Home…and dry – it rained a lot of the way back from Blackpool and my goodness a TERRIBLE crash on the M25. Seriously mangled car. Poor poor people.

I enjoyed my exam – examiners were: S1: Feeding & Fittening – Carole Broad, S2: Tack, teaching + vet – Sarah Simpson, S3: Presentation + biz management – Rob Lovatt, S4a Examining for purchase + soundess – Mandy Luesely and S4b Teaching conformation + breeding – Becky Johnson. Tim Downes was floating and Sabrina Jones chiefing.

It is difficult to tell, although I got a good feeling in all sections apart from S2. Antibiotics are not given by IV. Also in S1 told Carole that a pre novice speed is 575mpm. Try 100mpm less. But hope to have done enough overall and silly mistakes inconsequential.

Feeling relieved to have done it and really hope the past 7 months work here and in Ireland, oodles of study, training and experience have paid off.

Blackpool was fun - we stayed right next to the Big One which is like, seriously scary.

Feel elated, tired and looking forward to getting on with the rest of my life! Riding next hopefully…