William Fox-Pitt to ride Parkmore Ed at the Olympics

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William Fox-Pitt will be riding the 2007 Burghley winner Parkmore Ed at this summer's Olympic Games.

Selectors have chosen Philip Adkin's 15-year-old Parkmore Ed over William's two other possible horses, Tamarillo and Ballincoola, following last weekend's (4-6 July) Barbury Castle CIC***.


William finished the Wiltshire event with all three horses in the top five, with Parkmore Ed second, Ballincoola fourth and Tamarillo fifth.


Mary King will be riding Edwin and Sue Davies and Janette Chinn's 16-year-old Call Again Cavalier.


William and Parkmore Ed and Mary and Call Again Cavalier join Tina Cook with Miners Frolic, Daisy Dick with Spring Along and Sharon Hunt with Tankers Town to make up the GBR Olympic three-day event team.


The Olympic horses will have one final outing at Aston-le-Walls on 18-19 July, although some horses may not run cross-country.


Reserve horses are Daisy's Hope Street, William's Ballincoola / Tamarillo and Mary's Imperial Cavalier.


Reserve combinations are Georgie Davies and Fachoudette, Pippa Funnell and Ensign, Rodney Powell and Zinzan II, Oliver Townend and Coup De Coeur, Lucy Wiegersma and Shaabrak and Nicola Wilson and Opposition Buzz.
 
No surprise there, much more reliable than naughty Tam. Tam might go and win Burghley instead.
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Does anyone know if they are taking a reserve horse? I know the dressage team are taking a travelling reserve.
 
How gutting for Lucy to be a reserve when she was on the team
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I know every one who is on the team deserves it definitely but id love to see Pippa in the team as well.

Think Ed is def the best choice for WFP
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there are no travelling reserves for the event team. they tke five horses, if they all start best three count for team score. if one has a problem out there we are down a team member. there isnt enough room to take travelling reserves for all the disciplines.
 
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