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!
Day two of camp and it’s been pretty much perfect. The weather has been kind (except for the sharp wind). The company has been wonderful.
Buddy got a perfect body score from the Spiller’s lady. Third time in a row! In my head, I had 630kg as his weight. He was 629kg so I was spot on. She said he’d lost a bit of muscle tone, but I expected that after giving him time off over winter.
There was a plot twist in our lessons today. Same groups, same times, same arena. Different coaches. So I got to have a jump lesson with Jo and a flat lesson with Caroline. Perfect!
Buddy was rather excited in our first lesson. It seems pole are very exciting! Who knew?! The minute they went up to jumps, he soon settled.
In our afternoon lesson, we worked on leg yield and turning. The exercise were a bit like rubbing your stomach and patting your head…
There are a pair of robins here. Each time I see one, I say ‘hello Martine’. She is always with me when I come here. It’s so lovely that they have named one of the lodges ‘Holden Lodge’ in her honour. Just perfect.
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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