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!
There are a few old stables next to the field that Buddy is in. My yard owner suggested I clear one out so that Buddy could have a day stable and get out of the sun if he wanted to.
As he was getting a few days off after camp, I thought I’d tackle it. It didn’t take as long as I thought. In fact, fighting with the electric tape took longer.
I thought I’d encourage him to use it by putting a net of haylage in the stable. That worked. He went straight in. Clever boy.
What I hadn’t factored was that the horse in the adjoining field got very confused by Buddy’s ‘disappearance’. When Buddy went in the stable, the other horse called for him. When he came out again, he looked very confused. Several times, Buddy went in and out. The reaction was the same. Clearly the other horse assumed some sort of trickery or black magic.
Horses are very silly sometimes. It did make me laugh though.
Hopefully Buddy will continue to use the stable. Horses are also a bit dense sometimes. He has shade in his field, but seems to enjoy standing in the sunshine. After blistering temperatures, it was actually quite chilly today. No, I am not complaining. Shorts may have been a bit ambitious…
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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