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!
I’ve heard people say that Spaniels have no patience. They’ve clearly never met the Baby Sprocker when he wants a toy! He sat patently by his toy box for nearly an hour before he decided that actually dinner was a better choice.
I would like to say that we had been playing with his ball for over an hour before this. And the only reason the ball went away was so I could have a shower.
He also played with his new toy this morning as we did some training. We’re working on ‘wait’ while I throw the toy and send him to get it. Getting back off him is a bit of a challenge still but he’s getting the idea of it.
He also carried his ‘walk ball’ for nearly over an hour on our walk this morning.
So he has had more than enough ball games today. Clearly not in Bert’s eyes. He’s a little bit obsessed with his ball sometimes. Oh to be that easily amused…
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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