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!
When you get sent a video from your jumping lesson last week and this is the final frame. š Sometimes I crack myself up.
Deep respect for my instructor right there!! It was an interesting lesson as I couldnāt work out why I felt so unbalanced and couldnāt get my right leg on. After momentarily thinking Iād had a stroke on the drive there (cause thatās what you do, right?!), I realised Iād put my left stirrup up 4 holes but my right only 2. No wonder I wasnāt feeling level.
Again, itās a good job I can laugh at my own ineptitude.
Itās also a good job I can laugh at my horseās antics. Today we headed to Blackwater for some schooling and the little monkey decided he wanted to be a race horse! š Donāt get me wrong, Iām grateful for forward, but Iād prefer to make the decision about where weāre heading. š¤¦š»āāļø Iām picky like thatā¦
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. Thatās 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 theyād 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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