JCbruce
Well-Known Member
So 1.6 years ago (just as he turned 3) my horse had a bad time he had a cut to his point of hock then ended up with a bad pressure sore and bone damage from the pressure sore which was operated on. Has it all scanned all was fine.
I backed him in the spring he spent the spring summer hacking and long reining out mostly in walk. I was going to turn him away for the winter but 6 weeks in he started trying to commit suicide because hes on the livery yard routine so wasn’t properly “roughed out”.
So he is back in work just walk hacking 4 times a week but we are about to run out of light. I have never particularly been told to rehab him by the vets just told to crack on but he spent 5 months in a stable on three legs and hes a big boy (17hh) so I of course worry about everything. Looking for ideas to get him stronger. I am also working closely with the physio.
So as well as hills I will be adding in walk poles, raised walk poles and leg yield and backing up. Its also a little tricky because I have been tyring to back him and rehab/make him stronger at the same time. I don’t lunge him and he isn’t cantering yet. I am very lucky as although he is a very well bred SJ warmblood, he identifies as a Blackpool donkey. Any other exercises or plans you have used in the past would be really helpful thank you
I backed him in the spring he spent the spring summer hacking and long reining out mostly in walk. I was going to turn him away for the winter but 6 weeks in he started trying to commit suicide because hes on the livery yard routine so wasn’t properly “roughed out”.
So he is back in work just walk hacking 4 times a week but we are about to run out of light. I have never particularly been told to rehab him by the vets just told to crack on but he spent 5 months in a stable on three legs and hes a big boy (17hh) so I of course worry about everything. Looking for ideas to get him stronger. I am also working closely with the physio.
So as well as hills I will be adding in walk poles, raised walk poles and leg yield and backing up. Its also a little tricky because I have been tyring to back him and rehab/make him stronger at the same time. I don’t lunge him and he isn’t cantering yet. I am very lucky as although he is a very well bred SJ warmblood, he identifies as a Blackpool donkey. Any other exercises or plans you have used in the past would be really helpful thank you