William Fox-Pitt is one of the biggest names in eventing and one of the most successful, with a career spanning 30 years. He is the only rider to have won five out of the six CCI5* events around the world, including winning Burghley an incredible six times and Badminton twice.

William has also won three Olympic medals, seven team gold European medals and was the first British rider to become eventing’s World No 1 in 2002, which he went on to achieve again in 2009, 2010 and 2014.

In 2015, a bad fall left William in a coma for two weeks, but he still managed to come back to the top of his game and compete at the 2016 Rio Olympics, producing the best result in the British team with Chilli Morning. Now aged 52 William is a little more laid back, but as hungry as ever for success

William lives in Dorset with his wife, ITV racing presenter, Alice Plunkett and their four children.

William took time out of his busy schedule to give an exclusive interview to Charles Owen to talk about life, his horses, his career and his family.

In this podcast he talks about:

· Only being allowed to speak French in the car with his parents!

· His first Burghley win aged 25 and how that put him on the road to success

· The incredible horses that helped him stay at the top of his sport for so long

· Teaching Madonna to ride and hanging out with her celebrity buddies

· How he came back from his ‘freak fall’ in 2015 and why he never doubted he would make it to Rio

· What keeps him motivated aged 52 and how he keeps in mental and physical shape

· Why over analysis is the enemy of eventing

· Why he won’t leave the start box without a neck strap 

· How he deals with his nerves when competing

· The chaos and joy of having four kids

· What makes him happy

· Regretting blowing his winnings!

We hope you enjoy listening to this podcast as much as we loved making it. To find out more about the helmets William loves – visit www.charlesowen.com