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!
I headed over to the Norfolk Showground to help out at the first of the BRC qualifiers Carleton Riding Club were hosting. Today it was dressage and I was stewarding.
If you’ve been on this journey with me for a while, you’ll know how much I love a clipboard. And stewarding. So I was a happy girl. It was funny how many horses wanted to check out my clipboard too. It has a certain charm it seems.
I started with one Arena, ended up with two. Greedy or efficient, I’ll let you decide.
The numbers were down on previous year, which was a shame. Understandable though with the weather, economy and all manner of other stuff going on.
I’m back tomorrow for the second qualifier. This time for the Combined Training and I’ll be competing. Buddy will be there too. Haven’t told him he’s going to do some dressage. At least he gets to jump afterwards.
It’s been quite a while since we did a dressage test on grass. Hell, it’s been a while since we did a dressage test full stop. I’ve decided I’m going to go and enjoy it. That’s what it’s all about at the end of the day. Wish me luck!
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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