down, does anyone else feel as bad as I do about this news? I actually shed some tears while reading the story, He went thru so much for 8 months, to no avail.
2007-01-29 15:13:31 · 21 answers · asked by flamingo 6 in Sports ➔ Horse Racing
We all feel much sadness over this.
Our world has become a sad place.
While the attention was on a beautiful racing colt, so many are now in pain and suffering worldwide, especially from conflicts nobody can do much about.
I am a fan of Barbaro.
To the owners, the jockey, the trainer...and all those who persevered with him for all this time...I say to them, I feel very sorry that we lost a great champion.
Barbaro stole our hearts that first Saturday in May. For a brief but shining moment, all was forgotten. He ran his heart out to the wonderment of everyone who appreciates true magnificence in flight.
People may say, well that's horseracing.
And yet, we need champions around us, to keep our spirits high and to give us all a feeling of greatness.
When Secretariat captured our hearts and convincingly took the Triple Crown, for a moment in time we forgot about the turmoil going on in the country.
Now we face more turmoil again, and all we have is the hope that a great racehorse can make us forget...if not forever, but for a short duration...it's still something we all need.
Our hopes for another Triple Crown were dashed soon after, and yet people know in their hearts that Barbaro was all that Secretariat was if not for a bad step.
And now with Barbaro gone, we still cling to that sliver of hope and keep remembering the words that the attending veterinarian said..."He had many good days".
......Good days, that's all we can hope for out of life on earth, knowing at one point, it all can end.
Say a prayer for this colt, and if you shed tears like I have, remember what he meant to us all...courage, determination, beauty in flight, magnificence and champion Kentucky Derby winner.
Barboro lives in all our hearts...all of us who admire courage and beauty...and when they leave us, something good is lost.
2007-01-29 18:11:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is very sad. I cried too. But he didn't go through the last 8 months to no avail. Many things were learned about treating the types of injuries he received and the problems that developed, especially laminitis. He also was able to bring attention to the amount of love that true horseman have for their animals and to some of the less than savory things that some people do with their animals. Unfortunately, even if his sperm had been harvested and saved, he would not be able to breed a Thoroughbred champion (Thoroughbred rules requirq "live cover" to be registered). I am very proud of Barbaro and the courage he showed us and, while sad he's gone, I'm happy that he won't endure any discomfort and is free now.
2007-01-30 08:41:24 · answer #2 · answered by lee3620111 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was very sad. I was really hoping for him to pull through this all and to be able to become a stud and live out the rest of his life happy.
I wish I knew more about the circumstances that made the owners decide to put him down. I am skeptical as to how much of a chance they gave him after this most recent surgery.
I know horses can recover from severe laminitis, I had a horse recover. She had it in all 4 feet. Sure it took time, and there were bad days, but she had more good days then bad days, so we pursued treatment and she made a full recovery.
As far as the fracture, from what I could tell, it was healed, but they had just put in pins this weekend to support his weight. Of course he will be suffering! Wouldn't you?
I know very little about the abscess part, it seems a lot of the news media didn't give full details, so I can't tell about that. But I know usually they can be drained.
I dunno...I am just disappointed they didn't give him a couple days. They have pain relievers so he wouldn't be hurting or suffering and coulda had a chance to recover.
I hope they were able to "harvest" from him so there could be baby Barbaros. I do know he has a full brother due in the spring.
He was a wonderful horse and will be missed.
2007-01-30 09:31:50 · answer #3 · answered by jeepgirl0385 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I feel terrible about this but there was no choice. Barbaro broke his right hind leg in the Preakness and then developed laminitis in the left rear leg because of the pressure put on it and just recently he developed founder in his front feet as well because of the extra pressure put on them. Sad.
I believe one of the reasons, but only one, to save him was that he is one of the few descendants in the family of Royal Charger, 1942, and would have been an important sire.
2007-01-30 12:10:14 · answer #4 · answered by Dodo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i feel the same way as u! i shed tears for a while because i was a huge fan and he was sooo close to becomeing a little better but wasn't able to make it i just hate the other ppl that keep saying he's a stupid horse becasue he's not
2007-01-30 19:21:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ifs a sad day in the world of thoroughbred racing,Mt condolences go out to all those who had connections with Bararo.We know how much you cared for and how how hard everyone tried to save him.All I can say how sorry all us fans are all over the world
2007-01-30 03:11:03 · answer #6 · answered by tujungarocket 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not to happy either, I've been around horses my entire life and its still hard to see a great horse be put down. Once he got the abscess I knew he was going to be put down. The only reason they didn't put him down immediately (like they would any other horse) is because he's a Derby winner, and the whole nation knows about his misfortune.
2007-01-29 23:41:28 · answer #7 · answered by SuperDave! 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am quite sad that he was euthanized, too. However, you may want to know that it was not his broken leg that led him to be put down. It was due to laminitis in his other foot, which is essentially the splitting of the hoof from the bone. It is very painful and often, as was in this case, fatal to animals. The reason he developed this disease was because he put most of his weight and pressure on that foot.
Regardless of how it happened, however, I agree with you in that it is a very sad and tragic event.
2007-01-29 23:21:26 · answer #8 · answered by futurerobertocarlos7 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I also felt sadness because i was in the same type of situation myself not long ago. My best horse of many years who was so fantastic had racetrack roots, a tall, bay, gelding by the name of stilts, taught me and my family so much my young daughter just loved him. any way age crept up on him and i had to put him down i did it myself because i wanted to be with him in the end. a man only has one super horse in his life and stilts was that horse.
thank you for listening
2007-01-30 00:30:57 · answer #9 · answered by al6517 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It was the right thing to do. He was going to have to live with pain in his leg for the rest of his life. It would be more cruel to let that horse live.
2007-01-29 23:18:37 · answer #10 · answered by mesquitemachine 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋