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Back to Work: How to Rehabilitate or Recondition Your Horse
Nursing and bringing a horse back to work after a long layoff can be tedious and frustrating, and is a time fraught with pitfalls. However, this book, chock full of rehabilitation advice and know-how, helps you avoid problems while keeping your spirits high as you tackle the task.
In Back to Work, you find guidance from 11 highly regarded veterinarians and professionals—all experts in rehabilitating horses. You also read the stories of 40 amateur riders from all walks of life (some of them tantalizingly close to having achieved their competitive goals) as they come to grips with diagnosis of tendon and ligament injuries, colic surgery, or laminitis. They share their heartbreak and day–to–day struggles as they juggle career responsibilities, put aside relationships, and reorganize family life in order to devote time and energy to their horse’s convalescence. More importantly, they tell us how they overcame the odds, providing countless tips, detailed recovery timelines, and the tools and techniques that were invaluable as their horses recuperated.
In addition to these heartfelt accounts of horses’ recoveries, author Lucinda Dyer interviewed six riders who suffered nerve–shattering falls from horseback, broken legs, dislocated arms, car accidents, and cancer surgery. Read about their experiences as they regained lost confidence, conditioning, and locomotion in the saddle—proving just how strong our love for horses and riding can be when put to the ultimate test.
In Back to Work, you find guidance from 11 highly regarded veterinarians and professionals—all experts in rehabilitating horses. You also read the stories of 40 amateur riders from all walks of life (some of them tantalizingly close to having achieved their competitive goals) as they come to grips with diagnosis of tendon and ligament injuries, colic surgery, or laminitis. They share their heartbreak and day–to–day struggles as they juggle career responsibilities, put aside relationships, and reorganize family life in order to devote time and energy to their horse’s convalescence. More importantly, they tell us how they overcame the odds, providing countless tips, detailed recovery timelines, and the tools and techniques that were invaluable as their horses recuperated.
In addition to these heartfelt accounts of horses’ recoveries, author Lucinda Dyer interviewed six riders who suffered nerve–shattering falls from horseback, broken legs, dislocated arms, car accidents, and cancer surgery. Read about their experiences as they regained lost confidence, conditioning, and locomotion in the saddle—proving just how strong our love for horses and riding can be when put to the ultimate test.
400 pages, Hardcover
First published May 15, 2007
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March 31, 2011
I loved the case studies. It gave me hope when rehabbing my 23yr old AQHA's bowed tendon and again the following year when she disrupted her sesamoidian ligament. It also gave fantastic ideas for rehabbing programs. Best equine related book I've read in a long time.
July 17, 2017
Excellent examples of rehabilitating your horse after injury or illness.
August 1, 2013
So much useful information! I loved that there were real-life case studies with a thorough breakdown of the rehab plan for each horse. My only wish is that there was more on *strained* suspensories...tears are a whole 'nother animal and the rehab info for those horses didn't specifically apply to my situation. It would be nice to have something more similar to build our plan off of.
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