Thanks so much for the continued updates. I just lit a candle for Barbaro and for my mom who is very ill.
Just lit another candle…what a great site! 1,120 candles from 11 countries glowing for Bobby:yes:
Lit a couple of candles for Barbaro this morning. Boy, it is really moving to read some of the well wishes behind the lit candles. That horse has really won the hearts of so many - it is truly amazing. I have become obsessed with keeping on top of his progress and turn to this thread first thing every morning to stay up to date. Thank you all for the updates.
Keep up the good fight Barbaro!!!
SAS, I’ve been watching this thread closely too. I think with the up and down condition of Barbaro we are all at the edge of our seat hoping for the best while fearing the worst.
I think the prayers are what does the best for him. :yes:
Light a candle
VB - thanks for the link. Candle has been lit and still jingling for Bobby’s recovery (keys work - no curb chain at the office).
www.amblesidefarm.com
welsh & crossbred ponies
I lit one also. Get well Barbaro.
Just lit one from me and one from the pony.
Bobby now has 1,147 candles from 13 countries!
Thank you for all of the wonderful updatesand links! This is my first stop of the morning every morning.
Also, thanks for the link to the candles - I lit one for Bobby this morning…Stay strong brave boy.
mine is lit
Just lit my candle. It is like we are all a family here and it is comforting to know so many of us are pulling for this wonderful creature. This board is such a source of positive energy I hope some of it finds its way to NBC. Hang in there Bobby - each day is one more day on the road to recovery and you are doing better than we could have hoped a week ago. Lots of jingles and prayers…
From Alex & Tim:
Update 274: A little light humour as we wait for further Barbaro reports: LOOP CHAT ASK SMARTY JONES. The following is an excerpt:
Q: The entire world is pulling for Barbaro as he tries to recover from his life-threatening injuries. What advice do you have for your fellow Kentucky Derby champ?
JONES: All of us in the paddock are praying for Barbaro. He got a really tough break, or about 25 of them. He needs to work hard on his rehab, because it’s all going to pay off for him and his owners in the breeding shed. That laminitis is a bad disease. It’s hard to believe that putting too much weight on a leg can do that much damage. It’s even more hard to believe that the Vikings’ Pat Williams doesn’t suffer from the same problem.
Someday Farm, where Smarty spent some of his youth (perhaps he was foaled there, I am not entirely sure), is about a five minute drive from Fair Hill, just inside Pennsylvania.
I just wanted to thank those of you who have sent us (Tim and I) gifts in the last few days (and for the tab at the Whip). It is much appreciated but entirely not necessary. If you would like to offer your thanks with some form of gift, I think it would be cool to either contribute to Mike Rea’s Fund or to a thoroughbred retirement home, whichever you prefer. If it turns out we do need some financial support for this site, I will definitely ask! For now, Eliza is taking care of everything for us. For those who have contributed to the Whip, I am planning to get a few Barbaro people together so we can toast you all! Its funny, Kathy Anderson came to me this morning and thanked me (and Tim) for a dozen red roses. She was convinced we had sent them. I looked at her, she then realized that was not really something we would do! Thanks to the person who contributed the roses in this site’s name. For a while, Kathy thought very good things of Tim and I! Kathy said she might be visiting Bobby later today, I will try to catch up with her to get a report if she does.
[B]This just sent to me through e-mail by my buddy, Alex! (Thanks so much, Alex)
randee, thanks for posting our reports, i have followed your posts as
VB! its great to spread the word! cheers, alex
[/B]I decided to include this on this COTH thread I started several months ago to assure all readers I have the permission of the author, owner, etc. of the Tim Woolley site. I had received a couple of PM’s suggesting I wasn’t giving credit, etc. and in fact I had been. I have been in regular contact with Fair Hill, and wanted to assure any posters that I do, indeed have “permission” to share the word about this amazing and wonderful and courageous horse.
GO BARBARO!!!
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VB - A refreshing update. We need a little humor. I’ve decided to split my donations between Mike Rea’s Fund and a OTTB rescue. That’s really great of Tim & Alex to suggest it. I wish they would put something similar on the NBC site. Of course, if sending flowers and carrots and chocolates makes people feel good, that’s not such a bad thing either 
Barbaro and the NBC staff deserve them.
VirginiaBred you are “The Source” as far as I am concerned. 
Keep up the good work!
Lit my candle, btw. Go Bobby!
1,169 Candles lit for Barbaro!!!
my candle is lit also!
Just lit mine 
Thanks VB for keeping the updates coming
The Barbaro RecoveryLight a Cnadle
Fingers and hooves crossed! xoxoxoxo
I don’t know if this article has made the rounds - I try to keep up on the postings, but miss a couple of pages here and there:
no news yet for today? or did I miss it? its making me nervous not hearing anything! I am so used to all the great daily information from all the website and news sites!
