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I got to see the results of Bert’s photoshoot today. Oh my goodness, they’re just brilliant. Shelley has captured him beautifully. Looks like I’m going to need bigger walls!!

I had to have this photo as a print. I got another one too. I’ll share the rest as soon as I can. Believe me, you’re going to love them.

I’m hoping there will be some good ones of Buddy today too. He had not one, but two jumping lessons today. First up was focusing on the canter through curving lines and a bounce.

I ended up having a long conversation with one of the campers about how we measure progress. I found her the video of my first ever lesson with Buddy with today’s instructor at Forest Edge back in 2017. She couldn’t believe it was us! We’ve come so far since then.

This afternoon is was grids. We love grids!! Buddy flew through it. I might even have a photo where my face is enjoying it too.

Afterwards some of the other campers complemented my riding. It’s true what they say that you have to look back at how far you’ve come sometimes…

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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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