Georgie Spence is based in Foxham, near Chippenham, Wiltshire and from a horsey family, she went to Stonar School and gained 10 GCSE’s before starting her career in Eventing. Thanks to the support of her family and current owners, she has started to make a name for herself as one of the top up and coming young riders in the sport. In 2006 she won the Under 18 National Championships, in 2007 and 2008 she has won the Edy Goldman trophy for the top BE rider Under 21. She was also the first teenager for over a decade to complete Badminton and Burghley with clear cross country.
Currently Georgie’s horses include Song for Gull, Running Brook ll and Tom, three rides that have provided her with a great start to her career, with wins including Chepstow CCI* National Championships, and Avenches CCI* Switzerland. Another of her top rides is Skylight ll, owned by Chris and Julia Jenkin and was her mount for the YR European Championships in 2008. She has been recently been given the ride on Birthday Night who is owned by Jane Walter, Judy Maitland-Jones and Sue Vintcent and is really looking forward to getting out with him this Spring,
A busy and very successful 2008 season saw Georgie chosen as a member of the Gold medal-winning British Team for the European YR Championships at Kreuth in Germany. Towards the end of 2006, Georgie was also selected onto the UK Sport - World Class Start Programme. The programme is aimed at young riders who could be potential Olympic candidates in the future. This runs for two years at a time and is a lottery funded scheme offering financial support as well as regular training days and sessions from top trainers. In November 2008 she was reselected for another 2 years.
