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!
After a bit of a slow start, we hit the shops in between watching dressage, showing and enjoying the members / owners hospitality.
There were some great combinations in action. And lots to watch with 3 dressage rings running 3 levels of competition.
The shopping was pretty good too. I might have bought myself a new pair of competition boots. I might have bought myself a new Ariat top. I might have bought Bert an equafleece.
I might have also bought myself the official Joules Scone polo. It had to be done. After all I might never get here again.
Bert got lots of cuddles and several offers of adoption or looking after. He was a little tired after all the fuss. Tomorrow we’ll walk the course so he’ll enjoy that.
After dinner, we headed to the ceilidh for a cocktail. They had passionfruit pornstar martinis on tap! Rather dangerous. So far my Scone experience has been a rather good one…
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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