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!
Well it was bound to happen at some point. Dodo and Hugo are growing up fast. Not sure which one is responsible for this, but it means I will have to be more careful where I tread. Nearly stood on it in my rush to get to the loo. 🤦🏻♀️
The bonus of living near the train line is that everything gets flung over the fence.
Well I don’t know how Buddy feels today, but I’m a tad achey. Definitely feeling it after yesterday.
After catching up on house jobs, I headed to the sofa for a bit of self-care Pip-style. I haven’t watched Wall-e for ages. I’d forgotten how lovely it is. A pretty good end to a pretty good weekend.
One thing I’d forgotten about Eventing is the amount of stuff you need. And the amount of washing there is to do afterwards! Once again, my conservatory looks like a Chinese laundry.
Got 2 saddles and a bridle to clean but ran out of steam. It’s totally worth it though.
First One Day Event of 2021.
Not our best day. But far from our worst. 35.25 for dressage. Which is our best score at an ODE.
Buddy was super relaxed and so was I. Got 7 x 7’s and nothing less than a 6. So really happy with that!
SJ I wasn’t sure how he was going to be but he was up for it. Flew round clear! There were 2 doubles so absolutely thrilled.
Then on to XC. He was like Tigger on acid in the warm up. Jogging everywhere and not listening. Took him to the start box and he turned into Eeyore. 🤦🏻♀️
Run out at no 2 and a few interesting lines. Then another stop on the smallest fence on the course. Still we completed. We came home with a cricket score but I don’t care.
It’s been a long time since we did an ODE. I’m chuffed with us today.
We have a new resident at the yard. Meet Feisty the Pheasant. He decided to join us today for our ride.
Buddy wasn’t bothered in the least.
If only he was the same when we meet them out on the tracks. 😝
I couldn’t find Hugo earlier so assumed he’d gone wandering. Until I heard lots of rustling. He’s made a little nest in the bookcase.
Now Nero has taken it over.
Cats are weird.
So my day didn’t go to plan. So I made a new plan! That’s the beauty of plans. You can change them.
I was meant to see the dentist this morning. Arrived for my appointment at 9:30, only to be told it had been moved to 9:10. Bit of an admin cock up somewhere along the line as I didn’t get the message to say it had changed. Anyway all rebooked in for next week.
Headed over to meet up with a friend for a walk instead. That turned into nearly 5 hours of talking, a trip to a church and a visiting to a field to see some broadband being laid. Long story. And lots and lots of walking!
Here’s the inside of the church. It’s Elizabethan and mighty impressive.
I love it when the fields are yellow. The rapeseed seems to have exploded overnight.
I’m quite impressed with my photography skills. I do seem to be getting better at it.
Buddy is definitely a Labrador in horse guise. He loves his dinner. In fact he practically inhales it.
I love sitting him his stable, just watching him eat. He looks so contented. The irony being that I don’t like being watched when I eat. 😝
Headed over to Dunstan today to meet my Pilates Instructor for a walk. I haven’t seen her in the flesh since Christmas. We’ve been doing Pilates via zoom.
We had a great walk and talk. It was well overdue. The clouds looked really ominous today. Felt like it could rain at any minute.
