What on earth? Michael Whitaker

Or perhaps MW was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. The report said: "it is understood that police were called to a hotel around 20 minutes north of Hickstead after a disturbance involving Whitaker and other hotel guests. They were not fellow riders."

Maybe the 'other hotel guests' started a fracas and MW was just caught up in the middle of it. Maybe they took him on! We don't know - so why assume MW is to blame?
 
Theres a link on BS website saying he's apologised and is making a donation to charity.

The piece is very cringy actually makes for awkward reading IMO afterall he's not a schoolboy. Don't really understand why they had to put a statement out at all tbh, he had a ' moment ' so what we all do at some time.
 
I have no idea what happened however the show jumpers do have a reputation, rightly or wrongly, for drinking heavily and 'rowdy' behaviour.

Michael Whitaker was part of Team GB this weekend and as such was representing his country and this would be for the whole show not just the actual Nations Cup. Perhaps we should celebrate the fact that the new regime behind the teams are instilling discipline and sending a clear message to the riders young and old that a certain standard of behaviour is expected for the good of the sport.

Michael is a great rider,possibly the best in the world, and many youngsters would like to emulate him. He therefore has to set a good example to them and if in this instance he failed to do that, (I have no idea of the facts) it is good that he stands up and publicly apologises.

The sport needs much more sponsorship, owners, publicity (of a good nature) and it will be really hard to attract that type of support unless these types of stories are stamped out.
 
Storm in a teacup I reckon, not even newsworthy. I can't see how people can judge him without either being there or knowing the full details.
 
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