William Fox-Pitt

I keep checking on here and various other sites hoping for some good news. I cant help but be worried by the lack of a positive update and really hoping that is simply because there is no change/no news is good news. I love watching William ride, he has such a calm easy way of riding, makes everything look so simple. I have no idea what caused the fall, he always looks pretty secure in his seat to me and hardly ever see him move so it must have been a real pearler :( Sending good wishes to all concerned and sincerely hoping for some good news very soon x
 
MyBoyChe said:
I keep checking on here and various other sites hoping for some good news. I cant help but be worried by the lack of a positive update and really hoping that is simply because there is no change/no news is good news. I love watching William ride, he has such a calm easy way of riding, makes everything look so simple. I have no idea what caused the fall, he always looks pretty secure in his seat to me and hardly ever see him move so it must have been a real pearler :( Sending good wishes to all concerned and sincerely hoping for some good news very soon x
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Glad I'm not the only one!!
 
MyBoyChe said:
I keep checking on here and various other sites hoping for some good news. I cant help but be worried by the lack of a positive update and really hoping that is simply because there is no change/no news is good news. I love watching William ride, he has such a calm easy way of riding, makes everything look so simple. I have no idea what caused the fall, he always looks pretty secure in his seat to me and hardly ever see him move so it must have been a real pearler :( Sending good wishes to all concerned and sincerely hoping for some good news very soon x
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Me too......... Thoughts with everyone concerned......xxx
 
Latest tweet from Alice Fox-Pitt....

"Alice Plunkett/Foxpi ‏@aliceplunkett 18m18 minutes ago
@foxpitteventing remains stable and under sedation. He is in great hands and is progressing well. Thank you again for all your support"

I am quite surprised how worried I feel about someone I don't really know..... as others have said, I am constantly looking for updates. It puts things in perspective....
 
Totally agree. I have seen him many times and spoken to him but don't 'know' him. Really hoping he will make a full recovery and feel that there was a more positive feel to Alice's tweet tonight. It's the first time progress has been mentioned.
 
Thats my worry too. I know they do say "no news is good news" and Im sure his family have got more to think about that updating all of us, but I was really hoping to hear he was conscious at least, even if not up and about quite yet :(
 
This is all very worrying for us - no doubt . . . but I can't imagine how his family must be feeling right now.

I think it's fair to say that we are all thinking about the Fox-Pitt family . . . and hoping fervently that he recovers . . . certainly well enough to be with his family and see his children grow up. Anything else is gravy.

P

P.S. WFP is the reason I fell in love with eventing . . . I grew up here (in the UK) loving showjumping, bombing around on ponies, going to point-to-point meets, etc. and then moved to the U.S. and where I lived and the life I led meant I moved away from horses. When I was 34 I moved my (American) husband and two daughters back to the UK and fell back in with horses. We went for a family day out to Highclere to what was then the Festival of the Horse. I remember seeing a huge horsebox with "William Fox-Pitt" emblazoned down the side and thinking "crikey, he must be good." Out on the XC course I saw this chap - really tall, very elegant go round about three times and - even though I didn't know much about eventing - thought he was very stylish. He was bold and clever but smooth as silk. At the end of the day, when the organizers were taking down the fences and barriers, I saw him again - schooling a young horse in what was left of the SJ warm-up arena . . . he had his sleeves rolled up, was utterly relaxed and I was blown away by his hands - so soft and forgiving and the horse (no idea which one it was) just went so sweetly for him. I wondered if he was WFP . . . got home and googled him and sure enough. Watching him that day I fell in love with him (as a rider) and the sport. We've been to many four stars and (as you do) have run into and chatted to many riders - he has always been polite and gracious. He's an amazing ambassador for the sport . . .
 
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I am pinning my hopes on the fact that Laura Collett was kept in an induced coma for 6 days and came out of it well. All good wishes that WFP can do the same.
 
Thanks Chiffy, I suppose we all tend to forget the good outcomes when we are obviously all worrying about one of our favourite riders. Thanks for the reminder that these things can and often do end well. We all need to concentrate on that x
 
On the positive side, I have two friends who were unconscious for much longer and have recovered really well. He will be getting the best care there is. It's horrible for those waiting though, I remember that bit. But what a tribute that so many people have their fingers. Crossed and think so much of him. Fingers crossed he is back soon.
 
No update today. I have been checking daily. He is such an icon for "our" sport and unfailingly nice to everyone he meets. Keep hoping I am going to read that he is out of his coma and on the way to recovery, his poor family must be frantic.
 
Yes, I keep checking BE and on here desperately hoping to see something encouraging. I dont know whether to be more or less worried by the lack of anything today, maybe folk who have been in this position would know the protocol, if there is any such thing. I am continuing to try and think positively and wish Alice and his family the strength to cope with what must be a hideous time x
 
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