Chapter 294

• CLOE POV
• I was nervous as our time slot arrived. I fastened myself into my body protector and tied my numbered bib, put on my helmet and mounted up for the warm up. I worked Tino through his paces, walking then trot, loosening him up in a slow canter, and slowing him back down again. Max, Soren and Mum looked on, and I tried to appear more confident than I really was. We’d done a few courses before, Tino and I, but nothing quite like this. Not competing.
• Verity’s time came in. It was good, but not great, not really.