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!
Tomorrow it’ll be 10 years since Buddy came into my life. So what better way to celebrate than by taking him for a lesson with the ‘nicest man in Eventing’ Simon Grieve.
It’s been a long time since I last had a lesson with Simey. In fact, it’s nearly been a year. He’s been round Badminton and Burghley with Buster since then and has increased his profile considerable. Not that it’s gone to his head. He remains so humble, down to earth and someone I could talk to for hours.
He’d set out an interesting floor plan for the two day clinic he was running for Carleton Riding Club. Lots to think about. Buddy was on top form! His Mother wasn’t too bad either.
Gold star had to go to Bert though. He sat patiently watching my lesson being looked after by some friends. He really is a Mummy’s boy. He got to jump some of the jumps too in the break between lessons.
Actually November contains two anniversaries. Next Monday, it’ll be two years since I brought Bert home. I may not be a conventional parent, but this Mummy is very proud of her boys today.
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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