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!
Today Bert and I headed to Poplar Park to commentate on and run XC Control at the BRC Area 14 RC ODE. I know, that’s a lot of acronyms. Basically it’s our British Riding Club’s area one day event.
I’ve done it for a number of years now. It’s great fun – even if it is a very long day, mentally taxing and a little stressful at times. I got home almost exactly 12 hours after I left!
Bert was very well behaved. Once again, I had offers to take him for walks. He’s also added a few more members to his fan club.
He was desperate to get in to the act. For the first class, he waited in the car. It was lovely and cool. I could see him from my position. Everytime I spoke over the PA, his little head popped up like ‘that’s my Mum’.
As it got warmer, he joined me in the control box. He wanted to sit and watch the action.
Not sure how many combinations we ran through, but only one faller (who was a bit shaken, but fine). I’ll take that!
And I seem to be getting better at the pronunciations too. Got through the whole day without upsetting anyone. There were some tongue twisters for sure…
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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