William Fox-Pitt comes off Badminton Horse Trials wait-list; big name withdraws one ride

William Fox-Pitt will ride at this year’s Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (2-6 May) after being accepted from the wait-list.

Although William is a two-time winner of Badminton, he was wait-listed this year as the event ballot is done on the horse’s FEI points won over the past two years. William’s ride Fernhill Pimms, owned by Catherine Witt and Carol Gee, has had time off competition — he did not start in any FEI competitions in 2016 or 2017.

William’s participation at Badminton was confirmed this morning (23 April) when last year’s winner Andrew Nicholson withdrew one of his rides, Jet Set. Andrew will still compete on the 2017 champion Nereo.

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Article written by: Pippa Roome