Thanks for the reply and honest insight, Richard Boatwright, much appreciated. There's no rush with this horse so I'll try to incorporate these idea into his routine and see where it leads.

Sounds amazing. I could be very interested but would depend on dates and pricing. Thank you!

I'm in.  August 13....

Hey great thanks. Just started volunteering at an outfit that uses horses in therapy for troubled kids and teens. They have several horses from 12 to 20 that I help with…and they all have things to work on.  ES20 Softening Older Horses giving me some great ideas…thank you for your help!

Richard Boatwright what rope are you using for that lunge line?

Thank you sir!

Richard Boatwright what are you using for the neck rope in this video?

Richard Boatwright You do have some experience with shoulders! I've had surgeries to repair an elbow, an achilles, and replace a hip. Man you'd think I'd learn 🙄🙄.  I'll get through this one...although the doc and PT people say complete rotator cuff tear is very common but the most involved.  Appreciate your good thoughts and support. Glad to share more on the experience if you're ever interested. In the meantime I'll have ES20, roping, and calf working videos to keep me occupied until I get out of the sling. Thanks for all your hard work...the videos are gold...

Richard Boatwright Well...in addition to horses another passion is mountain biking. Got a little too aggressive, went over the bars and crashed into some rocks. Probably had some long time wear and tear already..and that impact was enough to tear it all the way through. 

Would be interested in your first hand experience...especially regarding recovery timeframes and getting back to working with horses again.

Going in for rotator cuff repair surgery so will have a several month recovery. Resolution #1  Make better decisions in the back country!

Resolution #2  Get back to riding as soon as possible but don't do anything stupid.

Wish me luck!