Product Description

William Fox-Pitt has been one of the most successful three-day event riders for many years. He began eventing at the age of fifteen and decided to pursue this passion as a career after graduating from university. In 2004, he had a year of extremes, going from winning Badminton to having the agony of seeing his horse get injured during the Olympics, which destroyed his chances of an individual medal and prevented the team from winning gold. The following year, he won Burghley, Gatcombe and Bramham to confirm himself as Britain's top rider. In his eagerly awaited autobiography, he talks about the issues confronting the sport and reveals much about the vital partnerships with team-mates and, above all, the horses that help him to gain such success.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13978 in Books
• Published on: 2008-08-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Review
'Frank and amusing...with a wealth of anecdotes and more than a dash of humility, What Will Be is an essential read for anyone interested int he world of eventing.' (SOUTH WALES ARGUS )

About the Author
William Fox-Pitt is one of the world's leading three-day eventers, and the winner of the 2004 Badminton trials, among many other events. He is married to the broadcaster Alice Plunkett and lives in Dorset.

Customer Reviews

This book totally changed my opinion of WFP
This book totally revised my opinion of WFP - this guy is bright, very very funny (cf the guinea pigs and other stories) and much more humble than I thought (based on an unfortunate encounter I once witnessed between him and a BE official). Self-deprecating, hard working and honest - a great behind the scenes view of the highs and lows of eventing. WFP will be one the all time greats. Well worth waiting for - I couldn't put it down!

Fascinating read!
I awaited this book eagerly and was not let down. My only fear was that it could contain what amounted to lists of horse trials WFP attended with which particular horses; in reality there is a wealth of background information, anecdotes etc which bring to life WFP, his family and other characters.

The writer is altogether very honest, covering the ups and downs of his professional and personal lives.

If you are thinking of buying this book, go ahead - it will meet your expectations.

Well written and funny
I could not put this down! I recently read Pippa Funnel book and found it a struggle to finish and rather dull. But William's was just the right balance of witty stories, factual information about events he had attended and honest insights about the highs and lows of both his personal and professional life.

A good read and has totally changed my prior view of him