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Eventer Georgie Spence is s medal winning Young Riders who has already completed Badminton and Burghley 5 times. Riding the 8 year old Velocity (aimed at 2* in the coming season), Georgie explains the exercise. Three fences in a row are set at a distance which allows her to ride between 3 long and and 5 short strides. The aim is to focus Velocity and achieve control and obedience. In the warm-up she explains how she rides his stiffer side and achieves softness without an argument. She also says it's important not to ask for too much too early. Starting with poles on the ground, Georgie progresses to jumps and Velocity's improvement is noticeable.

This is a privileged insight into World Class Squad training for prospective senior GB eventing team members. Working on the show jumping phase, trainers Gill Watson (past Burghley winner) and Peter Murphy talk to Fiona Price about the session and what it is designed to do. Fiona then speaks to precocious Young Rider Georgie Spence who has already completed Badminton and Burghley 5 times and 'golden girl' Laura Collett, who has won 5 European Champs' gold medals at juniors and Young Riders. We watch them jump their rounds and find out from Peter Murphy what they need to work on before the start of the coming season.

Young Rider gold medallist Georgie Spence, works the eight year old Jovial Valentino through a busy jumping grid. Tino, who is aimed at Advanced in the next eventing season tends to be a bit forward going, so the exercise of six fences consisting of a bounce, to a one stride, to a bounce and a one stride, is designed to back him off his fences, keep him thinking and make him more agile. Starting with poles on the ground, Georgie gradually builds up the exercise so that each time Tino jumps it, a new fence has been added. Though the jumps are not big they have the desired effect of steadying him, and also making a good corner afterwards.