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UPDATE: William Fox-Pitt in hospital

William Fox-Pitt remains in hospital in France with a head trauma following a serious fall on Saturday (17 October). The Olympic eventer fell at fence 20, an owl hole, on the cross-country at Le Lion d’Angers with Reinstated. The pair were competing in the seven-year-old CCI2* class at the FEI/WBFSH world championships for young eventing horses. The horse, whom William first competed in May 2014 at Chatsworth, was not injured in the fall. So far William's remained stable and under sedation; he will undergo further tests later today.

William Fox-Pitt remains in hospital in France with a head trauma following a serious fall on Saturday (17 October). The Olympic eventer fell at fence 20, an owl hole, on the cross-country at Le Lion d’Angers with Reinstated. The pair were competing in the seven-year-old CCI2* class at the FEI/WBFSH world championships for young eventing horses. The horse, whom William first competed in May 2014 at Chatsworth, was not injured in the fall. So far William's remained stable and under sedation; he will undergo further tests later today.

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