Author: langlep

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!

Dumb and dumber

This was Buddy and Frankie today on our hack! Not a clue what had gotten into them but they were spooking, tripping over and generally not paying attention. I’ll grant you they had a few things to contend with. Massive shout out to the man with a huge trailer who stopped in the road and the bin men who reversed their lorry up the road so we could walk past. We met some very considerate road users today.

Declutter

Decided to have a bit of a clear out. I have so much horse stuff. I’m not going to use it again so I spend a few hours listing it. Still got LOADS to do. And I haven’t even looked at my stuff yet. Feels good though. Fingers crossed it sells.

Bit damp

So it seems we haven’t had enough rain. Poor Buddy was a tad soggy when he came in.

Glutton for punishment, I went out in the garden to start the clear up from last weekend. Didn’t go mad as still getting out of breath. Felt good to be productive again.

Busy boy

Buddy had a busy day today. In fact he’s had a busy week as he had his saddle fitting yesterday. He templated the most even he’s been so that’s really good news!

Today he had the dentist. Clean bill of health. The dentist said he had lovely even teeth. He even let me put my hand in to feel the sharp edges against his tongue. Super cool (if a little icky).

Then Bridget was back to see the progress we’ve been making with travelling. She was very impressed with what we’ve been doing. So that’s good. We went for a spin so she could see what was going on. Learnt a lot in a short trip. And gave me some great advice.

Gold stars all round!

He will sleep well tonight.

Horse tablets

After 4 weeks of feeling crappy, today I got to see a doctor. She listened to my chest and said my upper respiratory is good but my lower right side is diminished. The air isn’t moving like she’d want. No wonder I’m out of breath and coughing.

More antibiotics for me. And a chest x-ray for good measure. Least I know what’s going on now. The antibiotics contain something ‘akin to Dettol’. Her words not mine. So that should sort it. They’re also huge!

Oh and she’s horsey so lots of horse chat too!

Groundwork

Woke up feeling more determined today. A good conversation with an old friend last night helped get some things straight in my head.

Braved the outdoors and made it to the yard. Gave Buddy a good groom, lunged him before doing some groundwork.