Barbaro doing great- hoof regrowing

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/tod...65358&subsec=1

We change the bandage on his left hind every day now and it's improving regularly," Richardson said. "It looks like he's starting to grow at the coronary band again. It's where the hoof grows down from. It's where he's going to have to grow a new hoof, so that was nice to see."

Richardson also had good news about Barbaro's surgically repaired right hind leg, which he examined on Thursday.

"Where the new plates were put on it actually looks very good. There were no signs of infection," Richardson said. "I was pretty happy with how the leg looked as well as how the X-rays looked, so he was put back in a fresh cast on his right hind.

"If you were to look at him, he looks like a happy horse. He's eating well and he looks bright," Richardson said. "He's lost a lot of condition, but that's expected. You can't put a horse on bed rest for two-plus months and expect him not to lose a lot of muscle, so he has lost a lot of muscle."

[TitanSooner]

awesome news on the superHorse.

[GenuineRisk]

Thanks for the link, BR! My favorite part:

"His prognosis remains very guarded, but we're not even remotely considering quitting on him right now," Richardson said. "The horse looks too good. No one is thinking about quitting on this horse now."

Come on, Barbaro!

[sumitas]

You can do it !!

[zippyneedsawin]

great news.. he's such a fighter!!

[Danzig]

this is the best news since he came out of the initial surgery. one leg healing well, the other hoof growing. i hope that was his one bout of difficulty. what a fighter.

[31lengths]

Simply, awesome.