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Building strength in the Hindquarters


Whoop Z Day Z Reg. Sep 2007	Posted 2014-04-06 10:15 PM Subject: Building strength in the Hindquarters
Miss Not Exciting Posts: 3279 Location: Ft Worth TX	I have a horse that suffered an injury to his hind legs. He is SOUND however he needs strengthening work for the muscles in his hindquarters and to tighten up his tendons. I have started him on lunging him once a day (we are on our 3rd day) for 15 minutes we do 5 minutes at a trot on flat ground for a warm up, then move to a sloping hill side for 5 minutes at a trot, then to the steeper end for 5 minutes at a trot, back a good ways a few times, and we cool out by hand walking around the pasture through ditches, gulleys, ect. I was thinking of bumping him up 5 minutes every 4-5 days of work and slowly adding in light ridding. I have experience with horses with weak stifles and that's what I am basing this off of. ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE GREAT! When should I see progress doing this?
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RodeoCowgirl4u Reg. Aug 2012	Posted 2014-04-06 11:44 PM Subject: RE: Building strength in the Hindquarters
Elite Veteran Posts: 929	I would say you're on the right track. Maybe adding hill work at a walk....the walk can be harder/more muscle work than doing it at a trot. As far as progress, some progress at 30 days, but significant progress will probably take about 60 days of consistent work or so.
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Whoop Z Day Z Reg. Sep 2007	Posted 2014-04-07 4:14 PM Subject: RE: Building strength in the Hindquarters
Miss Not Exciting Posts: 3279 Location: Ft Worth TX	Bump
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