Advice please have a wee toy horse cross stands 11hh just turned 5 he was broken in lightly at 31/2 a wee star.Has been very ill as old has sev liver condition and would not live however has taken 16 months but hes still with us have been told that we can put him into light work his year nothing fast etc. So have worked up to re backing have found a wee rider shes 4 stone and we let her ride for 1/2 hour walking and a few trots done this over 4 weeks not inc training as pony became lame over ill -ness so worried that I over do things anyone help and give advice on training
Note forgot to say thats a walk and maybe a couple of short trots inside small ring 2 times a week for most 1/2 hour

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I would say that if your pony has become lame then 1/2 hour walking and trotting is too much. Maybe just walking which is very good exercise for building muscle. I have to say though, that without seeing and knowing the pony, this question can only really be answered by you and your vet.

Hes not lame now this was before when he was ill he was lame on shoulder dont think vet would have allowed riding at all if that was the case.Just worry about him as agreed by vet hes on top condition and dont want anything to go wrong at this point.Did hope that maybe someone here would be able to help on training side

Sorry I misunderstood your post. If you are wanting to get him back into a fit condition then I would still say the way forward is slow work. This is best for building muscle but is not too strenuous. Why not write out a structured programme so you can keep an eye on what he is doing. For example, week 1, 30 minutes mostly walking, week 2, 30 minutes but with more trot work, week 3 40 minutes, with the extra 10 walking, etc. This is what I have done when bringing injured horses back into work. If at any time it seems too much, you can go back a stage, or you may find he can cope with more so you can adjust as you go along. Hope this helps.