Rehabbing an injury

[Trenna]

I'm just brining my miniature back after a slight check ligament strain and now he needs to work that leg, carefully of course.

I'm currently walking him (double lunging) on a slight hill (have no choice when it comes to enclosed area) for 30 minutes.

Has anyone brought back a horse successfully and when did they start walking in a cart? My Smart cart weighs about 100 lbs

Would love some experiences. I don't want to reinjure but I'm pretty sure my problem came from long feet with longer outside during a small competition and the feet length and balance have been corrected and on track for the last 3 months

 

[Marsha Cassada]

I have only dealt with a stifle injury. Have you noticed discomfort after a workout? Mine had 6 weeks of stall rest then I took him for 2 mile walks then 2 miles in the sulky. Your workout does not seem too hard. What does the vet say? The farrier?

 

[Trenna]

Thanks, vet is going to have me lunge at the walk another week or so. He seems fine during workout. Guess we aren't hooking up anytime soon though.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

The first time he injured the stifle, he had the Adequan injection in the joint. Then 6 weeks of stall rest. He was fine after that. About 3 years later he reinjured the stifle. He is already on Adequan as a maintenance for arthritis, so I just did the stall rest. That was in July. He is perfectly fine now, frolicking like a colt instead of a graying 19 year old.

How old is yours? The age would make a difference, I think (it does with me!).

It's hard to know what to do sometimes. Good luck.