Barbaro Update

[Downthestretch55]

Still a long way to go...but encouraging news:

http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=34670

[irishtrekker]

Atta boy, Barbaro. I hope he does indeed have a long, comfortable life after all of this!

They say he is the smartest horse they have ever seen, so it is months before he is in the clear, but so far so good. I think laminitis in the other three feet in now the main concern.

Originally Posted by boldruler

They say he is the smartest horse they have ever seen, so it is months before he is in the clear, but so far so good. I think laminitis in the other three feet in now the main concern.

Well laminitis in the either of the front two legs will be disaster.

Originally Posted by eurobounce

Well laminitis in the either of the front two legs will be disaster.

He couldn't survive that. I believe Richardson said they would pack it in if there are any more setbacks.

[irishtrekker]

Let's just not go there.

*Starting the "I don't want to hear this" music in my head*

Originally Posted by irishtrekker

Let's just not go there.

*Starting the "I don't want to hear this" music in my head*

I think he will make it. He is smart enough to put himself in and out of a sling then he lets them know when he wants to go back in. That in itself is amazing. This Richardson guy is pretty amazing. The horse seems to feed off his confidence.

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

Well laminitis in the either of the front two legs will be disaster.

Euro,
I read the article again. Where did it say that laminitis is going to the front legs?

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

Euro,
I read the article again. Where did it say that laminitis is going to the front legs?

I don't think he meant it has gone to the front legs; just that IF it does it would be disasterous. (Disastrous? Either way, something we don't want to see happen...)