Uraeus
I don't know what the vet told you but it is a good idea to start walking him for 30 minutes so he gets exercise and to keep a close eye out that the dripping from the wound stops in a day or so. After a week you should able to increase his exercise. If you have a round pen start him in there and let him work up to a trot or slow canter. By week two you should be able to do a join-up. If you have been giving him all the walks and exercise for two weeks he should be real easy to do a join-up. The more ground work you do with your horse the better he wil be once you start really training him.

Cheers

Hi, I have been walking him but the barn owner says he won't be able to trot for months! Clearly she's wrong but I'm just worried that I might over do it and open his wound, thanks :-)

hi i just joined up to join up your words on violance resonated deeply with me and i thankyou ! to my question I have an 11month old waler cross thb Ocsar we have been learning together for 5mths now .we have begun going for walks through the differant fields oscar has begun banging his head into my lead arm am i right in thinking he is being pushy i have begun tugging quickly on his halter and growling at him in the tone ah ah to let him know this is not okay .thankyou for your time Unicorn

Hi unicorn,
You are right to assume that Oscar tries out who's leading!
Do you have a Dually halter? I strongly recommenent doing all groundwork, including walking through the fields with a Dually. Watch the video that comes with the halter! He'll find out, that there is a "sweetspot", where he's comfortalble at your shoulder. Be consequent and correct all pushy attempts from his side, but above all reward him for being good at your shoulder, by having slack in your line and relax your whole attitude. He'll get the picture very soon, that it feels better to be with you than trying to push you. His age is one of exploring all possibilities, show him which one is best.
Miriam

thanks for that miriam i shall look into geting a dually ! when we talk about consequent and correct all pushy attempts how would you respond to oscar!

Uraeus
Normally the wound heals from the inside out. I would just keep a cose eye on the incision and make sure that it is clean and healing correctly. I don't know where your barn manager got the notion that it talks months before a newly gelded horse can trot. In fact when a horse is gelded where I am my trainer is back working him after three days of just walks and round pen work. Your horse will let you know if it hurts him to do any exercise that you may give him. Horses heal pretty quickly
Cheers

Hi unicorn,
Go to the Dually lessons on this Uni, search for the "sweetspot" (don't forget to watch them all closely!). Remember that the entity that moves the other's feet is the leader, this needs to be you in Oscar's case. All horses need a leader, be one for him and he'll thank you for it.
If you don't take the role, he'll have to fill in for you.
Take the time to settle these things with your horse, it is an investment for the life of the horse, so don't take any shortcuts.
Let us know how things go,
Miriam

hi miriam today join up happend for oscar and i this morning we practied finding the sweetspot he did relly well over stepping in the begining then he took those two steps back sweetspot we walked and backed up yeah breakthrough this afternoon join up happen amazing feelings of companiship loving the program and my dually is on order!