'No one can see the source of my pain'
IN A PERFECT world, architect and mother of two Lindsey Kitching would be schooling her 17hh mare every day, as well as regularly turning up to showjumping contests. Once there, she would unload Indie, a daughter of Billy Congo, pop a few practice fences, canter into the ring, jump a clear round, collect a rosette, perhaps even a red one, box up again and drive home. But this is a far from perfect world and Lindsey doesn’t lead a perfect life.
Anyone looking in from the outside would see someone with an enviable existence who lives on a 60-acre farm in Moore, Cheshire, surrounded by horses, who is part of a close-knit family and who runs her own flourishing business. But appearances can be unfailingly deceptive, as Lindsey has an invisible condition; one that causes her and other sufferers acute embarrassment, meaning that they rarely discuss it with anyone beyond their closest circle.
Ulcerative colitis
