Gucci_b
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William Fox-Pitt has withdrawn his final ride Ballincoola from the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials. Is It still worth Going!!!!!
William Fox-Pitt is not taking part at Badminton !!!
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teapot
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personally feel there are other people who I'd be pay more to watch than WFP
Of course it's still worth going, be a cracking day
Of course it's still worth going, be a cracking day
Halfstep
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....er, YES!!!
Jemayni
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Still worth going. But it does seem like an end of an era pf & WFP not competing! Bring on the Young riders!
Gucci_b
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I no It's still worth going....but all the well known names arn't... I guess it makes way for the new!!!
teapot
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bar PF, WFP and Andrew Hoy - you've still got some VERY good names in that field
Sal_E
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It is always a shame when some of the top names are not riding, but look on the bright side, you may bump into them walking around - they won't be far away!
Nossie
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Ohhhh! Why ever not?
I can't imagine Badminton without Pippa F., WFP, or Andrew HoyI wonder who will win? Maybe a new face? (Unless, of course, Zara wins.)
I can't imagine Badminton without Pippa F., WFP, or Andrew HoyI wonder who will win? Maybe a new face? (Unless, of course, Zara wins.)
RachelB
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I no It's still worth going....but all the well known names arn't
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Err... have you read the entries list??! The first four in for dressage tomorrow morning are Daisy Dick, Mary King, Lucy Wiegersma and Andrew Nicholson. That's just four! I agree that it will be strange not seeing WFP or Pippa there but they can't win everything (thank goodness). Let's hope that it will be the year for some deserving young rider to win and make this an interesting Badminton, rather than another "guess who won, it was Pippa again". Personally I think it makes it even more worth going!
I no It's still worth going....but all the well known names arn't
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Err... have you read the entries list??! The first four in for dressage tomorrow morning are Daisy Dick, Mary King, Lucy Wiegersma and Andrew Nicholson. That's just four! I agree that it will be strange not seeing WFP or Pippa there but they can't win everything (thank goodness). Let's hope that it will be the year for some deserving young rider to win and make this an interesting Badminton, rather than another "guess who won, it was Pippa again". Personally I think it makes it even more worth going!
welshchick
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Yes, look at the list - it still looks good!
Stella
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No Pippa, no WFP. I'm not going but even on the TV, its just won't be the same.
Edited to say: Silmarillion good points well made, I'll view it positively
Edited to say: Silmarillion good points well made, I'll view it positively
Weezy
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Maybe WFP got wind I would be there and decided it was safer not to ride as I am bound to knock him over this year (long story!)
Bright_Spark
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Maybe WFP got wind I would be there and decided it was safer not to ride as I am bound to knock him over this year (long story!)
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Do tell
I was desperatly wanting to go on Saturday and my OH was going to get tickets. Then he tells me we are working instead
Maybe WFP got wind I would be there and decided it was safer not to ride as I am bound to knock him over this year (long story!)
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Do tell
I was desperatly wanting to go on Saturday and my OH was going to get tickets. Then he tells me we are working instead
Weezy
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I bump into WFP quite a lot, and have, amongst other things, almost knocked him off his mini motorbike at Badders
He remembers me well now *blush*!!!!!!!!
Gucci_b
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I use to compete with William f.p at blue barn, Started out with Guy Williams, that was 20 ish years ago, then I choose another path in life, its not untill last year that I was lucky enough to buy land and so decided to get back into it, and start where i left off. It would be good to bump into them again and go down memory lane....Guy was a little jack russel when it came to jump off!!!!