Been a really long week at uni so I am looking forward to going home tonight.
Just thought I would share with you a few links, this one is to the Horse & Country TV website where we made it into their album of snowy pictures. My profile is also now up on the University of Southampton Sports and Wellbeing site
We also got a mention on Jo Bassetts blog for Horse & Rider magazine and our picture in as well.
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Finally my exams are over! As they have stretched over nearly three weeks so far the return to uni has not been much fun. To be honest quite sick of being locked up in my bedroom staring at notes so finally freedom! Refreshers starts next week and we have been reliving the fun of our Freshers week today when I found my camera with loads of pictures on it that I had forgotten about.
Can't say my exams have gone brilliantly but I have done my best and worked hard so there's not much more I can ...
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Woke up this morning to about 4 inches of snow! This was all incredibly exciting but... I had an exam in the afternoon so spent all morning cooped up indoors revising :(
But at 12pm we were told the uni was shut, exams were cancelled and we escaped outside to freedom and a massive snowball fight! Amazing fun!
The bad news is that obviously I still have to do the exam but they have postponed it to a Saturday that I am away competing on. Not sure what happens now but hopefully it can be sorted ou...
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Its all a bit doom and gloom here at uni at the minute as everyone is stressing about exams. To cheer myself up today (and to procrastinate in truth!) I went to collect my kit that I get as part of my Sports and Wellbeing Bursary at the University of Southampton. Just thought I would share with you how snazzy it is :D
Got my 3rd exam tomorrow and then just 2 left, literally cannot wait for them to be over and one with!
Also check out our video of Kiera, Ann, Hester and I messing about at Spar...
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Today I received the fantastic news that I have a place on the University Of Southampton Sport and Wellbeing Sports Bursary! This is a bursary designed to support elite athletes to help them reach the peak of their performance and to cope with balancing uni and sport. I am so excited to be part of this and it is a brilliant step forward for carriage driving as a whole (not just for myself) as the sport is starting to be taken more seriously.
I got through to interview last week, which was now...
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Very pleased to say that I have been confirmed to study a Masters in Geology at the University of Southampton after my fantastic A* in Geology whooooooop!

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Yes thats right, no more A levels! Now I can stop worring about school work and concentrate on horses, which lets face it, I would much rather focus on!
All I can do is hope and pray that two years of hard work will pay off with good results. I am in the process of applying for Geology at University after the crushing disapointment of not getting into vet school I have decided not to put myself through it again and change course. Hopefully I will get a place at uni soon :)


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I had a letter from Nottingham Vet School today telling me I didn't get in which was gutting. Feeling pretty bad and low about it. Luckily we are off to Keysoe this weekend which should take my mind off it. Still its pretty hard being the only person with no offers and knowing you will be the only one of your friends left behind. Haven't decided if I will reaply or not yet so will just have to see and try to concentrate on Keysoe instead.

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Urgh Monday, back to school. Fun week filled with practicle assessments, tests etc. Still at least I am now better after a horrible bug I had last week. Anxious wait now starts for the verdict from my Nottingham interview, which is my last chance of getting into vet school this year. Spent great weekend in the sunshine driving Jasper and learning my dressage test. Very good boy. We have also had a move around, with Jasper switching stables, which has seriously confused him!

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Off to Nottingham for my interview today eeeek! Panic! Interview is actually tomorrow so... wish me luck!
Unfortunetly means I will miss out on Pancakes at my Grandmas house today :( she will have to make me some when I get back!

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