When you have someone who is a Man Vs Horse fountain of knowledge offer to take you for a ride it would be silly to refuse. Jocelyn kindly agreed to take Tissy and I on a guided training ride around Cannock chase, which is incidentally the closest thing to the Welsh terrain we have near us. This was exciting x2, one we get to explore the Chase with someone who knows it much better than we do and two, I can ask all my Man Vs Horse questions and queries while we do it!

Tissy and Squidge actually got on very well and paced together nicely, making easy work of an undulating and rocky 22km. I thoroughly enjoyed what was a lovely evening in good company, chatting strategy and tips and I feel much more in the know about the challenges ahead.

So thank you to Jocelyn and Squidge! We'll definitely be back for some more joint training if you'll have us!

Thanks for watching,
Beth