It has Finally Happened....Barbaro Euthanized...SAD DAY !!

[Judith]

I thought I would ad this link for folks who didnt realize just how bad the break was. http://www.vet.upenn.edu/newsandevents/news/BarbaroPhotos.htm


He sure looks good in the photos. Eyes look clear and he was in good wieght but just look at the amount of screws!!!!

[Faster horses]

I think horse lovers everywhere have a lot of compassion for Barbaro.

He was a Champion, with a big heart.

I feel very badly that he had to go through what he did.
I think it would have been better to face what was in front of
him way last May. I doubt if his quality of life amounted to
much from that time to this. Well-intentioned or not, this
horse suffered, and for a long time...

Sometimes, there are things worth than death.

Goodbye, Barbaro. I loved you.

[peg4x4]

Look at those little birdbones! I don't think his main hind leg bone was as thick as my ulna... Too many tbreds are injured,then used for breeding.. I asked on another board if there was any wat to find out if his forefathers/mothers were retired to stud from injury??

[Judith]

The only way to check is to ask. Although if you go onto the pedigree site it will tell you how many starts an animal had. If a horse has more than 25 starts it is fairly accurate to say the animal is built from titanium! I have a few mare here that were crappy racehorses they made about 25,OOO lifetime. However they made over 100 starts Those are the kind I look for my breeding program. They may not be millionares but I like to make useable sound animals. Mr. T raced until he was an unheard of 9 years of age. He is as sound as they come. If they are built right they last.