
William Fox-Pitt is currently the world's No.1 ranked rider in the sport of three-day eventing.

It involves mastering three entire disciplines over three days of action, starting with the dressage.

Day two of each competition is the cross-country, the most demanding and dangerous of the challenges.

The action is then rounded off with the final day's show-jumping competition.

Among Fox-Pitt's career highs is winning Olympic silver in London 2012, but he is now targeting gold in Rio de Janeiro.

Among Fox-Pitt's many interesting back stories out of the saddle is the fact that he taught the singer Madonna how to ride.



