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!
It was the last Carleton show of the year, so I popped over to help. I was going to take Buddy to jump, but I’m a month out from Conference and feeling a bit low on reserves. I thought I’d cut myself some slack and give us both an easy run up.
I was absolutely fine with this decision till the jumping started. Then I looked at the course and wish I’d brought him. It was his kind of course. Sometimes I know I have to be sensible and driving myself into the ground helps no-one. Especially me.
That’s not to say I didn’t do stuff today. I got drenched and rather cold helping out. I still managed to do a lot of running about. We had a weight bridge there so I helped write down the figures. Yes I also jumped on, well it would have been rude not to as it was there.
It was fascinating seeing the difference between the horses. Like us, they come in different shapes and sizes. Some much larger than others! The heaviest horse was nearly 13 times me!!
I burned a few calories and after the weight bridge said I’ve lost a bit of weight, I thought I’d treat myself to one of my favourite types of chocolate. Quite apt really (I’ll let you insert your own jokes there). It’s been another great season for our riding club. Here’s to Winter training and a bit of downtime for us both.
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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