William Fox-Pitt and Reinstated at Le Lion d'Angers. Photo by Libby Law Photography.
William Fox-Pitt has been taken to the hospital following a fall from Reinstated, an Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Teresa Stopford Stackville and Catherine Butler. The pair was competing in the 7-year-old championships for Young Event Horses, a CCI2* level competition, at Le Lion d’Angers.
William’s Twitter page has reported that he is being taken to the hospital for “further testing” following the fall and that the horse was uninjured. Horse & Hound reports that the course was held for over an hour while medical staff attended to William.
WFP had a fall at @MondialduLion this afternoon & has been taken to hospital for further tests. His horse wasn’t injured. Update to follow
— Fox-Pitt Eventing (@foxpitteventing) October 17, 2015
We will continue to provide updates on William as they become available. In the meantime, please join us in wishing him a speedy recovery.
[UPDATE 4:38 p.m. EST]: The Fox Pitt Eventing Twitter page has just posted the following update:
William at Angers hospital following fall @MondialduLion. Suffered head trauma, fine otherwise, stable, remains under observation tonight.
— Fox-Pitt Eventing (@foxpitteventing) October 17, 2015
We’re relieved to hear that William is in stable condition and will continue to look for more updates on his condition.
