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Sure ... however, this was 16 years ago.  Things have changed a lot,  
I think.  Also -- I retired him from endurance because I didn't want  
to chance a re-injury.   He did do the LD at Warner Springs in 2006  
at the age of 25, but a 15-year recuperation period is not what most  
folks have in mind.  :)


However, for what it is worth (and as best as I recall):  we treated  
him with bute for the initial inflammation, and started with hand  
walking for about a month, then another ultrasound.  Based on the  
ultrasounds, we progressed to lunging in the round pen:  first at a  
walk increasing the time in 10-minute increments until we got to 30  
minutes, then added in the trot (5 minutes to start).   When he was  
up to 30 minutes walk, trot and canter in the round pen, I started  
back to trail riding -- walk only for 30 minutes, keeping the round  
pen work, since I can only ride on weekends.

The rule was:  increase duration OR intensity.  Never both at the  
same time, and remember the work is cumulative.

I would figure out the work schedule for each week, and add it extra  
distance or more trotting, etc.  I am pretty sure that when we got up  
to 30 minutes in the round pen, the schedule went to 3 times a week  
to give him some days off.  Not sure about that.

We had a setback at 1 year (had just started cantering) :: the shoer  
wasn't paying attention and trimmed him crooked.  We did a little  
canter up a slight hill and he restrained that side.  It set us back  
6 months:  back to hand walking, etc.

Sorry it isn't more detailed, but it was a long time ago.


On Jun 14, 2007, at 9:49 AM, Don Huston wrote:

> Hello Beth,
> Regarding your year and a half rehab....could you give a rundown on  
> what you did? Wraps, hot or cold, liniment, TENS, stall rest, turn  
> out? Would you post it on Ridecamp? It would be great info for all  
> of us who have to deal with rehab. Thank you and congrats for  
> taking the time to heal your horse.
> Don Huston
>
> At 09:10 AM 6/14/2007 Thursday, you wrote:
>
> > Back home, I had my vet look at him.  He was very slightly off on the
> > circle.  My vet thought it was a middle suspensory, so off we went to
> > the ultrasound clinic, where he trotted out totally sound on
> > asphalt.  The ultrasound showed both front middle suspensories were
> > badly strained.   Year and a half rehab.
>
> Don Huston at cox dot net
> SanDiego, Calif


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