Lava Man back in training?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by freddymo

So if I am understanding you correctly HOF trainer, legendary conditioner, Richard Mandella, knowningly raced a horse that was part of his barn and personna, with an ailment that should have killed the horse. Well if this is true and I have no reason to think you are lying, there is no hope for horse racing. If one of the most respected trainers in the industry is willing to have the blood of a beloved horse on his hands then what should the public expect from run of the mill juicers trying to pay bills?

Ask Honu about him. She knows more about him than anyone. Ask her if they may bring him back with this new found therapy? See what she says.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Ask Honu about him. She knows more about him than anyone. Ask her if they may bring him back with this new found therapy? See what she says.

He's a moot point. The injury that led to his retirement was not directly related to running/training.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Ask Honu about him. She knows more about him than anyone. Ask her if they may bring him back with this new found therapy? See what she says.

I have no doubt that the horse will never return to his 5 year old form. I have zero doubt that greed isn't the motivation, I still think it is far from crimnal to attempt to resurrect a gelding to race competitively again. I also don't understand the outrage. It's a friggin horse that is getting premier care and would have his ballz washed for him if he had them.. If he makes it back and wins a Sunshine million type race well that would be cool. If he doesn't he can always go to the sunshine nursing and retirement assitted living home. If he dies it is way more likely to be from colic or some other type of horse ailment then snapping leg in half. If he snaps his leg in half on friggin well he is a racehorse and this happens to healthiest of horses daily. Ask Kona Gold were he would have rather died, he wouldn't care because he is a horse and horses don't contemplate death, they are horses not humans.