5/23/2006: Barbaro's leg repair - Page 2

LabRat · 05-23-2006, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mitheral

He's worth more...

uh uh, not more than OUR Toadie!!!

axlrosen · 05-23-2006, 05:24 PM

This looks like what would happen if I tried to build a deck.

Kagen4o4 · 05-23-2006, 05:31 PM

i think its time we put UT out to stud.

Bri? you up for it?

Undertoad · 05-23-2006, 06:27 PM

Hey hey, I'm brokered out to another filly

Kagen4o4 · 05-23-2006, 07:26 PM

"hit me ya five card stud"

milkfish · 01-28-2007, 06:25 PM

It doesn't look good for the big guy.

Barbaro Takes a Bad Turn

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Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro suffered another significant setback over the weekend, and his fight for survival may have reached a critical point. After Barbaro developed a deep abscess in his right hind foot, surgery was performed Saturday to insert two steel pins in a bone, one that was shattered but now healthy, to eliminate all weight bearing on the ailing foot.

Apparently, there are problems in both rear legs now, and the surgery can have the side-effect of worsening conditions in the front legs.

Deuce · 01-29-2007, 02:31 PM

It just got worse.

Elspode · 01-29-2007, 02:39 PM

Ah, that sucks.

Spexxvet · 01-29-2007, 03:58 PM

Just this morning I heard an interview with his Vet. He said that Barbaro was still eating and bright-eyed, and did not look like a horse in pain or ready to give up.

glatt · 01-29-2007, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Just this morning I heard an interview with his Vet. He said that Barbaro was still eating and bright-eyed, and did not look like a horse in pain or ready to give up.

I heard the same interview. The "bright-eyed" comment stuck with me. The vet was basically saying that even though the horse was going through all this crap, it was in good spirits.

I wonder if they get an insurance payout now that he's dead?

Elspode · 01-29-2007, 05:04 PM

Was Barbaro a stallion, gelding or mare? I honestly don't know, but, if a stallion, I assume he was thoroughly milked prior to having been put down...

Trilby · 01-29-2007, 06:30 PM

Barbaro was a colt. Only 4 years old.

A baby.

They were pretty sure he would never be able to be put to stud as he didn't have much of a chance to put all his weight on his back legs. Artificial insemination is against horse racing rules.

milkfish · 01-29-2007, 07:11 PM

It's as sad as when they had to euthanize Ruffian after her match race with Foolish Pleasure.

jinx · 01-29-2007, 07:13 PM

Aww... poor guy.
My daughter heard the news on KYW in the car today and she's very sad. He was her pick in the Derby and Preakness last year.... she felt a connection.
I commend the owners and vets for trying so hard, and for knowing when enough was enough, it must have been a really hard decision.

Hoof Hearted · 01-29-2007, 10:00 PM

Great link, MilkFish! Ruffian is my all-time fave TB. Her courage was unequalled and her greatness never fully realized...
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05-23-2006, 05:24 PM	#2
axlrosen Major Inhabitant Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 125	This looks like what would happen if I tried to build a deck. __________________ Warp Bill Gates

05-23-2006, 05:31 PM	#3
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	i think its time we put UT out to stud. Bri? you up for it? __________________ something we both can enjoy??

05-23-2006, 07:26 PM	#5
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	"hit me ya five card stud" __________________ something we both can enjoy??

01-29-2007, 02:31 PM	#7
Deuce Pesky Pugalist [sp] Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 191	Barbaro Euthanized It just got worse.

01-29-2007, 02:39 PM	#8
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Ah, that sucks. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

05-23-2006, 06:27 PM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Hey hey, I'm brokered out to another filly

01-29-2007, 03:58 PM	#9
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Just this morning I heard an interview with his Vet. He said that Barbaro was still eating and bright-eyed, and did not look like a horse in pain or ready to give up. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

01-29-2007, 05:04 PM	#11
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Was Barbaro a stallion, gelding or mare? I honestly don't know, but, if a stallion, I assume he was thoroughly milked prior to having been put down... __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-29-2007, 06:30 PM	#12
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Barbaro was a colt. Only 4 years old. A baby. They were pretty sure he would never be able to be put to stud as he didn't have much of a chance to put all his weight on his back legs. Artificial insemination is against horse racing rules. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum Last edited by Trilby; 01-29-2007 at 06:43 PM.

01-29-2007, 07:11 PM	#13
milkfish A serene breakdown Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern NJ, USA Posts: 266	It's as sad as when they had to euthanize Ruffian after her match race with Foolish Pleasure. __________________ A genius is one who can do anything except make a living. - Joey Lauren Adams

01-29-2007, 07:13 PM	#14
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Aww... poor guy. My daughter heard the news on KYW in the car today and she's very sad. He was her pick in the Derby and Preakness last year.... she felt a connection. I commend the owners and vets for trying so hard, and for knowing when enough was enough, it must have been a really hard decision. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

01-29-2007, 10:00 PM	#15
Hoof Hearted ...you smell something? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 420	Great link, MilkFish! Ruffian is my all-time fave TB. Her courage was unequalled and her greatness never fully realized... hh __________________ I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu...Hey, look! A horse!

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