Had a complicated HR done by Dr Gross in August 2010. He had me on his slow recovery program which included 6 weeeks of crutches with 10% weightbearing. He also ordered no horseback riding for a year. I felt great after the HR, and have been driving continously since 3 days after the surgery and with no pain. But I followed the doctor's order carefully about the horseback riding (actually, my wife made me follow the doctor's order carefully about the horseback riding). At the one year post-op checkup, Dr Gross cleared me for everything. I had already been doing everything for several months, except the horseback riding because wife was adamant about that.
Going to have another HR in December 2011. This one is not going to be complicated. With non-complicated HR, what do you know to be a typical amount of recovery time before cleared for gentle trail riding? I am trail riding now and enjoy training my horses very much to keep them rideable. Will non-riding recovery time be needed?