Inner Lemur

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This photo made me laugh. I look like I’m embracing my inner Lemur, warming myself in the morning sunshine. It was a fresh one this morning so the sunshine was very welcome.

First day of camp done. Two good lessons too. First up course jumping. That’s a bit of a switch up for Buddy as we usually do flat first. I wasn’t sure what Buddy was going to make of that. Or which Buddy I was going to get as we know he can come out a bit all guns blazing.

I feared the worst when I asked for the first canter and he squealed. Thankfully that was the extent of his high jinx. He was happy to be jumping. It really is both of our favourite thing to do.

This afternoon, I broke out the dressage saddle for our flatwork lesson. It really has made a huge difference to our way of going. I got compliments on my position. Something I’ve been working hard on. There have been many times over the years where I have felt out of place in a flat work group. Today, I felt like we were more than deserved to be there. I could have cantered round the arena for hours. It’s so comfortable.

Funny how we get these ideas in our head sometimes…

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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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