I'll Be Taking a Break........Literally

Well, here it is in a nutshell.  Sunday, while at a playday with my horse Sassy, I pulled too hard on her Bitless Bridle and brought her to her knees.  That is not a testament to my strength by no means, it is only a testament to the most sensitive part on the horse...it's nose...  I didn't realize I was putting that much pressure on her but I was trying to get into the arena to do the barrels and back her up and turn her to head that direction.  A combination of the noseband and her losing her balance caused her to fall on me.  She landed on my leg and was getting ready to roll over on me when a cowboy in the group gave her a swift kick in the butt to make her roll over the other way and get on her feet.  So *thankfully* I only suffered a broken ankle.  It hurt soooooo bad.  It's my first broken bone ever!  So I will most likely be in a cast for at least six weeks.  If anything exciting happens I'll let you know.  But for now.....foot elevated, ice, painkillers, and staring longingly out my window to the barn while waiting patiently for spring! 

See the bruise by my toes?  The EMT guys kept asking how I felt there and I didn't understand until I remember that I got stepped on by Marty a few days earlier, so I told them 'Ah that's an old bruise, today I hurt in my ankle!"  I'm either getting to be a real tough cooking or just slowly falling apart bit by bit!  LOL!