Training the Green Horse: Back to Work

no real difficulty then I touch on it quickly and carry on.
A review of work in hand is important to make sure the horse is still comfortable with contact from the bit. He should be able to perform lateral work on the ground with relative ease. I help him remember to pay attention to the bit by moving forward with contact bending to the inside turning on the forehand and turning on the haunches while staying relatively straight and soft.   
I want to make sure that he will park next to the mounting block with little or no help and stand quietly.
When he has accepted my authority again is comfortable in hand and on the lunge and is willing to wait at the mounting block while I get on I start to ride him again. I usually allow him a couple of days before I think about much work under saddle.
The first few days will be dictated by his level of comfort and response. If he is apprehensive I will ride him as if it is his first ride all over again. Things will quickly come back to him if he is not pushed. He may be in a fragile frame of mind for a few days as all the training comes rushing back to him. Keep the first few lessons short and sweet. Each day could be the equivalent of a weeks worth of sessions so I wont try to teach anything new until I am confident he is at least as good as he was before the break.
Once hes had a chance to get back into the swing of things he is ready to move on to the next level of training. The basics are all falling into place. It wont be long until he is performing reliably. He shouldnt need to be treated as a youngster unless his age dictates that he needs more time to mature.
The horse should decide when he is ready to go on to more advanced levels of training. This should be a long slow process and the learning curve will not be nearly as steep as it was in his early fundamental training. If the horse is very young I will just continue to build his confidence at the current level for another month or two then give him another month or two off. An older more mature horse should be
able to handle longer periods of work before he gets an extended break.