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Post by warhorse on May 22, 2006 17:30:53 GMT -5
And to think, maybe this tragedy will break the stereo types that horses with broken legs have to be destroyed. But yeah, Under, I saw that X-Ray. Wow. And I also liked the idea of him waking up in the pool, to slow down any thashing he might have done. That was quite ingenious.
Well, prayers and blessings to Barbaro, may I hope for a happy and healthy future ahead of him.
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Post by susie on May 22, 2006 19:41:55 GMT -5
Warhorse, I agree with you, maybe they will try to save more horses now. Maryland is still getting half-hourly updates. Some local tidbits -- jockey Edgar Prado actually heard the bones snapping...the staff at New Bolton was increasingly ecstatic as the surgery ran long -- they were really afraid that the surgeons would just give up, put Barbaro down, and walk out...trainer Michael Matz was speechless with joy, and had an ear to ear grin as he watched Barbaro put his weight on all fours and walk back to his stall....Barbaro is feeling so frisky that he is trying to bite people, lol. Having broken several bones, I can empathize...the pain is indescribable...no pain reliever can touch it. People who have seen Barbaro's cast first hand say that it looks enormous.
I think that it's funny (...and a good sign) that he's already taking an interest in the mares. You go, guy.
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Post by CrimsonAngel on May 22, 2006 22:18:47 GMT -5
Who knows, Barbaro might already picked out the mares he wants to "get to know better".
But yeah, sounds really, really hopeful. Maybe having all those screws in his leg in keeping his leage steady and making him not want to thrash around.
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Post by Ruffian of Old on May 22, 2006 22:34:53 GMT -5
I wonder what his quality of life will be after this injury. (Supposing, knock on wood, he makes it, that is.) This kind of thing makes me want horse racing ended.
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Post by torinogal on May 22, 2006 22:40:16 GMT -5
They'd BETTER NOT destroy him after this! It's been made pretty clear that he's going to be okay. So what if he can't race again? Do you kill an animal because he can't race for you? Take a look at Portland's effort to save the greyhounds from being destroyed. Hate to say it, but horses are so much more expensive and hard to breed and raise than dogs. If they"ll save dogs, why would they forsake the horses?
I think they'll get busted if they do.
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Post by susie on May 22, 2006 22:41:38 GMT -5
The reports are saying that the blood flow to the injured leg is really, really good. I'm hopeful.
And Ruffian...I love your screen name!
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Post by Ruffian of Old on May 22, 2006 22:41:57 GMT -5
No, they've made it clear that it's 50/50 a this point. They'll forsake anything that doesn't turn a profit. RIP Ferdinand.
*Edit: Thanks Susie! Ditto, lol.
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Post by californiagrown on May 22, 2006 23:15:12 GMT -5
Well im sad i didnt see this thread earlier. but heres my opinion and one im passionate about:
My horse was put down because of a broken leg. And if there was any possible physical way to keep her alive and healthy and happy i would have done anything in the world to save her (im not Exaggerating, that horse was my life). She completly shattered her entire right front leg and they said nothing could be done. and lack of a Horse Hospital was not the problem becuase UC Davis was about 30 minutes away from her, and thats one of the best if not the best horse hospital in the world. They couldnt save her and put her down before i could get over to say good bye. Nothing has every pained me more than lossing her.
and as much as i selfishly wanted to keep her no matter what, i know that to have her in that condition would take everything she was away and i would not be able to live with myself if i did that to her
I know that some people will put horses down for profit but many times ristricting a horse to a 12 by 12 stall for the rest of its life is cruel. Horses are ment to run jump and play. you cant selfishly keep a horse alive at its own expense.
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Post by Ruffian of Old on May 23, 2006 0:57:31 GMT -5
^That's what I was talking about with his quality of life, CG. Naturally, everything should be done to save him. But, still. What's his life gonna be like? This is why I don't think racing should continue. The golden age is long gone and so have, in a lot of cases, the huge crowds.
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Post by susie on May 23, 2006 18:17:58 GMT -5
I'm sorry about your horse, californiagrown. Davis is well known and I'm sure that they made the right call. The decision to put a beloved animal down is never an easy one.
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Post by californiagrown on May 23, 2006 23:17:53 GMT -5
Well ruff i duno if i exactly agree with the sport but the most live watched sport in the US is horse racing so i duno about the whole crowds thing
i think racing is a good way for people to see what real athlets horses are
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Post by warhorse on May 23, 2006 23:40:54 GMT -5
Well, to give a bright spin on things. I have seen several horses with broken legs, that when they are healed, can go and live a normal life like a retired horse, in the pasture. I've seen them be able to run like there was nothing, and I know one school horse that broke his hind cannon, and after two years of rehab, was giving lessons again. It was all over the news in my area.
The only thing we can do is wait and see. Who knows, maybe this happened for a reason, to show what we, as humans, are capable of.
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Post by CrimsonAngel on May 23, 2006 23:47:21 GMT -5
Yeah maybe racing is okay, but how about without nobody on their backs??? I am not the biggest fan of horseracing, I will admit that, simply for that reason. I mean they were meant to run, jump, and play, but for sport with us on their backs?? I don't know. But again, that's just my view, not to put anybody down about horseracing.  |
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Post by warhorse on May 24, 2006 0:08:33 GMT -5
I get your point, but the same thing can happen to that same horse while playing or jumping or running in a field. I know an arabian mare, her name is Joy, that we all watched in horror as she was running one day in the pasture (which was slippery from the rain) and she slipped, fell and dislocated her left shoulder. Strange thing, she wasn't in any pain, it seemed like the dislocation pinched a nerve or something. We were going to have her put to sleep, but the vets were curious about her injury, so we donated her to the big equine hospital up in Ocala, Florida. They tried to put it back together, but they cut a major nerver in her, and that made her left front side totally paralyzed, and that was when they had her destroyed.
I think the main problems with the racing today is that they are inbreeding the thoroughbred too much. At least here. If you were to check out the racehorses in the UK, Australia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, those horses dont have a spec of heat in their legs, their blood is fresh and pure, and they are toughest sons of guns you'll ever see.
Dont know how much you know about the horseworld Crims, but wonder if you ever hear what they do to the Saddlebreds and Tennesee Walkers, all for fashion. You'd shake your head in shock.
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Post by warhorse on May 24, 2006 0:25:52 GMT -5
 I downloaded this pic. It's of Barbaro's leg and what they had to do to it to put it back together again. |
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