miss_c
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I think I last posted months ago about everything that's been going on, although those of you who read my blog will know! It's been a tumultuous few months...
You may remember I bought a lovely new mare, Bug, in November 2016. Well on February 14th of this year I tacked her up and normal and took her into the school to do some work. I don't remember what happened but long story short she decked me (we weren't even jumping), I was knocked unconscious for 10 mins or so and came round screaming. It turned out I had dislocated my hip, broken the ball of the femur, chipped bone off of the hip socket, shattered my left wrist and broken my collarbone. Let's just say that morphine was my friend... I had a lovely drug-high (gas & air, as well as morphine, are amazing!) ride in an ambulance to A&E where I had lots of x-rays, etc. The staff were PHENOMENAL.
I was told that I wouldn't be mobile or able to return to work/horses for 5-7 months... I'm self employed and quite simply couldn't afford the time off! Fortunately I was able to astound them and was up walking on crutches within days. I had lots of lovely visitors including trendybraincell and _GG_ who noticed I had a lovely bruise on my arm which resulted in this conversation:
_GG_: Blimey miss_c that's a hell of a bruise!
miss_c: Bruise? Where?
_GG_: There on your arm!
miss_c: Oh... I hadn't noticed...
I made the decision to sell Bug, she had shattered my confidence and I quite simply did not want to get on her again. So she was advertised. 11 days after the accident I went home and was reunited with my lovely Clouds.
I then had the bombshell dropped on me by my yard owner that the horses needed to move as I couldn't look after them. Everyone at the yard was BRILLIANT about looking after them temporarily. So Genie went to JM07's and Bug went to a friend's on sales livery. Moving Genie was a HUGE blow psychologically for me. JM07's yard is a bit too far to visit regularly unfortunately, however I knew she was in good hands. Meanwhile I gradually got more mobile...
Bug went off on sales livery, and from there it started to unravel and we started to have more of an idea of why what had happened, happened. She ended up going to the vets with suspected Wobblers syndrome. They watched her on the ground and examined her and said she was fine, but myself and the lady who had her on livery pushed for x-rays.
The x-rays showed severe arthritis in the spine.
We made the decision to give Bug a week in the field and then sadly had her put to sleep. She wasn't the sort of horse that would retire happily, and at only 8 years old she was so incredibly young. The vet was absolutely astounded that she could move as well as she could considering the state her spine was in. Interestingly I now know of two others horses by the same stallion who have been put to sleep with back problems.
From there things have gone ok... my wrist cast came off 6 weeks after the accident and I was allowed to walk without crutches as well. I also... got the all clear to ride! A week later and less than 2 months after the accident trendybraincell very kindly let me ride the superstar that is Shadow. Getting on hurt A LOT, but once I was on I felt ok, with trot and canter more comfortable than walk. My right leg was definitely significantly weaker than the left - Shadow wouldn't give me canter from trot but would give me beautiful walk to canter transitions instead.
I also resumed teaching, and then saw my hat for the first time which made me feel a little ill...
And then finally, at the end of April, Genie came home. Having her away was such a struggle for me mentally and it was good to have her back. She's the reason I get up and keep going, and my reason to do all the rehab. With her home I actually felt more complete than I had for months, as cheesy as it sounds!
Genie has finally come back into work after her tendon injury last year. We are rehabbing together by doing 10 minutes of walk every other day. I still get pain in the hip and am on a watch list for bone necrosis as the blood supply to the bone was compromised when I dislocated it. However I am able to look after Genie again and have her home which is worth everything in the world.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.
You may remember I bought a lovely new mare, Bug, in November 2016. Well on February 14th of this year I tacked her up and normal and took her into the school to do some work. I don't remember what happened but long story short she decked me (we weren't even jumping), I was knocked unconscious for 10 mins or so and came round screaming. It turned out I had dislocated my hip, broken the ball of the femur, chipped bone off of the hip socket, shattered my left wrist and broken my collarbone. Let's just say that morphine was my friend... I had a lovely drug-high (gas & air, as well as morphine, are amazing!) ride in an ambulance to A&E where I had lots of x-rays, etc. The staff were PHENOMENAL.
I was told that I wouldn't be mobile or able to return to work/horses for 5-7 months... I'm self employed and quite simply couldn't afford the time off! Fortunately I was able to astound them and was up walking on crutches within days. I had lots of lovely visitors including trendybraincell and _GG_ who noticed I had a lovely bruise on my arm which resulted in this conversation:
_GG_: Blimey miss_c that's a hell of a bruise!
miss_c: Bruise? Where?
_GG_: There on your arm!
miss_c: Oh... I hadn't noticed...
I made the decision to sell Bug, she had shattered my confidence and I quite simply did not want to get on her again. So she was advertised. 11 days after the accident I went home and was reunited with my lovely Clouds.
I then had the bombshell dropped on me by my yard owner that the horses needed to move as I couldn't look after them. Everyone at the yard was BRILLIANT about looking after them temporarily. So Genie went to JM07's and Bug went to a friend's on sales livery. Moving Genie was a HUGE blow psychologically for me. JM07's yard is a bit too far to visit regularly unfortunately, however I knew she was in good hands. Meanwhile I gradually got more mobile...
Bug went off on sales livery, and from there it started to unravel and we started to have more of an idea of why what had happened, happened. She ended up going to the vets with suspected Wobblers syndrome. They watched her on the ground and examined her and said she was fine, but myself and the lady who had her on livery pushed for x-rays.
The x-rays showed severe arthritis in the spine.
We made the decision to give Bug a week in the field and then sadly had her put to sleep. She wasn't the sort of horse that would retire happily, and at only 8 years old she was so incredibly young. The vet was absolutely astounded that she could move as well as she could considering the state her spine was in. Interestingly I now know of two others horses by the same stallion who have been put to sleep with back problems.
From there things have gone ok... my wrist cast came off 6 weeks after the accident and I was allowed to walk without crutches as well. I also... got the all clear to ride! A week later and less than 2 months after the accident trendybraincell very kindly let me ride the superstar that is Shadow. Getting on hurt A LOT, but once I was on I felt ok, with trot and canter more comfortable than walk. My right leg was definitely significantly weaker than the left - Shadow wouldn't give me canter from trot but would give me beautiful walk to canter transitions instead.
I also resumed teaching, and then saw my hat for the first time which made me feel a little ill...
And then finally, at the end of April, Genie came home. Having her away was such a struggle for me mentally and it was good to have her back. She's the reason I get up and keep going, and my reason to do all the rehab. With her home I actually felt more complete than I had for months, as cheesy as it sounds!
Genie has finally come back into work after her tendon injury last year. We are rehabbing together by doing 10 minutes of walk every other day. I still get pain in the hip and am on a watch list for bone necrosis as the blood supply to the bone was compromised when I dislocated it. However I am able to look after Genie again and have her home which is worth everything in the world.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.