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 had to order this photo from the day dressage camp we did. It shows the bond we have. And clearly the love I have for him. Buddy is my partner-in-crime. I’d be lost without him.
He is the reason I’ve worked so hard. He gets me out of bed on a bad mind day (Bert does that too). He makes me want to be a better rider. He gets the best I can provide him with. Even if that means I go without.
It makes me so sad that there are people who say I’m cruel for riding him. I don’t have the words to convey how I feel in the saddle. Or how he makes me feel. And for someone who writes for a living, that’s something! I have to leave my stuff at the stable door or on the mounting block.
Being away at camps, clinics or competitions bring me joy. A lot of sweat too of course. There have been bruises, there have been broken bones and there have been many, many tears. There have also been amazing achievements, memories and moments.
I’m not the best rider and he’s not the best horse. But we are better together.
We’re off again next week to Big Camp. We couldn’t go last year as Buddy was off games, so looking forward to getting back to the learning…
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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