Welcome to blog! I started it in 2020 to chart my recovery from breaking my ankle (hence the name). I guess no-one saw a global pandemic coming. It's turned into a place where I can talk about the things happening in my life, my horse and my cats. Enjoy!
I wasn’t sure if it would be tempting fate to book a jumping lesson on Halloween. A friend sent me this card as she thought I’d appreciate it. Definitely made me giggle.
The weather did it’s best to make it interesting as driving down the Acle Straight was a tad breezy. Arrived at Humberstone to rain and wind so strong the lorry was rocking!
Thankfully it was worth it as we had a great lesson with Portia. It’s been a long time since we had a lesson with her. Very glad we’ve made a lot of progress since that particular car crash where we barely made it over a jump.
Today, Buddy was keen and eager to jump everything. It seems my patience is paying off.
I need to get my bum in the saddle more. One of my more annoying habits as I hover. Buddy is a different horse when I get it right. And the only easy I can do that is to say bum to myself and I ride round.
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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