Bringing back after winter off

[SpotsandBays]

For those of you who turn away their horses for winter… (couple of months + off, not due to injury or anything)
What’s your usual routine for getting them fit again?
Edited to add: do you usually do groundwork for abit first or straight on?

 

[mcgreggor]

1 day of walk for every week off work (road work and walk poles) after that I introduce small lengths of trot out hacking and trot poles and just continue with a gradual increase of work.

 

[sjdress]

My horse has been out of work on and off for approx 5 months due to arthritic flare up. Vet has now given the go ahead to bring back into work again. She’s been turned out 24/7 for the last 3 months so has been moving about. i have been told to walk for a month, starting with 15 mins and building up to 45 mins (hacking), then after a month to six weeks I can start to introduce trot.