>> paddy neilson: well, number one, you hope you've been livin' right. >> rose: paddy neilson is a legendarytrainer, from a family that's been riding and racing since 1875. he won his first major race when he was fifteen, and won the maryland hunt cup three times. can you tell us what it's like to feel the exhilaration? >> paddy neilson: there's just some magic about the power of that animal underneath of you. and then, when you ask him for everything he's got, the last quarter mile or something like that, and there it is, it is a marvelous feeling that only comes from doing it, really. it is great. >> joe davies: this is, to me, the most natural form of equestrian sport. >> rose: all right, let's watch. joe davies trains both horses and riders at his maryland farm. >> joe davies: that was a lovely jump there. >> rose: oh. >> joe davies: you know they all did it fluidly, easily. >> rose: just look at them. >> joe davies: so take off is important and so is landing. >> rose: you can hear them hit the fence. >> joe davies: yeah. i mean, occasionally they'll tip that with their hind legs. but we