for those of you that don't know, Barbaro was euthanized earlier today. i think that most horse people(myself included) had said that he should have been put down when it happened. what does everyone else now think? that horse went through a lot of suffering.
2007-01-29 06:21:52 · 10 answers · asked by Kismet 7 in Sports ➔ Horse Racing
yummi-about 98% of horses don't recover from broken bones in the leg. it's a well documented fact. his owners just wanted him for money. and another thing, their barn isn't guaranteed to make anything, genetics is a gamble. i don't think they got the opportunity to get his semen.
2007-01-29 06:31:32 · update #1
Barbaro was pretty much doomed from the start. Fact is, if he wasn't such a valuable animal he never would have made it off the race track.
I believe they went to great expense for basically selfish reasons, but, I also believe they did their best to make him comfortable.
The upside of the whole affair is that they could have developed more effective treatments. Maybe they learned something. I hope so.
2007-01-29 06:34:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunatley the owners really wanted the best for there horse Barbaro. Or he was such a huge investment that even if he couldn't race any more imagine the money they would make if he were to be able so stud?? A lot of people don't understand that those are paychecks not horses. Even though those horses are treated like Gods when they are in top working order, they can be pushed aside just as easily when they start to loose there stamina. They say the owners just wanted to save him, and in Dec everything was looking ok he was even walking out side of his ICU stall. But infections and Laminitis took over and there was nothing they could do they didn't want him to suffer anymore. I think they had the best intentions at heart, but they were also protecting their investment. Tough call when there is millions involved.
2007-01-29 14:35:13 · answer #2 · answered by cyan_8199 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think he was doing really well under the circumstances. He obviously had the will to live. I've seen a horse get a little minor cut and that alone caused the horse to become depressed and give up and die. Anyone or any animal that has the will to fight should be given every opportunity to make it. I can't stop crying. Brave Barbaro Goodbye.
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RoyalBank and Jennifer
2007-01-29 14:30:43 · answer #3 · answered by jennsinlubbock 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's pretty easy to say that in retrospect, but I respect the decision the Jacksons made. They had medical advice suggesting that Barbaro could survive, and clearly he made it an awfully long time. Moreover, even though he eventually had to be put down, I believe that the experience will help vets in the future deal with this type of traumatic injury better. I think they did what was best for this horse and best for horses in the long run.
2007-01-29 15:06:50 · answer #4 · answered by Edward K 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No, I think that if something can be done to save a horse, then I say do it. If they have the means to do it and want to, then it isn't inhumane as long as the horse isnt in pain. Besides, if you have a potential triple crown winner, wouldnt you want to pass that down generations and make YOUR barn millions?
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Being in the breeding business for years, I know that in order to increase your chances of quality stock you must start with quality (which is the basis of breeding throughout the breeding world, to enhance a breed). So if you start with a great horse, the chances are you will produce more great horses. In a business sense, it's worth the gamble of the possibility of making the $$ then to just give up and not try. I know that stud fees are fenominal and with the fame that surrounded him, it makes ANY offspring worth that much more...even a hunter/jumper horse. When you have a multi-million dollar horse that COULD bring in that much in stud fees(Smarty Jones didnt win the triple crown but his stud fee is $100,000 a pop!)...
Not every breeding will produce a triple crown winner, but every foal would have been a Barbaro foal ...think business.
I guarantee that if he would have pulled thru, people would be praising the facility and the owner for saving a Race Horse History maker.
2007-01-29 14:27:07 · answer #5 · answered by yummimum 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I think the poor animal went through way too much suffering and yes, I agree with you...he should have been put down then rather than go through nearly a year of what had to have been torture for the poor animal.
2007-01-29 14:30:20 · answer #6 · answered by Sunidaze 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, for sure they should have put down Gerald Ford a long time ago, now we should put our flag at half-staff for Barbaro, let's say for one month.
2007-01-29 14:27:16 · answer #7 · answered by At Last WC2010 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes but the owners saw money in himwhat a waste of time and effort
2007-01-29 16:57:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I would have put him down
2007-01-29 15:12:45 · answer #9 · answered by gg 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Me.... greedy greedy greedy!
2007-01-29 14:25:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋