Keep on walking

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The last time I rode up this track it didn’t end well (broken ankle and all that). That was back on 2 Jan. Today I walked up it and back down again. It was such a lovely day today I wanted to get out and about. Obviously I would have preferred to ride up it but walking is the next best thing. After so many weeks of enforced rest and not being able to walk, I’m very appreciative of the fact I actually can walk up the gallop strip and back. The heavens opened while I was on my way back down. But do you know what, it didn’t bother me at all. I got soaked and felt alive. I couldn’t stop giggling to myself as I yomped along. Rocking the drowned rat look as always.

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So 2020 was going to be my year. The year I got my life sorted after being served redundancy notice from my job in November 2019. The year I ticked off more things from my horsey bucket list. The year I got my mental health back under control and reduced stress in my life. I had a plan. And it was a good one. Then the plan changed dramatically on 2 January. I came off my horse at speed and broke my ankle. Badly. Like all good equestrians, I got back on and rode back to the yard, sorted Buddy out and then drove myself to A&E. That’s where this journey really began... I was sent home from A&E and told to crack on, only to receive a phone call later to say they’d missed a fracture (and a rather serious one at that). Whoops! So fracture clinic on 3 January, surgery on 5 January and home to recover. I started this blog as a way to chart my recover back to the saddle. As I cleared clinics and competitions out of my diary and wondered what the next few months would bring, it's been a safe space for me to say how I'm feeling. The new plan was to get a new job, to keep Buddy is kept ticking over and recover from my injury. Another good plan! I didn't expect a global pandemic, lockdown and all that happened in 2020. This blog has changed over time but it's continued to be my safe space to share the things going on in my life, with Buddy and the cats. Enjoy!

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