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!
We hit a few obstructions today. Starting with cows! They’re back on the field behind the close. Bert and I went to see them this morning. I put Bert back on his lead before we headed over the sty as I couldn’t see them.
Then they came walking round the corner, with calves running behind. I felt like we hit cow rush hour or something. They all headed down to the stream for a drink.
Then Toby, Buddy, Bert and I ended up on a magical mystery tour as we headed out to meet a friend for a hack. The road I usually take was closed. So I ended up going down a different road that seemed to get narrower and narrower, ending up resembling someone’s driveway! Slightly scary in a 7.5t lorry. Still we got there in one piece…
After a lovely long hack round the fields, we had the challenge of getting home. Another narrow road and narrow bridge to navigate. Before getting back to the village to find more roads closed!
It seems a reoccurring theme at the moment. So many road closures, diversions or traffic lights. It’s hard enough in a car. Good job I’m a good driver. Give me a few cows to move any day. Much easier to navigate.
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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