Weeks 3-4 bring-back program includes which activities?

• A. Only walking
• B. Trotting and hillwork; wk 4 light schooling
• C. Canter only
• D. Jumping

Answer: (B)

Weeks 3-4 of a bring-back program are about raising workload gradually to build fitness and reintroduce controlled work. Trotting increases cardiovascular fitness and tempo, while hillwork strengthens the hindquarters and improves balance on varied terrain. By week 4, adding light schooling introduces basic ridden work—rebuilding rhythm, responsiveness, and straightness in a controlled, manageable way. Jumping and canter-only would be too demanding at this stage, and walking alone wouldn’t provide the necessary progression. So the combination of trotting and hillwork, with week 4 including light schooling, fits this phase best.