[RC] Soft Tissue REhab - Davis Protocol - Alison Farrin
I've posted this privately to several people; it seems
worht posting to the list - I am on my third rehab using this protocol as
close as I can. Its slow and gentle, but it works!
I'm not sure I agree with that. We rehab'd
two horses from bows 10 years ago. The recommendation we followed was 2
wks stall rest then slow increases in exercise in a careful graded manner, with
checks by ultrasound as required. The start was just hand walking for a
few minutes. Every couple weeks the exercise increased a little
bit.
The vet said that if we just rested, we would get a
horse that was only fit to rest, the body needed graded exercise to encourage
healing and rebuilding.
Both horses were back in competition 8 months later
and are sound at this writing. I think the key is "graded exercise", you
just don't plunge back into training after rest.
I admit it was a real test of our perserverence
during the rehab'. We were in WI at the time, and did not have any indoor
arena. It was a royal pain to come home from work, go out to the barn in
the dark, and ride in the dark alongside roads with the temp. below
zero.
Ed
Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower
Road Victor, MT 59875
(406) 642-9640
ranch(at)sisuwest(dot)us
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