Bringing him back to work

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so in my last post i explained math was lame and the vet had perscribed 1week of strick boxrest and a course of bute.On tuesday he trotted up completly sound (YAY!!) he was then allowed to be turned out in a small paddock so we booted him up and let him out.He was such a good boy 3buck and then alot of tail in the air ''ImAArabNotAWelshD'' and some fantastic paces will upload the vid.Anyway hes been trotted up every morning and night to check for any lamness and then hes turned out with out boots,I was told he needs to use his leg with out the tendon boots.Anywayyy im hoping to begin riding him next week
nothing fast or streniouse just a small hack down the road and back in walk will take around 10mins for a few days make sure everythings ok
but then what im abit stressy as hes such a amazing horse i dont want to do any damage to him.
so can anyone help with what point do i add trot and whens best to go in the school ect
im hoping to compete him end of november but is this too soon ?
His lamness was nothing seriouse he just fell in the box and jarred his leg.
But i am the worst when it comes to lamness incase i end up back at square one.
 
Hi B. It really depends how much damage your horse did to himself in the accident but I'm guessing that if he came sound on 1 week of box rest and a course of bute, it wasn't anything major. I'd ask the vet for guidance but as long as he's 100% sound now (horse, not vet) then I'd stick to walk for a couple of weeks. You're starting off with a 10 minute walk and that's fine. I'd check him carefully after his first walk and if he's still ok, then start increasing the time he walks rather than upping the pace just yet. You could add say 10 mins more every day, working up to an hour. But make sure he walks properly - don't let him slop along as it won't help him wake up the muscles he needs to carry you (and himself) without injury. When he's happy doing an hour's brisk walking, you could end his hack by taking him in the school for 10 mins - a safe option as he will be loosened up after his hack so there's less chance of a strain. After a couple of weeks, you could introduce a very limited amount of trot work, again building the length of time up slowly. Make sure you do this on a good surface to minimise any strain to his legs. Again, introduce trot work in the school at the end of the hack to begin with, so he's loose and warmed up. When you're happy he's back to his old self, you could safely return to your normal riding and schooling and if that's before the end of November then good luck in your competition x
 
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