A new milestone achieved with Pait today! I did a little bit of school work then decided to brave going out solo for the first time. Now bear in mind the poor lass has been out in company twice I think and in hand maybe 3 times she doesn't have hardly any experience behind her. But finding a sensible partner that is hacking at the same time as me is easier said than done so the bullet had to be bitten in going solo.
 Well she was such a good girl! As per usual taking a novice horse out turned the village into the M62. I had only gone about 200 yards when I met the bus, as the people in the garden were currently swinging a hosepipe like a skipping rope I decided that discretion was the way forward and promptly hopped off and led her past. At this point I was also past by 2 cyclists going opposite ways (mental note to do a bit of bike behind her practise as she was very on edge at that one) continued to the end of the road and asked her to stand so I could remount from the floor. Bless her she stood like a rock and headed for home so we then promptly met the other bus. This point I decided to just wave madly for him to slow down and stay on board, Pait just scooted in next to the kerb but kept walking like she'd been past traffic every day of her little life.
Got back to the yard and gave her a very well deserved tea. I do love her horizontal dales attitude at times.