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!
Bert had a slower day today. He was a tad dramatic around the shops. He kept flopping and refusing to walk. So I ditched the shops and headed out onto the XC course to check it out.
Well that put a spring in his step. He was in sniff heaven! The course looks fair, but lots of tests out there. The ground has plenty of give in it as well. It should be a cracking day tomorrow.
Having walked 2/3rds of it, we ended up back at the house. Bert clearly felt at home as he posed outside. As we were almost at the campsite path, I decided to take him back to the lorry for a siesta. Tomorrow is going to be a lot of walking and I didn’t want to overtire him.
On the way back, I got him his first ice cream. He loved it! A couple of ladies came to say hello and commented on how cute he was eating his tub.
He had a really good rest (as did I) so we’re both ready for tomorrow. Especially after listening to course designer Eric Winter talking about his design choices. Really interesting…
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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