William Fox-Pitt was the first British rider to become world number one in eventing in 2002 and he is a board director for the Event Riders Association.
Fox-Pitt is married to Channel 4 racing presenter Alice Plunkett and together they have two young children, Oliver and Thomas.
He has also written two books; Schooling For Success and the autobiography What Will Be.
At the 2012 Olympics in London Fox-Pitt won silver in Team Eventing with partners Nicola Wilson, Zara Phillips, Mary King and Kristina Cook.