This could be a long one

I have brought horses back into work that have been out of work for a couple of years. A friend of mine however has asked me to bring her horse back into work whome was really badly injuried.

Now the injury was on her hind nearside hoof someone that shouldn't have been riding her as didn't have owners permission and was a 18stone with a western saddle on this horse who can't take that weight. galloped her over a flinted field in soggy mud. Horse landed on a sharp flint and did some Major damage.

its been well over a year she found someone to bring her back into work last year but this someone didn't know what she was doing even though she talked herself up.

Now my friend has turned to me. She knows i have brought hourses back into work. I have owned 17hh IDxTB, 14.2 Gypsy cob and a 14.3 Arab.

I have told her i dont know it all I can help bring her into work and start building her top line back up but i am no way an expert.

I am here to ask what exercises should i use with her?

Lunging? Long reinging and getting her to work in an outline? I dont just want to tack her up and start on her i want to build her up first before i get on her.

SO any help would be great. I gave up my last horse in december as his old owner asked to buy him back as her little girl really really missed him. so i let her. It will be nice to be back out with horses again without the lovely cost! lol

Be nice to get the Baby Spot used to horses like Candy is.

SO HELP! lol

Sorry for the waffle trying to give you as much info as i can

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Candy -Black and White Dalmatian - 4 years
Floss - Black and White Dalmatian - DOB 24/02/2011





RIP Misty, Our beautiful Greyhound went to sleep 22-03-2011

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Lungeing & long reining is the way to go as you have stated to build her topline & strength up.
I would also have a back person out to check the horse & have a properly fitted saddle as she may well be frightened due to an ill fitted saddle.
I would also have her teeth checked too.

Good Luck
XxX

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Yep she has had back person out and saddle fitter she bring her out very often!

I'll get her to do teeth if she hasn't Thank you.

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You never own a Dalmatian because a Dally will always Own you!

Candy -Black and White Dalmatian - 4 years
Floss - Black and White Dalmatian - DOB 24/02/2011





RIP Misty, Our beautiful Greyhound went to sleep 22-03-2011

http://www.tuthillsphotography.co.uk

Completely agree with blackdiamond..... Start from the basics as if tyhe horse was an unbroken youngster.
Its always better to be safe than sorry and like already stated, just make sure everything is checked and done in regards to teeth, back, saddle etc.

Also establishing ground work also helps with bonding between yourself and the horse, like you say he isnt yours so would be of great benefit to bond before mounting! LEss chance of an accident to happen if your not a complete stranger.

You will be fine Good luck!!

I am currently in the same position. One of mine tore her collateral ligament and has been out of work for 17 months. Over the last three weeks we have been lunging her building up her muscles, firstly in walk (well hardly walk the first time as so excited!) then in walk and trot and we are now in all three paces with her saddle on her back. Just a few days ago we laid across her back and then sat on her and now riding in walk and trot for ten minutes each time under saddle. So far so good and I wish you and your friend a very positive outcome.

Hi this is my first post but I've had a total hip replacement and now I'm better I've had to bring my Arab back into work as well. I thought it would just be a matter of getting back on because we've always had such a lovely relationship, but no! He was very upset that I'd been away, and very dominant when I rode him again, not helpful because the surgeon had said not to fall on the operated hip!

After lots of thought I decided to use the Parelli method, learning to speak Horse and redefining my relationship with him on the ground, he loves the games and the free lungeing at liberty and I'm now teaching him to do a little jump at liberty as well! I also, by the way had his teeth done, back checked and saddle rejigged and he is a different horse now, he's got his respect back and I've gone on working on our relationship so we have that connection to keep falling back on if there's a problem.

I'm so pleased with him, he's 22 and an extrovert so he needs lots of things to do and a varied life. I'm now riding him out as a support horse with a friend who trains young horses, and he's just fab! Mind you I had to do a bit of work on me too, and I used NLP exercises to deal with the fear.

You can Google Parelli, they've got a great site on the net with loads of videos to show you what to do. Best of luck however you deal with it.

Hi welcome to pf
Glad your recovering from you hip operation.

I already use parilli I imported all the equipment from
Parilli's own site. All real materials not the knock offs on eBay which are not as good as they aren't as soft etc

This horse because it was a hoof injury and a bad one was a case of slowly bringing back into work after talking to her owner and the vet it was walking and 5 min lunges on each rein her saddle never touched her back she was always upto date on teeth etc her own was like clockwork with her. She was an appolusiona (sp)

If you have noticed I am speaking in the past tense because she went for a routine ex ray to find out why part of her sole wasn't staying healed up after the exray the vet tooknher sole off and food that her hoof was rotting away I
Side and it wouldn't be long before it became hollow. Her owner had no choice but to PTs

She was such a laid back mare. Didn't have any pain from what the vets or anyone could see was a shock to all.

Sorry for how badly this post is written i was on my mobile! x

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You never own a Dalmatian because a Dally will always Own you!

Candy -Black and White Dalmatian - 4 years
Floss - Black and White Dalmatian - DOB 24/02/2011





RIP Misty, Our beautiful Greyhound went to sleep 22-03-2011

http://www.tuthillsphotography.co.uk

I'm so very sorry to hear that. How sad.

Very sad indeed - go run over Rainbow Bridge and have fun little mare.

How awful! Sorry to hear this