Category Archives: News

Join the team – Apprentice/Working Pupil Position Available

Georgie Spence Eventing is looking for an Apprentice/Working Pupil to start in Decemeber/January.
The job will include;
Working hours – 7.30am til 5.30pm – 6 days a week (varies on competition days)
All day to day yard duties
Handling and care of the horses
Turn out for competitions, washing, plaiting etc
Riding at home, hacking, cantering, lungeing, schooling [...]


George has some New Owner’s

I am very excited to confirm I am now able to keep Running Brook II (George) my longterm 4* partner. Jane Canham and Nessa Jamieson has come on board as owners to supprt George and I for the forthcoming seasons. This is fantastic news and very exciting for all the team.


Kings Rock

Kings Rock (Rocky) owner Gill Jonas and I have made the decision that we think Rocky isnt going to be competitive at 4* level, so Gill has give him on loan to a friends son to compete in JRN’s and Juniors, aiming for team’s. Instead we are going to look for a young horse that [...]


New Ride

I am delighted to have the ride on a new horse, Dressed to Impress (Grace) a 10yo Bay Mare by Master Imp. She is owned by Teresa Smee who bought her as a 3yo and has been competed upto Advanced level by David Sherrin.
This year I will just aim to do a couple of Novices [...]


Burghley and HOYS

I’ve just recieved all my information to say that Wii Limbo has qualified for the Express Eventing Final at HOYS, and Running Brook is now off the wait list for Burghley. All very exciting news!!


Birthday Night Retires

Birthday Night Retires
We have made the very difficult decision to retire Birthday Night (Barney) from Eventing. He has been a fantastic horse to Jennifer Baines, William Fox-Pitt, Harry Meade and myself, Georgie Spence. Having completed 6 CCI****’s including 4 completions at Badminton, and will now be listed in the Badminton Programme next year. He is [...]


My Mexico – Sold to America

My Mexico, the horse I show jumped last winter came to me to sell. I evented him 3 times this year with a 3rd placing at Aldon horse trials upgrading him into intermediate points. He has recently been sold to America through agent Kate Lukas to Justine Dutton. He has arrived safely and will be competing [...]


New Horse to join the team

I was delighted to recieve a call from Kerry, the owner of Millhollow Classic, Milo, a 7yo grey geding. He was previously ridden by his owner Kerry and evented by Ross Millar. Milo has competed successfully upto Novice level and will aim for Hartpury CCI*. He is a lovely horse with a good attitude who [...]


Henry’s Back!!

Georgie Spence

Very exciting news, as I have been offered the ride back on my old horse, What A Night (Henry). I sold him 18 months ago as a 6yo having bought him as an unbroken 4yo and broken and produced him myself.
We successfully competed at BE Novice level winning 6 BE points. The current owner is [...]


First XC schooling of the season

We have had a lot of fun getting the horses back into the swing of eventing, starting off with XC all the horses at Badgerstown, we will go once again with them all before the season starts.


Lecture Demo at West Wilts EC

Georgie is holding a lecture demo at West Wilts Equestrian Centre on Thursday 3rd March. She will be riding 3 horses, all of different levels and abilities. Come along and share the ups and downs of her eventing career so far, and watch and learn from her riding styles and techniques about how she trains her horses at [...]


Barney’s Back !

It was great to have Barney back today, he knew exactly where he was and tucked straight into his hay. He was shod this afternoon and is ready for hacking tomorrow.


Konabo Rugs Arrive

Georgie Spence

After all this horrible snow, it was great when Kate and Amy from Konabo rugs turned up with some of their Brand New, new zealand rugs for the horses. George did some modelling in the stable yard of the different colours, and Woody was the ‘gallop around in the snow’ model, which he thought was [...]


An Early Christmas Present

Georgie Spence

Today I had a very exciting delivery arrive, a brand new Ideal Impala saddle.
Last year I was the Best Under 25 nearest the optimum time at Burghley CCI**** and ‘The Worshipful Company of Saddles’ donated a saddle from Ideal, I tried the Impala at the beginning of the year and loved it.
I decided I would get [...]


Exciting New Sponsor – Forest Farmacy

Georgie Spence

I am delighted to welcome on board new sponsor, Forest Farmacy, a family run business, that ranges of totally natural and organic equine products, that have been designed to offer competition riders the opportunity to treat and feed their horses as nature intended.
I am really looking forward to trying all their products on my horses and am [...]