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 got a shock today when I arrived early at the yard and brought him in. This usually means we’re off on an adventure. So imagine his surprise when I tacked him up and took him out for a ride in the rain instead. Cause he was so dry in his field!
We were both rather wet when we got back. Unlike wet dog, wet horse is an OK smell. I also got to experience wet dog too. Well I was already wet, so made sense to take Bert out too.
Thankfully he’d dried out by the time his friend Jeff arrived. They had a lot fun together. Bit too much as Bert fell behind the sofa in his enthusiasm. He tried his best to style it out.
Now Jeff is considerably smaller than Bert, but still puts him in his place when Bert gets a bit OTT. Which is a lot. The occupational hazard to being as Sprocker eh?
Jeff is a little dog with a big personality. And a cracking name…
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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