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!
So it seems that kindness is becoming a bit of a theme for me. Today I took one of the liveries’ pony’s over to do a spot of dressage. She’d been let down with her transport, so I stepped in.
She was very appreciative. As was her sharer who was actually competing. And said sharer’s parents. It was a bit of a family affair.
She did two lovely tests. I got a bacon roll and a coffee. And I also got a bit of help with an upgrade I’d planned to Toby. The sharer’s Dad put this tool rack up for me in minutes.
I love a practical upgrade. Very happy now I can keep my tools tidy.
Then this afternoon, Buddy, Bert and I headed to camp. We brought a very special guest – Sam. He’s 32 and still going strong. His owner, Jan is 72! Talk about inspirational. She wasn’t sure if she could get him to another camp. I feel very honoured I could do that for her. She repaid me with dinner in her motorhome.
It’s true what they say that kindness breeds kindness.
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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