Applause makes her laugh and bow - what girl isn’t a fan of an appreciative audience? And the reason for all changes in lessons? Gavin.

And Merrick but mostly Gavin because she might not have had warning of Merrick’s temper without Gavin.

For her, balance is a given but if you have bad balance, you're going to fall as it is. An encouraging smile on her face as she watches, there's more than one moment where she reaches out as if to steady him though she'd have no hope of catching him without hurting them both. This is always the worst part for someone new, more than the strain of climbing and she holds her breath before she darts over to kneel by the hay.

"Everything where it should be?"