The Barbaro Thread.

[smartyalex]

http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=37258

[Kasept]

http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=37294

Work done on the right hind, the original injury.. Not good..

[The Bid]

Not good, but not hopeless.

Hes really never been a favorite to survive this, even when he was doing "GOOD"

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

how many times can you put a horse under gen anesthesia..and not do brain damage..

[Echo Farm]

Update 1393: An update from New Bolton: Update from Dr. Dean W. Richardson on Barbaro's condition:

On Saturday, January 27, Barbaro was taken back to surgery because we could not keep him comfortable on his right hind foot. That foot developed a deep subsolar abscess secondary to bruising when he went through a period of discomfort on the left hind foot. It is not laminitis but the undermining of the sole and part of the lateral heel region are potentially just as serious. We attempted to manage the right hind foot in a cast and then in a custom fabricated brace but it was impossible to have access to the foot for treatment as well as acceptable stability and comfort. We elected to place his right hind in an external skeletal fixation device in order to provide the foot a chance to heal. This means that two steel pins have been placed transversely through his right hind cannon bone. These pins are connected to external sidebars that in turn are connected to a lightweight alloy foot plate. This results in the horse eliminating all weight bearing from the foot; the horse's weight is borne through the pins across his cannon bone. There is significant risk in this approach but we believed it was our only option given the worsening of the right hind foot problem. The major risk of the external skeletal fixation device is that the bone bearing the weight can fracture. Unfortunately, we felt we needed to take this risk because this approach offered our only hope of keeping Barbaro acceptably comfortable.

He had a perfect recovery from anesthesia and has been in and out of the sling since then. His left hind foot appears to be stable at this time. We remain concerned about both front feet. Remarkably, his attitude and appetite were excellent overnight.

We will continue to treat Barbaro aggressively as long as he remains bright, alert and eating. This is another significant setback that exemplifies how complex his medical situation remains because both hind limbs have major problems. Barbaro remains in the Intensive Care Unit of Penn's George D. Widener Hospital at New Bolton Center. Updates will be provided when new information is available.

http://www.timwoolleyracing.com/news...pdates_180.php

This is sounding a lot more serious. I hope it will help.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Echo Farm

http://www.timwoolleyracing.com/news...pdates_180.php

This is sounding a lot more serious. I hope it will help.

to me that sounds really bad...the fact that putting pins in the legs was seen as the only option is not a good thing...I've already said my piece on Barbaro but i hope that at some point they will reconsider this all out treatment approach and let the horse go.

[txshorns02]

I was just watching ESPN news and they said barbaro isnt placing any weight on the leg that he shaddered in the Preakness...he had to pins put in his leg yesterday during surgery...anyone hear anythign about it?

http://drf.com/news/article/82196.html

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/hor...ory?id=2746149

[ManilaRose]

Things don't seem to be going well to me. Just one thing after another.

http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=37294

[paisjpq]

Okay Everyone...this will be the Official Barbaro thread from here on out...I assume there will be daily updates and stories...please add them here without starting new threads about him every time a new one breaks. Thank you, B

[wac]

I really dont know what to say here guys.....im just worn out emotionally with personal things in my life right now and this would be just another hit too me. I dont know who ive done wrong to have such a bad 2.5 years but i wish i could find out and make things right. Im starting to wonder if this is doing right by the horse i guess they say that he has a good attitude and is a fighter i'll just keep my fingers crossed and pray

[todko]

Originally Posted by wac

I really dont know what to say here guys.....im just worn out emotionally with personal things in my life right now and this would be just another hit too me. I dont know who ive done wrong to have such a bad 2.5 years but i wish i could find out and make things right. Im starting to wonder if this is doing right by the horse i guess they say that he has a good attitude and is a fighter i'll just keep my fingers crossed and pray

Cheer up wac. I feel your pain. The last 2.5 years for me have been ridiculously difficult also. Lost my father. Sister had divorce 2. House flooded.

Thought '07 was off to a good start until I came down with pneumonia last week .

You can't let things like Barbaro's situation get you down further. They're doing their best.

Any maybe the other horses have started calling for him from the big starting gate in the sky . . . Bid has loaded into the gate, Secretariat too, Citation is there . . . it will be quite a race. He was God's horse to begin with and he was just loaned to us for a short time . . . like they all are.

[Echo Farm]

http://www.timwoolleyracing.com/news...pdates_181.php

Jeannine Edwards will be on "Outside the Lines" at 3 pm today on ESPN. She will also be on ESPN News following that broadcast.

[SniperSB23]

RIP Barbaro. They put him down this morning.

[Echo Farm]

http://thoroughbredtimes.com/nationa...uthanized.aspx

[Buffymommy]

Honestly, I think the owners just want to try everything possible that they can for the horse. I think when the vets tell them there is nothing left they can do, then the owners will let go. I commend them for trying because yes, he has been given a lot of drugs. So much so that they have to know even if he does live, he may possibly be sterile from all the drugs. So I commend them for trying to save his life.

I will be honest, (AND I DON'T WANT IT TO HAPPEN) but I do think that within the next month (and I think it will be in the next few weeks) we are all going to get some bad news. And yes, I will be crying.

[Cajungator26]

That doesn't sound very good to me...

My fingers are crossed. It sounds to me like he wants to live and I hope he gets the chance to do that.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

That doesn't sound very good to me...

My fingers are crossed. It sounds to me like he wants to live and I hope he gets the chance to do that.

i think it sounded ok--was a planned procedure. just like they are planning another in two weeks. they are being proactive on all this.

[randallscott35]

The latest article doesn't sound good at all.

http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=37294

[smartyalex]

Just weeks ago it looked like he was gonna pull through......now things aren't looking good!

[packerbacker7964]

Yeah but when is enough enough? I mean the poor guy has had more operations than you can count on one hand already. Limping around getting poked on all day long. Yeah look at him three years from now still getting around all limping and body sore the rest of his life. But hey he's still alive in his 10-12 stall. He's happy and he's eating they'll still say.