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!
Buddy, Bert and I headed over to Horning today to catch up with a friend and her horse for a hack. Well Bert stayed in the lorry, fear not, he got his moment.
There was a lovely cool breeze as we mooched about. We talked the whole way round. We came back past the Radar Museum. My friend said she’d take a photo with it in the background. It was a bit of a challenge as both horses were trying to have some snacks.
When we got back, Buddy waited on the lorry while Bert got to run around with two other dogs. It was so sweet seeing them all chasing each other round the garden. They ran out of steam faster than Bert. Either that or they’re more sensible girls rather than my tearaway boy.
It seems only fitting that we headed out in Toby today. I brought him home one year ago today. We’ve had so many adventures already. Here’s to many more…
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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