Hurtig notes that many equine leg injuries can be related to the surface on which a horse is worked, in addition to how hard he is worked on that surface. When deciding if a horse is ready for more-strenuous work, it's best to use caution. It can take up to three months of prep work to get tendons and ligame ts ready for high-level performance.

He recommends that any horse that has had time off:

• Return to work slowly with lots of walking
• Increase duration and intensity of work incrementally
• Avoid trotting on hard surfaces
• Promote relaxation
• Save complex movements when first bringing a horse back into work
• Cross-train on different surfaces
• Allow time for the horse to adapt to new surfaces

Watch a video of Hurtig talking about his therapy and returning a horse to work here.

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