FORMER world number one eventer William Fox-Pitt has been discharged from hospital as he continues his recovery from a serious fall.
The 46-year-old had been receiving treatment in France before returning to England last week after he suffered head trauma at the World Young Horse Championships last month.
His horse Reinstated was unharmed in the incident at Le Lion-d'Angers.
Fox-Pitt is Great Britain's most successful rider with 20 major championship medals - including wins at the Badminton Horse Trials of 2004 and 2015 - and will now recover at home.
"It is fantastic to be back home, it feels like it has been a long time away from my family," said Fox-Pitt. "I would like to thank all the doctors in France from the team at Le Lion D'Angers to those who looked after me in the ICU in Angers. The rehab team in Poole General Hospital have been incredibly thorough.
"The team at home have been doing an amazing job keeping everything going but luckily everything is quiet as the horses are all on their end of season break. I am looking forward to making a full recovery over the winter."
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