William Fox-Pitt Falls @ Longleat

[baileysserpant]

I was at the event on Sunday and watched William fall off at the water jump(9) and then retire. I cannot find any record withtin the results of this happening!! Did anyone else see it? Know what horse it was? Or know why this wasnt recorded within the results????? a number of horses fell after landing in this jump it seemed like there was a problem!

 

[welshchick]

http://www.foxpitteventing.co.uk/news.html

 

[ihatework]

Interesting !!!
WFP was going XC dressed as a girl!
http://www.britisheventing.com/asp-net/Events/Results.aspx?HorseId=74520&section=000100010018

 

[ColouredFan]

I saw him walking back to the lorry park after his fall, (he was very wet and muddy!) not sure which horse it was tho sorry!

 

[Fiona]

Huckleberry Friend is a v distinctively marked horse, a sort of chestnut roan with some spots, so he would be hard to miss.

Fiona

 

[ColouredFan]

seem to remember it being chestnut but not roan or spots.

 

[ElleJS]

Sometimes the old owner or rider still comes up on results at BE as maybe WFP was a late rider substitution.

 

[Fiona]

Was the horse wet though. I am nearly sure it has spots (not thinking about Mr Smartie who is another v distinctive Irish eventer). Caroline Bjoerk has sent him over to WIlliam to do a 3* (according to his website). WOnder which one he is going to do?

FIona

 

[ColouredFan]

yes the horse was very wet! so could well have had spots/roan bits. Poor WFP was soaked through!

 

[CastleMouse]

Photo from Tattersalls of Caroline Bjeork and Huckleberry Friend, such a stunning horse!

 

[MissDeMeena]

I watched him SJ it, it's really nice and has a HUGE jump!!!!!! soooo much so that over one fence it nearly jumped him off to the point that he droped his reins.. i mean jumping WFP out the plate is a big jump haha.

 

[Fiona]

Thank you sweetie. I knew I wasn't going mad (yet)!!!!!

FIona