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!
Bert would like you to admire his newly trimmed feet.
On our walk this morning, he looked like he was wearing yeti boots. Younger readers may need to Google them. But they were all the rage in the posh ski resorts in the 80s.
Given the sharp frost we had overnight, part of me did think they were a little apt. But when we got back and he had ice dreadlocks between his toes, the clippers came out.
Unlike his bigger brother, Buddy, he really is very trusting with his Mother and clippers. OK so there was a bit of bribery too.
He is not a fan of a coat it seems. Unlike his big brother. I foolishly put Bert’s coat on to go out this morning and he decided to let me know how much he didn’t want it on! He rolled in the ice, he rolled in the mud, he went in the stream and rolled there. So I did what any good parent would do, I took it off and carried it for the rest of the walk. I have a new found understanding for parents of young kids who don’t want to wear their coat…
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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