Four star eventer Alex Peternell takes the 9 year old Intermediate Doni cross country schooling. The aim is to dust off the cobwebs before his first event of the year and build confidence. Starting with a ditch complex, Alex says, "forget the ditch and jump the jump". He moves on to a pair of corners on a related distance and has to remind himself not to over-fiddle on the approach, especially the last 2 strides which are the "golden strides". At the lake, Alex works on rhythm and energy riding through the water . "A jump in water is like any other but jumping into the sun adds complexity due to the way the water shimmers".
