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!
This afternoon I headed back to help out at Carleton Riding Club’s second qualifier this weekend. This time it was Combined Training. I ended up stewarding the show jumping element. So after stewarding the dressage yesterday, I kinda did my own combined training – just in stewarding!
Now we know I run a tight ship when it comes to any kind of stewarding. The two judges were very complimentary. They asked if I could steward for them again. They were both impressed with my efficiency. All done with a smile.
It was lovely watching everyone jumping. There were some lovely horses and rounds. And no fallers!
Running one qualifier takes months of organising and an army to put on. So running two on consecutive days is quite the feat. Over the weekend, we all came together and pulled it off!! Very proud to be a part of such a wonderful riding club.
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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