So feeling really pleased with ourselves, and with thoughts of lunches in nearby country restaurants, in my mind at least, we untacked and walked the horses up towards the gate into the field which is just a long length of electric fence about 30/40 feet long, always a bit tricky if the other horse comes up to investigate, but there was no sign of her, so we had assumed she'd been taken out for a ride.
Two things happened at once , the wire got snagged on the ground, I was leading Gigi and opening the "gate", and Ugoline, the other horse, appeared at a pace from down by the stream, Flurry took a bit of a fright and Martine ended up on the ground. I shouted over to ask her if she was OK, and she replied that she thought she had broken her wrist. Well as she had broken her wrist before, I believed her straight away.
So I let the horses go and drove Martine back to her house, where she applied a wine cooler to the wrist.
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| Martine and Wine Cooler |
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| Waiting to be admitted |
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| One broken wrist |
Martine was quickly seen and the doctor (same doctor) took one look and confirmed it was broken. In no time at all she was hitched up to a panadol drip, no tablets here !
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| All plastered up |
Well I am glad to report that the operation was a success and she will be back home here later today. We have discussed contingency plans re "Le Big Trek" and people are kindly offering to help ride Flurry so he can be kept fit and ready to go whenever Martine is able. George being the first to volunteer his time at the weekends.
So hopefully we will still be able to go, even if the goals are a little less ambitious. I am sure Martine will post with her side of events, knowing her maybe even tonight!
Oh no! Sorry to hear about Martine's wrist! I am glad that surgery went well, though.
ReplyDeleteVery sad to hear about your mishap, Martine. I wish you a speedy recovery and hope it is not going to spoil your long term plans.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear the surgery went well. Get well soon Martine!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing treatment- from xray to exit...that is really quick! With your sunny disposition, you'll be back in the saddle in no time....(whoever's riding flurry might teach him to neck-rein in the meantime..?) :D
ReplyDeleteGet well soon x
Get well soon, Martine.
ReplyDeleteI did something similar playing indoor football a few years ago and if there's one thing I can recommend, it's a knitting needle or rule to scratch the unreachable itch! I also found a hack-saw useful, on two occasions, when the itching drove me out of my mind :)
Damian
In Flurry’s Defence…
ReplyDeleteAnne’s post is brilliant, and captures our pre-fall elation perfectly. My only quibble is that it sounds like Flurry spooked and barged into me, knocking me over. In his defence, what happened was that he spooked, stepped on my toe (skin broken, the least of my worries), I attempted to step back and overbalanced, mostly because my toe was stuck under his foot. I knew I was going to fall on my ass and stupidly put my hand out to save my butt… a bruised ass would have been better than this!
Flurry stopped straight away and I’m sure he knew I was hurt, he was very sweet, nuzzling my hat and my face while I was hunched over clutching my wrist.
Thanks to everyone for their good wishes. I'm quite sure the surgeon said something about riding in a cast...
I'm quite sure the surgeon said something about riding in a cast!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry..hope you get better soon! Don't know about riding in a cast...
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear the excitement is over. I know you will see this as a change of direction rather than a disaster. Join Anne and smell the roses!
ReplyDeleteMartine, what have you been up to. Just read Anne's blog Poor Flurry being blamed, how could people think he would do that to you! Get well soon. I somehow can't believe that a little pinned and plated shattered wrist is going to stop you. I am sure George is attending to your every whim.
ReplyDeleteHey, Martine, if you're going to hurt yourself, France is definitely the best place to be treated.......get well soon!
ReplyDeleteReally sorry to hear this hope you are a quick mender, I think riding in a cast should probably be avoided, glad to hear Flurry was caring even if clumsy.
ReplyDeleteRegards
Edward
Oh Martine best wishes for a speedy recovery.
ReplyDeleteOh no, you poor thing. You look very brave in the photos, it must have been so painful. I'm glad to hear Flurry update, I am sure that he did know you were hurt.
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed that the wonderfully efficient French hospital will ensure your wrist heals up double quick. Lots of excuses now for French food and wine.
heard the sad tale from Anne - hope you get better soon - guess you will be have to driven everywhere too so those vineyard trips will result in you being chief wine taster!!
ReplyDeleteWas in Skevanish today giving Paddy some tlc and Grit told me this but I thought she must be mistaken as I read earlier that there had been a finger mishap and I thought 'not twice ' !!!! hope you're ok and I agree with Denis - may not be such a great disaster at all. xx
ReplyDeleteMartine,
ReplyDeleteThat's terrible news! I hope it doesn't hold you back too much, and that you recover quickly.
Roy E.
Geez - shattered wrist and she is smiling. heal quickly!
ReplyDelete- The Equestrian Vagabond