A year ago this month marks the anniversary of Jan's cross country fall at Pine Top Horse Trials.
Jan's fall left her with with several fractures, a concussion, and most seriously a stroke that impaired the language lobe of her brain, meaning she could comprehend and process information, but not verbalize it as well as before.
By June, Jan was back in the saddle for the first time, a great step forward but one that also created a new set of challenges. As she said when she first started back, "My timing is great to the jump, the problem is I can't count the striding quickly enough in my head, and counting is how I always kept my rhythm. Now [after the accident] I have to feel the rhythm."


I'm very happy to say that today marks Jan's first competition back, at Sporting Days Horse Trials in Aiken.
Congratulations to Jan on her successful recovery.