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!
This photo pretty much sums up Bert’s day. I could have taken lots of photos of him asleep in various locations. He was rather tired after his antics yesterday.
I woke up feeling rather achey. We walked a mere 7 miles round the course yesterday and we didn’t do it all. Every year I forget how undulating it is. Thankfully I was able to have a chilled day too.
I decided to do Maid Duty and take Buddy out for a hack earlier than usual so I could be back to watch the Burghley highlights and the live show jumping. I’m thrilled for Gemma. She’s come so close before. And after the disappointment of Aachen.
She’s also a really lovely person. I’ve met her several times. The first time at Houghton, where I ended up holding her dogs so she could go to the loo mid-course walk. It’s one of the things I love most about eventers – they are really down to earth.
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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