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, Bert and I headed over to Clarkes Farm for a spot of Arena Hire this morning. We were meeting a friend and her horse there for a pony play date. Well why should the puppy have all the fun…?!
There was an Arena Eventing course set out, so we figured we could get some practice in for the Champs we’re heading to in May.
There was a bit of a mix up with the booking and we ended up with an extra amigos when another friend rocked up too. Luckily, we all know each other and get on a treat!
Buddy was on good form. In fact, all the ponies and riders were. The only downside was the wind kept blowing the brush fences over. Poor Hannah’s Mum got her steps in trying to put them back up.
We popped into the saddlery across the road too. Bert got a new toy. Buddy got some food. I got some new yard gloves. Kinda feel like I might have got the short straw there.
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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