exciting to win the first rosesettes of the 2014 season.    Reinstated finished second in his BE100 section.  He did a very nice test, scored 24, and jumped a nice easy double clear.   It was seriously foggy and t...

Great to see two old boys - Navigator (Bart) & Chuckleberry - enjoying life with their new riders.  ...

 OasbyIt was great to get the 2014 season off to a start yesterday, amazingly only a week late.  Oasby is a long old way from Dorset but definitely worth the trip.  Freddie Mac had a very good day, and was very excited to be out.  ...

press release.....press release.....press release.....press release......press release....press release.....press release.....press release     6th March 2014   SSG Gloves Sponsors British Olympian William Fox-Pitt   Aurora...

William was invited to the Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy in Bransgore last week, to celebrate the handover to their new patron, Martin Clunes.   As part of the evenings celebrations, Martin and William joined FETH Course students in a vault...

FPEC Open Day will be held on 7th April 2014.   Please email fpec@foxpitteventing.co.uk to reserve your places now. Full details available on our Club page.   The Open Day is available to Club members and guests, so if you haven't join...

Following the 2013 season, William has been awarded The Tony Collins Award for best British rider of the season.  This is the 11th time that he has won the tropy for the British rider gaining the most BE points in a season.   He also...

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An Evening with Team Fox-Pitt   Friday 7th February - An Evening in the Tythe Barn, Hinton St Mary, with Team Fox-Pitt.  This will include a talk on the season ahead, a chance to meet the team, and an opportunity for you to ask questions....

We received the devastating news at the weekend that Lionheart died from complications following colic surgery.  He was such a special and gentle horse and was very dear to those that knew him, both as a superb event horse and a character at hom...

  Sunday 22nd December 2013   Team Fox-Pitt are looking forward to hosting their end of season Open Day for the Fox-Pitt Eventing Club members, on Sunday 22nd  December between 2 and 4pm.   If you haven't already signed up fo...

Judy and Jeremy Skinner's Lionheart is sadly leaving Fox-Pitt Eventing to compete in America with Allison Springer.   It was a very hard decision but we are very happy that he is joining such an accomplished rider.   Lionheart was known p...

Everyone is heading off for the holidays now, and we say goodbye to three of the Fox-Pitt team - India, Jay and Tom are leaving today. Thank you for all your hard work, and we wish you lots of luck in the future - look forward to reading about ...

It was fantastic that Seacookie held onto his lead in the show jumping to win Pau and secure a much deserved 4* win.   By the time he came to jump he had a fence in hand which is always a relief.  But he unfortunately used this up at the ...

Great news - William has won Pau CCI4* on Seacookie, and finished third on Cool Mountain and fifteenth on Neuf des Coeurs.  ...

William lies in 1st, 2nd and 3rd after the Cross Country yesterday.   Fingers crossed for show jumping today....so exciting!   Here is an interview with FEI Tv after the cross country yesterday.   You can watch todays Show jumping...

Cool Mountain did a super test today, he was very relaxed and made no mistakes.  With a score of 42.2 it has put him in third place.     So now we are in 2nd, 3rd and 4th equal!...

Things got even better today as Seacookie went into the lead at the end of the first day of dressage and scored 41.5.  He did a lovely test and was very relaxed.  Apart from resting a leg in the first halt, the test was mista...

Pau times and results so far:-   Thursday (UK local time) 08.30  Neuf des Coeurs (No 1) 15.32  Seacookie (No 41)   Friday (UK local time) 14.52  Cool Mountain (No 76)   Pau got off to a good start this morning. ...

CCI**** Les Etoiles de PaU -  23-27 October 2013 online Live coverage of the days events :-    http://www.event-pau.fr/en/direct-live/   Live scoreboard :-   http://www.worldsporttiming.com/live/livecomplet.php?URLlivese...

 I was very pleased with Luxury FH’s dressage on Friday, he really felt the atmosphere in the main arena and was very distracted by all the people.  However once he was in the arena I was very impressed by how he went.  He did hi...

The cross country courses are as well presented as ever. The 6yr olds have got a very friendly and inviting track, with the exception perhaps of the second water which is fairly demanding. There is a big hedge on the way in and then a very awkward t...

 Lion d'angers got off to an excellent start today. Top Biats did a lovely test to score 41.5 and lies in third. Apart from his halts which weren’t quite as good as usual he did lovely work and I am delighted with him. Henton for Fun is ...

 Many apologies for the delay on our Boekelo update.     It was rather a mixed event for me.  Gaucho overall performed really well.  He did a good test but made some little mistakes, which were very expensive, and left him ...

 What a brilliant event Beanie and Rupert Sturgis put on this weekend at Dauntsey. It was the first time they have hosted an intermediate under the new management. Years ago Rupert's parents had advanced sections as well, lets hope that is where...

Saturday went really well for the novices. Deli Dynamic secured his second win in a row in the open novice. He did a good test of 29 and jumped an excellent double clear. He gave me a great ride cross country, making it all feel really easy. Top Bia...

We have once again teamed up with Fox-Pitt Eventing’s great sponsor Musto to give you an exclusive range of Team Fox-Pitt kit!   It’s our new 2013/4 range and really lovely, smart, quality clothing and it’s only availabl...

  The Novice day at Gatcombe yesterday went really well with Deli Dynamic winning the Open Novice and Top Biats finishing second   Dynamic was the first horse to go and I was very pleased with his mark of 27. He jumpe...

We had a very successful day at Gatcombe.   Gaucho finished third in his OI section.  He did a good test of 28 and jumped a lovely clear. He got 6 time faults across country and felt really good.  I let him run on a bit but I never p...

Exciting news today in the Horse & Hound that Tamarillo has been cloned.  It has been a huge process and we can’t believe that it has finally happened.    MW and Finn Guinness wanted to make sure the foal was fit and well b...

We had a very quick turnaround after Blenheim, with the team at home working their magic to get us off to Pontispool at 5am this morning!   Overall I had a very satisfactory day but unsurprisingly the horses were very much on their toes. &nbs...

 Blenheim certainly turned out to be an event of mixed fortune. The only highlight was Fernhill Pimms saving the day with a superb win in the CIC 3* 8/9YO championship.   Having been second after dressage he moved into the lead, then C...

Blenheim Horse Trials 2013 Result just in - William and Fernhill Pimms have won the CIC *** 8/9YO at Blenheim today.   Full update on the weekends events to follow later....  ...

 I was very happy with Before Time’s test this morning at Blenheim.  He got 52 and did some lovely work.  He made a couple of mistakes in the canter, but I was very impressed with how he coped with the atmosphere, and he will com...

  Parker held onto his fourth place in the show jumping despite two fences down.   It was a very influential course although it did not walk very big, with only 1 in the last 25 managing to jump clear.  Overall Parker jumped really ...

A mixed day today at Burghley. My first ride Neuf des Coeurs unluckily lost a shoe quite early on on the course, and I decided two thirds of the way around to pull him up.  It was a huge pity because he was feeling on great form but I could t...

I was really pleased with Parklane Hawk today in the dressage at Burghley, he did a lovely test to score 41.7 which has him in 4th place.   There were just a couple of small mistakes but otherwise his work was excellent, and it was great that ...

Neuf scored 49 in his dressage today at Burghley.  He was generally a little bit excited and never quite settled so I was pleased with him overall.  He did some good work but there was some tension which affected his scores.  ...

 Burghley Course Walk  ** Important Notice For all Fox-Pitt Eventing Club Members booked on the Burghley course walk **We are so sorry to change the plans but we need to CHANGE THE TIME OF THE COURSE WALK FRIDAY TO 10AM. We ...

 Parklane Hawk and Neuf des Coeurs have passed the trot ups, and dressage starts today (Thursday) with Neuf at 10.02, and Parklane tomorrow at 14.32.  ...

Chilli came out of the Cross Country very well, and trotted up sound.  It was excellent that he seemed to take very little out of himself.  He jumped a superb round in the show jumping and I felt he was very unlucky to roll a pole.  Th...

 William and Chilli Morning have won a Bronze medal in Malmo today.      ...

Chilli gave me a fantastic ride today in Malmo, jumped an excellent clear inside the time to hold on to his second place.  I was delighted with how confident he felt, and he gave me as good a ride as I could have hoped. He galloped well and c...

Here is the planned UK coverage for the European Championships in Malmo this weekend :-Saturday 31 August - Cross-country will be shown live on the BBC Sport website from 8.50am-3pm and on the red button from 6pm-0.10am.Sunday 1 September - showjumpi...

Chilli Morning was superb today in Malmo in the dressage and went into 2nd place scoring 36.6. He did a superb test but it was annoying to make one silly mistake in his second change which he doesn't normally do, and which was quite expensive in t...

Chilli Morning has passed his trot up for the Europeans!...

Jackie and Chilli Morning have arrived safe and well in Malmo;  "The journey went very well and all horses arrived bright and well.  Stables are good and well located and there is a good team spirit.  The venue is on a&n...

Fernhill Pimms, Freddie Mac and Bay My Hero had a good day at Wellington.   It was Bay My Hero’s first outing of the year after time off and Freddie Mac and Fernhill Pimms’s first Advanced, and all three did great tests. Freddie M...

The show jumping at Blair was a bit frustrating with each of the three having a fence down. However, they all jumped good rounds and Running Order was particularly unlucky to have the very last fence down. This dropped them down the order a littl...

  Got off to a very good start in the dressage today here at Blair Castle.   Parklane Hawk is lying 2nd with a score of 42.2. He did another very good test but was just a little bit more on edge than he was at Hartpury.   Running ...

  We had a very good journey up to Blair last night.   Charlie, who worked for us last year, has come to help for the weekend so it was great to have her share the driving.  We made it up to Blair in record time, got very lucky with...

Sadly I have had to withdraw Lionheart from the British Eventing Team for the European Equestrian Championships at Malmö, Sweden next week.  He finished his final outing strongly at Hartpury International Horse Trials last weekend, but subs...

In readiness for Septembers event, Alice met with Captain Mark Phillips a couple of weeks ago to walk the cross country course.   Filmed by Burghley TV, here is the link which will allow you to enjoy their preview...   http://burghley.tv...

We had a very successful day at Bicton yesterday, with all the horses going well.   Luxury FH scored a nice win in the intermediate section which was fantastic especially as it was only his second intermediate run.  He was second after th...

Topaze du Plain had his first outing today with me in the BE100 at West Wilts.   I have now had him a month so it was excellent to get him out and I was delighted with him.  He warmed up really well for his Dressage and was nice and relax...

  Had a successful day two at Hartpury.   Parklane Hawk jumped a very good show jumping round but rolled a pole, and I decided not to run him on the cross country.   Neuf de Coeurs show jumped clear which moved him up into 2nd pla...

  It has been an enjoyable first day at Hartpury.  I was very pleased with Parklane Hawk's test, he did some fantastic work and I felt he really deserved his mark of 34.8 which has put him in the lead.   Neuf de Coeurs also did an e...

 I have just had a very pleasing day at Aston le Walls…..   Gaucho was having his first run after his lay-off and could not have been better.  He got 27 in the Dressage, and did a very nice test. He pinged around the Show Jump...

  It turned out to be a great day at Gatcombe with Fernhill Pimms holding on to his lead in the Intermediate Championship, to win with a superb double clear and just 3.6 time faults.  It was a very competitive section and Oliver Townend se...

  Horses all went well on day 2 at Gatcombe.   Chilli had a fantastic win in the Advanced, he show jumped a good clear and gave me an excellent ride Cross Country.  Chilli was fortunate to be 6 marks ahead after Show Jumping so we c...

We had a good start to Gatcombe today.  In the advanced section, Chilli Morning is in the lead on 24, he did a really lovely soft test, and the rider should be shot for a stupid error - of course!   Running Order produced his be...

Just back from two very successful days at Wilton Horse Trials.    I ran two horses in the Open Novice yesterday.  Luxury FH had an excellent day to win the section on his dressage score with 23.5.  This will be his la...

Brass Monkey has been sold to Constantin Van Rijckevorsel.  It is a great home for him and I wish Tintin all the best.        ...

We are just returning from a boiling day at Dauntsey where I had three in the Novice classes.    Top Biats did a very good test to score 27 and jumped a nice double clear, but I took him quietly for 16 time faults.  He has had a coup...

So after a very enjoyable week away it was back with a bang today eventing at Hatherleigh.  I think it was actually hotter at Hatherleigh than in Majorca!   Henton For Fun was running in his first Intermediate and had a very good outing t...

 I am delighted to have had the call today from Yogi Breisner with the news that I have been selcted to join the team at the European Championships at Malmo in August.  I have been selected to ride Lionheart and am thrilled for his owners J...

Barbury was a very successful event with all three of my novices winning their sections Friday and with no horse picking up a single jumping fault over the two days.   Top Biats scored a very impressive 19 in the dressage, producing some lovel...

Nutwell Court yesterday was another excellent day for Brass Monkey who won his third novice on the trot.  He led the dressage again on 26, becoming somewhat of an enjoyable habit.  He jumped another very good clear show jumping and gave me ...

Purston Manor was a busy event for the novices and overall we had a very good day.    Brass Monkey won his Novice section continuing his excellent run.  He did another good test of 25 and jumped double clear.  He really seems to...

Stonar today was the first time the Novices have been out for quite a while and it was a very useful exercise.   Brass Monkey was the best result of the day winning his Novice section on his dressage score of 26.  He did a very pleasing t...

 Luhmuhlen ended on a very good note yesterday afternoon with Neuf Des Coeurs & Lionheart both jumping superb clear rounds in the show jumping to move up to finish in 3rd & 4th place respectively.   Both horses finished on their d...

 I had a good day today in Luhmuhlen with both Neuf Des Coeurs and Lionheart jumping super clear rounds across country.   Neuf Des Coeurs gave me an excellent ride and finished comfortably within the time coping well with twists and turns...

Neuf Des Coeurs & Lionheart have ended the dressage day in Luhmuhlen in 13th & 15th place.  I was very pleased with how Neuf went this morning, he did the best test he has done at 4* level, very smooth and mistake free.  He was in a...

It was a quick turnaround on Monday after Bramham and we left for Luhmuhlen at 7.30pm on Monday evening, only 30mins later than planned. After a 19hr journey we all arrived in Germany, a little weary but in good spirits.  Neuf Des Coeurs and Li...

It was a very successful weekend at Bramham with Chilli Morning defending his CCI*** title to win for the second year running.   Saturday’s cross country caused a good amount of trouble but Chilli felt fantastic and cruised round finishi...

The dressage at Bramham went well today with Chilli Morning having moved in to 2nd place with a score of 43.6.  I have to say I was a little disappointed with his mark and the discrepancy between the judges, but there was the odd moment when he ...

It is all go at the moment and after another quick turn around after Tattersalls we headed up to Bramham.   In the CCI*** Chilli Morning and Running Order take their chances.  Both horses have had good runs since their misdemeanors a...

 After a late night with cross country running until 8pm on Saturday evening there was an early start for the 7.30am trot up at Tattersalls on Sunday morning.  All four horses looked great and trotted up well which was a relief.   Fe...

Cross country day at Tattersalls has gone well with both Luxury FH and Henton For Fun jumping good clear rounds in the CCI* in the morning.     Neither horse picked up any time penalties so Henton For Fun remains the leader and Luxury FH ...

The CCI* dressage at Tattersalls has gone really well today with Henton For Fun taking the lead on an excellent score of 37.8.  He was very settled and did some lovely work, which has put him at the top of a very competitive one star section.&nb...

 With the horses having had a good journey to Tattersalls overnight on Tuesday I flew out to join them in Ireland on Wednesday morning.   All four horses travelled well and looked great at the trot up.   I have Fernhill Pimms and F...

We had a good weekend up at Houghton with Deli Star Hero finishing 2nd in the CCI**.   He produced some lovely work in his test on Thursday to score 46.4, leaving him in 8th going into Saturday’s cross country phase.  He jumped a su...

After quite a late night yesterday, 5am felt like a particularly early start for Tweseldown today. I had four horses in the Novice and they all finished in the money which was great.   Top Biats had his first Novice win finishing on his dress...

We had a very successful trip to Rockingham Castle yesterday, which is a lovley new event in Northamptonshire and takes the place of Brigstock in the fixtures list.    Chilli Morning and Running Order were both having an OI run after thei...

It was great to be back at Chatsworth having missed last year.  It is a fantastic event and there seemed to be a large crowd despite the blustery conditions.  I had a very pleasing weekend overall with my six horses.    Top Biat...

Top Biats did a very nice test in the CIC*  at Chatsworth this afternoon.   It was a big step up for him to do the CIC* test after having only done two novices but he took it all in his stride as usual and I couldn’t have been happi...

We had another day at ALW yesterday and a very worthwhile trip for the novices.    It was fantastic for Henton For Fun to have his first Novice win.  Despite the gales he did a super dressage test to lead on 22.5 and he followed this...

I had a good day at Aston Le Walls yesterday.  It was good to have a day at home on Tuesday but it was very enjoyable to be at a normal event again!     Deli Star Hero was much more settled in his dressage to score 32.3 and jump...

Sadly the Rolex Grand Slam was not to be!    Parker rolled a pole in the show jumping and ended the dream but I was delighted with how he jumped and was very pleased to finish 5th.   The only pole he touched was the third part o...

As predicted it was a very exciting cross country day yesterday.  I was delighted with Oslo although he sadly had an infuriating run out at the HSBC corners.  Up until then he had given me a great ride, apart from a slight moment coming out...

Parklane Hawk finished dressage in 5th place yesterday after producing some lovely work to score 40.0.  Again, I felt that the marking in places was a little tough but with only 7.3 penalties separating the top 10 it is going to make for an exci...

At last we have found some Internet connection at Badminton – apologies for the delay!   It all started right on Thursday with both Oslo & Parklane Hawk trotting up well, looking fantastic under the late afternoon sun.  There wa...

Seacookie trotted up really well on Sunday morning and Chilli Morning appeared none the worse for his exertions on Saturday.   The show jumping looked typically big when I walked it with some interesting related distances.  It is a fantas...

 Saturday was a mixed day in Kentucky and one which reminds you of the highs and lows of our sport.   Seacookie started the day brilliantly.  First on course he jumped a super round to finish inside the time.  He felt fantatsic,...

Chilli Morning was fantastic in the dressage today at Rolex taking the lead on a brilliant score of 33.3.  He was in a great frame of mind and warmed up feeling spot on so I was very confident going into the ring.  He seemed to love every m...

It is very good to finally be in Kentucky.  The horses have arrived in fantastic condition and it definitely made a difference having the shorter road trip from Chicago rather than from New York as in previous years.   Since I arrived the...

Belton gave us our earlierst start for several years today with the lorry leaving the yard at 2am after we decided to do the trip in one day.  Luckily it was worth it and the horses all went well.   Neuf Des Coeurs gave me my first ever w...

Weston Park happily all went to plan yesterday.  It was a busy day with five horses competing and an antisocial 3.30am set off but it was well worth the trip, particularly as the going was as good as I have ever seen it up there.   Seacoo...

It was good day out in the sunshine today at Larkhill.  By all comparisons it felt almost hot!   Overall I had a very pleasing day with Brass Monkey and Top Biats competing in their first Novice.  Brass Monkey continues to improve o...

After a few quiet and very wet and/or frozen weeks it was great to be out eventing again this weekend.  We had a very good, all be it rather chilly, few days at Burnham Market and with seven horses and two lorries making the journey from Dorset ...

  Miraculously Lincoln managed to survive a horrendous weekend of weather to run today.    So I was very relieved to be able to get a good run into my first horses although sadly by the afternoon conditions had deteriorated and I de...

We had a very successful and enjoyable day at Aldon on Friday with all five horses doing good test sand jumping double clears.    Top Biats continued his winning run with a very smart win in the BE100, finishing on his dressage score of 1...

Sadly more rain made conditions at Tweseldown today even worse than yesterday.     The Novice track was certainly a good one and on the strong side but in the end I only ran my most experienced horse Deli Star Hero in the Open Novice. &nb...

Sadly it was a pretty grey and grim day at Tweseldown today but spirits were not dampened and it was very exciting to be out with some of the more experienced horses.     Oslo was having his first run after his injury last year so it...

It was very exciting to have started the 2013 season at Moreton yesterday and I am happy to report that we had a very successful day. With eleven horses competing from the yard, five for me, it was quite an operation to organize.   Henton For ...

We have just heard the tragic news this week that Kenneth Clawson has died following a long and brave fight against Leukemia.   Kenneth was a very special and much admired man.  He did a huge amount training the British event riders and w...

Due to a busy season I hadn’t had the opportunity to get involved with Express Eventing but when Sam Griffiths offered me the opportunity to be his wild card entry and to ride his and Juliet Donald’s horse Real Dancer in the first leg of ...

Bay My Hero’s dressage went as well as I could have hoped on Friday afternoon at Pau.  This was his first ever attempt at a 4* test in a competition arena and I could not have been happier with how he went.  He scored 41.7 which left ...

Chilli Morning got Pau off to a very good start for me this afternoon.  He did some lovely work to score 44.7 putting him in the lead after the first 20 horses in the CCI4*.  He was first in to the arena which is never a very enviable spot ...

It was the last one-day event of the 2012 season for me yesterday at Aldon with  novices Henton For Fun and Star Time having their last runs.  Both horses finished on a very good note.     Henton For Fun managed to score 26...

Weston Park finished on a very happy note yesterday with all three horses jumping superbly.    Soltaire Justice moved up to 10th place with a clear round in the CCI* and in the CCI** Before Time moved up to 5th jumping clear and Freddie M...

It was a very good cross country day all round at Weston Park yesterday.    Soltaire Justice was comfortably inside the time in the CCI* to move up to 16th place.  The 1* is unbelievably tight with the top 33 horses being under 60 pe...

Soltaire Justice scored 53.5 in his CCI* test yesterday afternoon at Weston Park.  He did some very pleasing work, staying very relaxed and it was nice to ride him in a big arena.    Before Time also scored 53 today, this time in the...

It was a very successful trip to Little Downham today and I think for the first time ever I managed to win two advanced sections in the same day, with the added bonus of not having to go too fast either!   Navigator led from the start to win h...

We have had a very successful day at Dauntsey today with Freddie Mac winning the feature class –  The Uptown Eventing Intermediate-Novice. This was very exciting as first prize is three nights in Majorca, which not only is a fantastic pri...

I had an excellent day at South of England on Saturday.   Top Biats was having his first outing in the BE100, which he made a winning one.  He is a lovely young horse who has come from the same stud in France as Oslo.  He is very gre...

I had a very successful day with the novices at Gatcombe.     Henton For Fun was competing in his first Novice and completed an excellent double clear.  He was quite excited in the dressage to score 31.5 which was still a very r...

We had a good day at Gatcombe today with four horses and suffered no mishaps.   Freddie Mac didn’t quite have the same sort of day that he has been having lately but had a very useful day.  Overall he was quite excited and was a bit...

We had a fantastic day today at Blenheim culminating in Seacookie jumping a clear round in the show jumping to win the CCI***.  With only one pole separating the top four competitors and clear rounds a plenty Seacookie had to be back to his very...

We had a very exciting day today at Blenheim with Seacookie back to his best and moving into the lead in the CCI3* with a clear cross country inside the time.  He finished bang on the optimum time and although he was his usual spooky self at tim...

I was very happy with Bay My Hero’s test in the CIC3* this morning at Blenheim.  He did some lovely work, feeling very confident and relaxed to score 42.  He is lying in 4th place going into tomorrows show jumping phase. The two ...

It was quite an extraordinary climax to Burghley today with the show jumping course causing even more trouble than normal.  Parklane Hawk hung on to his 3rd place despite rolling two poles and secured me my second HSBC FEI Classics title.  ...

Seacookie came out feeling really good in the warm up today at Burghley but unfortunately as soon as I jumped out the start box it became clear he wasn’t enjoying the ground on course and really wasn’t feeling himself.  He had a seri...

I was very happy with Parklane Hawk’s test today and he has gone into equal 4th on a score of 41.0 in what is a very tight leaderboard. He did a lovely test overall and considering he had been a little bit excited all week, knowing exactly whe...

I was very pleased this morning with how Seacookie performed.  He was very well behaved and stayed relaxed despite the rain.  One of his flying changes was a little unsettled and he got a bit stuck in his pirouette.  He scored 46.5 and...

 This afternoon saw the start of the 2012 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials in Stamford, Lincolnshire.   William has had his first look at the cross country today and reports the track to be ‘big and ditchy’ with the first real...

The new event at Wellington was certainly a huge success and was an excellent outing for four of my horses.    Freddie Mac unbelievably won his third Intermediate in a row, but this time the scores were considerably tighter.  He lay ...

The long trip to Somerford today was made worthwhile with Freddie Mac winning his second Intermediate, his third event in a row.   He did a superb dressage of just 19.1, which led his section.  There were however quite a few good marks.&n...

It was a good weekend at Purston Manor.   On Saturday Henton for Fun finished 2nd in his section of the BE100.  He did a lovely dressage to score 29.0.  He followed this up jumping an excellent double clear, adding just 0.8 time pena...

  Very generously Aston Le Walls had put on an extra day of competition to host three Advanced classes yesterday.  This was mainly due to Hartpury having to ballot nearly one hundred horses out of the CIC3* and gave me a chance to giv...

We had a great day at Burnham Market today, quite unexpectedly Grafennacht pulled it off to win the Advanced, my first in quite a time.  She led the dressage on a score of 24 with a very nice test, it wasn't perfect but it was pre...

We have been at Thoresby for the Advanced these couple of days.  Grafennacht was really good I was very pleased with her dressage, she scored 28.  She got a bit stuck in the mud, broke into canter so lost a few marks for that, her...

Thanks to Tweseldown we were very lucky that our season got off to a start following the cancellation of Cirencester.  I don't know how Rachel and her team managed to put a day like that together, with a terrific course, in under two&n...

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From Maryland it was straight down to Santiago, Chile for the Pan American Games with team Brazil.   I knew it was going to be quite a tense week as we needed to get our Olympic qualification.  Whilst the team was more than capable of thi...

It was fantastic to finish second at Maryland with Grafennacht.  She jumped a really good round and was so nearly clear. , but how oftend o we say that....   She felt fantastic after cross country, trotted up well, and has come out of the...

I was delighted with Grafennacht, she was pure class.  Everyone talked about the course riding really big and I have got to say it really didn’t. She jumped round for fun.  We had a frustratingly long hold, which was obvious...

I am very pleased with Lillie today, she did a very good test, and was very composed. She was quite excited and quite forward going, so did well to contain herself. There were a couple of things obviously which could have been better, as always, but ...

We had a very much a 'work in progress day', not a glossy glorious day.     Dressage was pretty good, Santini scored 29, Cusco got 24, both were in the lead at some point.  Bruno was on 30, and he was also quite in contention. ...

I had quite a mixed day at Cornbury yesterday, it was jolly hot but the horses coped very well.   I had Absolutely doing the 6yo final, and very annoyingly I rather let him down with an error of course and we got a moderate mark in the end, wh...

The second half part of the season is very much underway and Grafennacht is now back in action. She has been away for a couple of months doing embryo transfers with sadly no joy.  Happily she has come back feeling well, and has now had a good ru...

I was very excited to have Grafennacht out for the first time since Badminton.  She has been a bit delayed this autumn because she spent two months at Twemlows trying for embryo transfers, none of which sadly worked.  I had not run her at H...

 We had an enjoyable day at West Wilts today with three of my four Novices doing a double clear, and one was a bit green cross country.Santini did a double clear and got his first ever BE point. He was clear show jumping, I was really pleas...

It is wonderful here at Hartpury as summer has somewhat returned.  It makes such a difference and after all the rain the ground is also perfect.    Duke Legacy did a fault free test, certainly one of his best tests and he only got a ...

The excitement of Aston yesterday was Absolutely’s win in the Novice.  It was his second win in a row which is very exciting and he did go extremely well. He did a lovely dressage, got 27 and finished on that very comfortably. Things are l...

  Today was my Tweseldown day and it brought a super win for BLS Absolutely.  He has been going well all year but things haven’t always come together and today they did.   He led the dressage with a very nice test of 26. &n...

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It was Aston Le Walls weekend instead of former Barbury and whilst it is very sad to have lost Barbury, hopefully temporarily, Aston Le Walls stepped up to the mark. There is another new all weather arena which is massive and amazing, and the 3* cros...

It was our first visit to Chepstow at Howick and it was a super event to add to the calendar for me.   They had done a really good job with all the ground considering everything and it was a great outing for the youngsters.   I had a pr...

 We had an enjoyable day at West Wilts today, it was hot and humid but the horses went well.  I had BLS Absolutely in the Novice again and he did a lovely dressage of 26, he was a little bit fresh and forward in the show jumping to have 8 p...

  Sadly Saturday did not go to plan and Moonlight Charmer and I came unstuck.  The course had been riding well and Moonlight Charmer was giving me a great ride, sadly he got tired and he was obviously more tired than I felt because he fell...

Moonlight Charmer’s dressage today went very much to plan and he did a very pleasing test.  He ended up on 30.6 and in 13th position, which is a little bit off the pace, but overall I was very pleased with his work.  He was very relax...

Many apologies for the Bicton update being rather late, the trip to Millstreet has somewhat got in the way.  We were very pleased with how Duke Legacy finished out at Bicton.  He came out of his cross country very well and trotted up nice a...

Duke Legacy had a very happy cross country day and coped well with the step up to 3*L .  He took on the course with a real confidence and although at times he was a little bit green he was very honest and coped well with the undulations.  H...

I am now at Bicton which is looking gorgeous and Duke Legacy is on good form.  I was very pleased with his dressage today, he did a very pleasing test to score 30.5 to be in 9th position.  With a couple of squarer halts he would be in the m...

Tweseldown today was not a day of great achievement but all the horses at least had a good run.   Absolutely flew the flag with a nice test of 28, pole down in show jumping and a very easy clear cross country.   Santini showed a bit of ...

After the loss of Rockingham, how lucky were we that Tweseldown put on an extra day. How they can run another whole day at 24hrs notice I can’t begin to imagine, but it was a great day on perfect ground over good courses.   Cayiano kept...

Aston le Walls managed to pull it all together and carry on with their Intermediate today despite our crazy weather.  The course was obviously soft but not too difficult and there was nothing that should have caused much trouble.  Apart fro...

Badminton came to a very pleasing conclusion with Grafennacht looking great after the cross country.  She trotted up well and put in a really nice round of show jumping.  Even though she had three down I was very pleased with how she jumped...

 Cross country day arrived and the course had taken a real hammering from a lot of rain on Friday.  So riders were naturally quite concerned about how the horses would cope. Alterations had been made, in my opinion not necessarily the right...

We all arrived a day later this year which in itself was quite strange, and into the new lorry park where we all are together.  We used to park in the village in Liz Beattie’s back paddock, and rather enjoyed the odd hot bath! The rai...

It was good to be at Cirencester Park today, on Thursday it was looking quite unlikely.    I had Moonlight Charmer having another Advanced run, and he was on good form.  He did a very nice dressage test of 30, jumped a great clear fo...

Everyone was very happy that Calmsden was able to run and they certainly did an amazing job getting the show on the road.  They had more decent rain the day before so goodness knows how they did it.  I had a very pleasing day with a very ra...

 You may have heard that Burnham Market was another casualty to our British weather. Alec and Emily Lahore and their team from Musketeer worked miracles to make anything happen at all.On the Friday things were looking good, everything was drying...

Finally we had a fabulous day at Larkhill, conditions were great and the sun shone.   I had two in the 100.  Santini very excitingly finished 2nd.   I was very pleased with his dressage of 25.5, lots of bits will improve but he ...

 Portman Cross Country Clinic - Times - 06 April 2023...

Given the state of the UK and the rainfall it was a miracle that Thoresby ever happened.  I am naturally very grateful that it did because I managed to get my necessary qualification for Kentucky or Badminton, but a lot of people pulle...

We have had a very sad week at Fox-Pitt Eventing with the loss of Oratorio.  We must thank everyone for the kind wishes and messages of support.   Some more ‘less bad’ news is that Little Fire has been diagnosed with a check l...

After a rapid turnaround with the lorry on Saturday, we picked up Alex VT to help with the driving, and we picked up the three Advanced horses.  We were very lucky to be staying overnight with Piggy French, sadly we arrived rather late but the s...

The 2023 season got off to a start at Moreton and it was a pretty soggy morning.   I started with my two Novices and Cayiano strutted his stuff very successfully to finish third, which was not pre-empted.  His dressage...