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!
I took Bert and Buddy out on the same path today. Obviously separately and at different times. Bert this morning and Buddy this afternoon.
I’d love to take them out together, but given we have to go on lots of roads, that just isn’t safe. Besides, it could be carnage with the Baby Sprocker’s love of a good sniff…
Buddy and I got off to a dodgy start as he was taken by surprise on leaving the yard. By a pony he’s seen many times. Seriously?!
In his defence, it was reversing out of a field so probably did look a little odd.
Thankfully the rest of the ride was blissful. Just me and my little boy. The Autumn colours are beautiful at the moment. These tawny ferns were just stunning.
I may not love the slide towards Winter, but I certainly love the colours of Autumn. It just goes to show that there is beauty all around us. We just have to stop long enough to appreciate it. That’s a bit easier with Buddy than Bert. He can be a bit of a blur sometimes, not that Buddy is a slouch!
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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