Aww, crap! I was wondering because he was laying down so much (obviously, I wasn’t alone…I saw the posts asking about it), and I guess we now know. I know we’re all worried, but I can’t even imagine the worry and hurt the Jackson’s feel right now.
[QUOTE=Hunter’s Rest;2130528]
He’s a goner. Say prayers but steel yourselves.[/QUOTE]
Wow, that was inappropriate! There is nothing to say he’s a “goner,” only that he is a fighter.
I lit a bunch of candles last night, but I’m off to light more.
That’s right Coreen. Even an otherwise healthy horse is in the fight for his life with founder. And this poor animal has a shattered leg adjacent to the foundered one. I just shake my head every time I read these updates. The inhumanity of people is unbelievable. Dragging a horse’s pain and suffering out just because “you can” is most troublesome to me.
I hope we can keep this thread UPBEAT and that the negative energy some posters have can be directed somewhere else. We all know the risks here and don’t need to be reminded how precarious Barbaro’s position is.
Jingling like mad in Unionville. I am a daily lurker here and sooo appreciate the updates. I saw the news van at NBC this am and was worried–I am so sorry there was a real reason for it to be there.
Sending oceans of love and prayers to our boy. I will go light many candles for him. He’s a fighter , we musn’t give up!!
Lit a few candles in gratitude for these updates. Recoveries are emotional roller coasters through which everyone can use support.
From: USATODAY.COM
The cast change could have caused some inflammation, said Dr. Kathleen Anderson, Barbaro’s attending vet when the horse was racing and stabled in trainer Michael Matz’s barn at the Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton, Md.
Anderson said Barbaro has proved he was strong enough to overcome his latest medical obstacle.
“We all know most horses don’t get this far,” she said. “The bottom line with Barbaro is the fractured leg is the one that would have been the end of most horses. He won’t be getting to the big green field any time soon, but I don’t think this is insurmountable.”
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/horses/2007-01-10-barbaro-setback_x.htm?csp=34
and
SPORTS SCOPE BLOG: More on Barbaro’s status
I dont think the Jacksons or anyone are being greedy or inhumane! THEY LOVE THEIR HORSE! I don’t see them gaining anything from his stay at NB!
I am sure that if it were Barbaros “time” they would know the right thing to do, but they are also listening to the vets and specialists and everyone involved in this great animals fight!
Please keep the jingles coming and continue to light candles!
www.gratefulness.org is struggling with the volume of people trying to light candles for B…please be patient and don’t give up! Close to 6,000 lit from 37 countries.
We know the power of prayer. Let’s keep up our positive thoughts about B and his team.
[QUOTE=Two Simple;2130716]
It’s a crying stinking shame this horse has been put through so much by greedy humans. The best thing would be for him to enter his eternal rest in peace. Godspeed to this poor beast. My heart absolutely breaks for him. :no:[/QUOTE]
Big fat DITTO from me. I have thought this all along, but I have never posted on this thread, I certainly did not want to be the one to start a train wreck, and this is a thread with a very pro life for Barbaro tone, but really people, can you not see that he is in pain? Enough is enough. The intent of this all along was to get this horse in the Breeding shed, I don’t care what ANYBODY says. I spent my entire working career in the TB industry in Ky…I know the M O.
Hence the reason Mrs. Jackson has said he’s a fighter. She’s keeping a close eye on him and isn’t dumb to the way horses speak.
I really appreciate that others don’t feel that Barbaro should gone on, but please don’t start this here now. Please. Go somewhere else.
PLEASE!!! Those of you with negative comments/thoughts go somewhere else. While we realize that perhaps not everyone agrees with the treatment Barbaro is getting, this thread is for POSITIVE ENERGY AND THOUGHTS. There are plenty of other places to take the negative discussions - this is not what this thread is about. VB and Alex work VERY HARD to keep all of us informed as to how Barbaro is progressing. This is for those of us who are rooting for him…
Please, PLEASE take the negative crap to another thread.
My First Post On This Barbaro Thread As Well and
As long as Barbaro wants to fight to stay alive - I’ll be there fighting with him.
I also believe this is not about the money they will gain afterwards. Call those of us ignorant that think this way, but I would rather be ignorant then cynical.
tbtrailrider and two simple, please keep your ghoulish thoughts to yourselves. Toxic comments have no place here, especially today.
Animals KNOW
This is my first post on this thread, too. I have have had many, many animals of all kinds over many years. Animals KNOW when it is their time. As long as they want to keep fighting, I keep doing the best I can for them. Whne it is truoy their timw, they know it. I don’t think this is about the money at all.
My heart and prayers are with Barbaro. He deserves to live and I’ll be lighting candles as well. We love you Barbaro and believe you will overcome this setback.
PennyG
Um, hello, I didn’t post anything negative. And cut the PTs as well please from people thinking it is not okay for me to make a generic comment about laminitis and founder.
HelLO, I went through it myself, we tried all we could and did not have a happy ending. Many people do have one. It was a general observation about laminitis and founder, it was by no means an attack of ANYTHING. Jesus Christ, I make one innocuous comment about laminitis and now I get PTs from zealots who think I’m a bad person because I bothered to say anthing that wasn’t kumbayah and candle lighting.
All I said was That’s the bitch about laminitis/founder that too many of us have discovered. You think you’re heading in the right direction, and it takes a turn in the wrong one. Hope he can come through this. How do I know this? Because I went through it myself. Please note that my last sentence is “Hope he can come through this.” Because I do sincerely hope he can. Those of us who have gone through the laminitis/founder know that it is a terrible rollercoaster, and I know from personal experience with Willem that something as minor as changing a cast or rewrapping a foot can cause a problem.
jingles for Barbaro
PS - how do you light candles? I tried looking through this thread and on the website but wasn’t sure. Do you get a candle for donating money?
Corenne - sorry that your post was taken out of context.
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