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!
Today saw a return to the Norfolk Show. I haven’t been for a while. I was driver / groom as I took one of the liveries to her first Norfolk.
She was competing in the in-hand concours d’elegance class with her pony Bobby Dazzler or Daz. She looked gorgeous in her Mary Poppins inspired outfit.
Daz did his best stallion impression as I walked him to the ring. He bust out his best moves. Gosh that made me laugh. He was having a wonderful time.
They did brilliantly. Coming second and going on to take reserve champion. Not bad for their first effort.
There was a lovely cooling breeze by the ring. Daz didn’t even break a sweat. The same couldn’t be said for us watching.
I have so many happy memories of horsey days out at the Norfolk. This is another one. Maybe it’s time to venture back in the show ring again next year. Veterans anyone…?!
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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