Wow, that is amazing!
It looks like the P1/P2 joint is still dislocated. They did say he was having another surgery later this week, I wonder if it’s to repair that.
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Did Edgar Prado feel something in the post parade??
Did anyone else notice this? I saw Edgar looking down and back to the right hind during the post parade. He and Barbaro were trotting alongside the lead horse, and he looked back and down for a few strides. Wonder if he felt that hind end do something funky? I know all the reports are saying it is an athletic injury, but my first thought when I was watching the post parade was ‘What’s he feeling?’.
Now, my reception is not the greatest, but I’d be curious if anyone esle noticed it. It’s probably just pure coincidence, and Barbaro looked sound as could be.
My heart goes out to Barbaro and his crew, and Edgar being able to pull the horse up like he did is a testament to his horsemanship. Barbaro is in great hands…we’re all rooting for you, big fella!
He appeared to be checking that his shoes were all on still - he had been jigging and bouncing. He did the same thing on both sides equally. The horse was sound.
The vets have also said they saw no evidence of anything pre-existing.
They said it was after he bucked, Edgar Prado looked back checking to see if he still had both shoes.
Amen to that… my horse too was hugged with a lot more emotion that normal yesterday and today.
Today’s Los Angeles Daily News showed a picture of his Barbaro’s x-ray. It appears as though plumbers tape was used with the 23 screws holding that right hind together. We’re all rooting for Barbaro!
My friend sent me this link of the press conference, it’s the whole thing.
http://cbs3.com/national/topstories_story_141183945.html
Oh, YAY!!! Thank you so much LessIsMore!
First time I’ve seen the press conference. Great to see MM looking less ashen and a little more relieved, poor guy.
As an aside, may I just say, that surgeon is quite a handsome man 
Thanks so much for the link! I must get some work done now!
Has anyone found a transcript of the whole press conference? It would be interesting to read the Q&A portion, which was not on the video clip.
The full Q&A was on the clip posted just above. The cameras are there until the Dr. stands up and leaves the room.
Really? For me, the clip ends at the start of the Q&A, and loops back to the beginning of the press conference. Shoot.
thosze ambulances are unbelievable!
New Bolton set up a Barbaro Information page which will be updated (I hope) with news on his condition regularly: http://www.vet.upenn.edu/newsandevents/news/Barbaro.htm There’s an update from today reiterating the morning’s news- says another update will be posted tomorrow 3pm EST.
Thank you CurlyLyndsey…
Great link! that hospital is incredible…
And just cause I am thinking about it! I know its been said but THANYOU so much to all the thought people who have posted pictures and links for information in the past 48 hours! it has made a big difference in getting factual information, not just heresay!!! Your all the best!! :yes:
Yes,
Thank you for the link to the hospital. I have put it on my favorites list so I can check it regularly. And I too appreciate the people who have posted links and pictures, information, etc., it has been so much easier to just come on here and read how he is doing than try to sift through news accounts, etc.
I just happened to still be in the house when The Today Show had an interview with Michael. I was all teary to begin with, but when the reporter asked Michael what his greatest memory was with the colt, I lost it. With tears in his eyes and choked up, he said the derby, when the announcer said, and here comes Barbaro. They showed the same pictures that we’ve seen already (the pool and him back in his stall eating) but that didn’t stop me from crying again.
Could somebody start a thread and post ONLY the links to the xrays, surgical stuff, Upenn and such as that and then close it real quick? I would love to view all that stuff but I just can’t sit here and click through 2000 and some posts trying to find it all when 1900 of them are mostly chat.
www.wjz.com, channel 13 Baltimore is continuing to cover the recovery as well. There is supposed to be a slide show of pictures – haven’t found it yet.
Here’s the newest update from the above website:
http://wjz.com/topstories/local_story_141103513.html
Article Quote:
For the second straight day, Barbaro was on his feet in his stall Tuesday. He was even scratching his left ear with his left hind leg. Both are good signs, two days after surgeons spent more than five hours pinning together the leg bones he shattered in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday.
“He’s actually better today than he was even yesterday and he was pretty good yesterday,” Dr. Dean Richardson said. “He’s walking very well on the limb, absolutely normal vital signs. He’s doing very well.”
Let’s hope he continues to improve on this path!
