Back to Work: How to Rehabilitate or Recondition Your Horse

by Lucinda Dyer

Back to Work provides a foundational plan for returning a horse to work after an injury or extended time-off. Some of the industry's top veterinarians explain several of equestrian sport's more common surgeries, injuries, and illnesses and then provide a practical guide to the basic steps one should take when bringing a horse back to work. Readers are then inspired by true stories of riders and horses from various equestrian disciplines, injuries, climates, and ages, as they share tips and advice on what did and did not work for them. Additional riders who have succeeded in rehabbing horses join other equine experts in a special chapter featuring recommended tips, therapies, and treatments. Finally, an inspiring group of stories explains riders' struggles to get back in the saddle after their own injury or illness, including the frustrations and challenges they faced, and the successes they ultimately experienced. Readers will not only find valuable practical information for specific rehab scenarios (both horse and human), they will also find inspiration for their daily equestrian lives.

400 pages, Hardcover

First published May 15, 2007

Reviews

[Karina]

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.

[Dana]

Excellent examples of rehabilitating your horse after injury or illness.

[Jill-ann]

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.