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!
We’ve all made it to Big Camp! There were a few times when I wasn’t sure we would. But here we are. Little bit less than usual as I think I must have sweated more than a few pounds off getting here. It was a tad warm today!
I travelled Buddy wet and opened all the windows for him, Bert and me. We all arrived rather buffeted but relatively cool. As this is Big Camp, the lessons don’t start till tomorrow. So this afternoon was a time to chill and catch up with everyone. After the last few weeks, I really needed it too!
We had a fun quiz this evening. Proving once again that while I may know how to ride, I don’t know as much as I’d like to about horses.
I took Bert for a run in the forest. Buddy got a hand graze. He was transfixed by the foal in the field. He stood for ages starting at it. Funny to think he was once that tiny.
We’re all tucked up in our respective beds ready for the learning tomorrow. Fingers crossed it cools down a bit…
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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