"I enjoyed another good night’s sleep - I'm really enjoying the lie-ins! I had breakfast and then schooled Jasper (Tankers Town); once again, he was very good but bright, which is not a bad thing. Today I walked the XC course for the first time – it looks good. I like the course, it looks decent enough but not overly big. There are a couple of bogey fences – the sunken road and perhaps the hexagon hedges, as there are now two of them. I think the problems will be evenly spread though.

I worked Jasper again and he’s getting better each time. Then I walked the XC course again with a few people on a 'private' course walk. In the evening I, plus family and friends, had a meal courtesy of the ERA (Event Riders Association). It was not a late night though as I have an early dressage in the morning."