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A Bit About Me

Hi my name is Charlotte Smith. I am 25 years old and live in Woking Surrey. All of my life the two things I have been most passionate about are animals and art. I have had a pet of one sort or another since a young age and was a keen horse rider in my teens.

At school I found my love of art in my art and design lessons. I went on from school to study art and design and then graphic design at “Farnborough College of technology”. When I left college I got a job working for a graphic design agency called “Gunpowder” in Guildford.

The Accident

In 2004 I broke my neck when I landed badly doing a jump between a trampoline and a bouncy castle. The accident left me paralyzed from below my arms and completely turned my life around. Due to difficulties with housing etc after the accident I spent one year I hospital and a further year in a care home for mentally ill people. My family and friends were incredibly supportive through this time, helping me to get away from the care home for weekends and helping me to eventually move into an adapted council house in woking. Once I was home I could gradually start getting my life back together. 

Agility

One of the first things that I did when I got out of hospital was get myself a new dog.  Before I had the accident I use to attend agility classes with “Millbrook Agility Dogs”. When I had the accident the club could not have been more supportive to me and my family. I have been training my dog “Kye” (a Belgian shepherd cross) for over a year now and he is coming along nicely and we have even started competing.  

Agility training brings much happiness to my life, and I am so thankful to everyone at “Millbrook Agility Dogs” for being so supportive and helping me to continue with a sport I love.

Thanks for reading my story