Scratched his ear with good hind leg!
I listened to several reports on Wire to Wire today. They discussed the danger of laminitis at the 4-6 week mark. They said he would either be a stallion or not make it. Didn’t seem to be anything in between.
I myself am wondering about the report that Barbaro was “very interested in the mares near his stall” and “was acting apporpriately for a young stallion”.
MARES NEAR HIS STALL??? What the fruitbat are they doing???I would hope that New Bolton is smart enough to move the friggin’ mares away from his stall! OMG. Horses and men. They all think with their penises. It will be the downfall of them all.
Some asked about tranqs & antibiotics…too much of both create problems of their own. One causes the gut to slow (colic) and the other can lead to diahrea.
Putting so much hardwear in his leg, btw, will aid in the fusion.
He also felt weightbearing enough this afternooon to lift his left leg at 1/2 bluff attemt at a kick.
On another thread someone got excited (more so than the horse) over mares being so close to him…fillies pass by colts often at track & can even be in stalls backtoback or next door. If it gets to be too much of a problem, more than casual “how you doing?” out of him, obviously the sexes get moved around. All around him found his interest as a good sign.
Some asked about tranqs & antibiotics…too much of both create problems of their own. One causes the gut to slow (colic) and the other can lead to diahrea.
Putting so much hardwear in his leg, btw, will aid in the fusion.
He also felt weightbearing enough this afternooon to lift his left leg at 1/2 bluff attemt at a kick.
On another thread someone got excited (more so than the horse?) over mares being so close to him…fillies pass by colts often at track & can even be in stalls backtoback or next door. If it gets to be too much of a problem, more than casual “how you doing?” out of him, obviously the sexes get moved around. All around him found his interest as a good sign. Kicking at someone in his stall even better.
Some words from the Jacksons:
I just read this AP article. Here is an excerpt:
“We’ve run the gamut of emotions from the euphoria of the Kentucky Derby to the devastation of the Preakness,” owner Roy Jackson said. “The sad part is that in Barbaro’s case, that the American public won’t get a chance to see him continue his racing career. Even though he ran so well in the Kentucky Derby, we probably didn’t see his greatest race. But that’s water over the dam. We’re just glad we jumped a hurdle here so far.”
Richardson added that the Jacksons’ main concern was for the health of Barbaro, not for the millions of dollars the colt could make as a stallion if he recovers completely.
“If this horse were a gelding these owners would have done everything to save this horse’s life,” Richardson said. “I’ve known the Jacksons a long time. If this horse had no reproductive value they would have saved his life.”
Gretchen Jackson added: “My hope for him is that he lives a painless life. Whether that means he’ll be a stallion with little Barbaros, that would be the extreme hope for him.”
The whole article can be found here: http://www.comcast.net/sports/index.jsp?cat=SPORTS&fn=/2006/05/23/398432.html (cute picture here as well)
I know this has porbably been asked a million times already, but any way to contact Edgar Prado? He did such an amazing job.
Also…where would I send an actual letter to Barbaro? Obviosly to New Bolton but which address?
Thanks a bunch!!!
You can send barbaro an email at
go to the website ,or just dash off an email to
matzbarbaro@usef.org
they will be going right to New Bolton.
WELL WISHES FOR BARBARO
You can also go to Penn’s website. Here is the link:
http://www.vet.upenn.edu/barbaro/
When my Arabian stallion fractured his hock in the early 90’s, he was on stall rest and I had to grind up small pills…like 40 or so at a time to give him in his feed. The tran
Sorry about the split…hit a bad button…
anyway my stallion was semi sedate for a week at a time…
He was in the INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. The mares were in the INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. The place is big, but how vast do you think it is?
A stallion knows when there’s a mare in the same barn. It’s not like they were parading mares in front of him. Good grief. These people know what they’re doing.
As posted on Tim Woolley’s blog, from Fair Hill:
Edit 12: New Bolton Center’s 3 pm press release confirms Barbaro is progressing well. They will release a press release each day at 3pm, or when conditions warrant. We will blog them here. This press release also includes some links for donations, and an e-mail form to send well wishes to Barbaro. We do encourage you to add your comments and thoughts below. Sharing your thoughts and reading others’ thoughts on this tragedy can be very helpful for all (and we will endevour to get them all to the Barbaro team.)
Please don’t get me wrong, I thoroughly wish Barbaro all the best, as well as his owners; however, why the heck does there need to be a fund for a horse who won well over a million dollars and who is capable of earning a breeding fee of 25,000+ a pop when he recovers? Wouldn’t a contribution to a fund for retired racehorses be, in general, more beneficial? Or hungry children in Africa even?
Barbaro Fund
I don’t believe it’s for him. It is in his name.
On the New Bolton webpage, it emphasizes it is in his name and honor. It is in no way FOR him or pays any of his bills. I believe a generous anonymous donor started the fund in his name according to the press conference with the doctor and owners today.
Barbaro Fund
its not for him, its in honor of him- and New Bolton can use the money- they are amazing about treating whatever comes their way, so perhaps this fund can help defray those costs.
In any event, this horse has touched more lives and hearts then I can ever remember any horse touching. He is something special- whatever that is, he has it. So, no matter what happens, there is some sort of tribute to him.
I sure hope to see little Barbaros!!!
It’s in his name to honor him. The funds will not be used for his care, he can pay his own way.
I had been curious about his shoeing. It was interesting to learn here about his special shoe, but I was a bit curious how they shod him? And what about the shoe on the bad leg–how did they get it off? Did all his shoes get pulled? Did they do it during surgery while he was out? How could they hold his bad leg stable enough to remove that shoes?
Anyone know the answers?
Not sure if this has been posted on this thread already, but here’s a link to today’s (5/23’s) interview with Richardson and the Jacksons. Just a notice, this interview is VERY long (30+ minutes) so get a snack and take a potty break before you watch :lol:
http://cbs3.com/topstories/local_story_143093240.html
All and all very interesting information, some of which I have not seen published anywhere.
Sorry, but I have to giggle. “Send Barbaro an e-mail” ??? What, is he getting internet installed during his stall rest so that he won’t be bored ??? 
