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!
Buddy and I had another side-saddle lesson today. Our least one was three years ago. That’s a long time between lessons.
Muscle memory is a wonderful thing. I really impressed myself with how much I remembered. Buddy seemed to remember it better than I did.
I’ve often felt like I was born in the wrong era. I would have loved to have been one of those ladies who elegantly rode side-saddle across the fields. Dress and clock flowing in the breeze.
Let’s face it elegant isn’t a word that is used about me often. I’ve been told I’m an elegant faller. Not sure that’s something to shout about. But riding side-saddle I felt so elegant.
When the lesson had finished, I asked the instructor if she had her hat. She didn’t need a second invitation to hop on Buddy and show me how it should be done. It was wonderful watching my little boy float round the arena.
Looking forward to the next time. Let’s hope I don’t have to wait another three years…
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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