fredsaid2 said:
Obviously you are a lot smarter then all the folks at University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine,the owners and Dr. Dean W. Richardson-how'd you get so smart??Pasofever said:Honestly this should have been done months ago...8 to be exact...
BlackSheep said:Obviously you are a lot smarter then all the folks at University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine,the owners and Dr. Dean W. Richardson-how'd you get so smart??
Pasofever said:Yeah smarter and I would still have my million dollars or so they spent on treatment..
Sadielady said:I wonder is they kept any of his sperm? Can you say that on this forum? Maybe they will be making lots of money. Poor guy.
Be a problem there.. his sperm without his body is fairly worthless in thoroughbred horse racing. If he can't conceive naturally, it's not worth a dime.. THAT'S why they went through all the trouble of one, saving him, and two, saving the back leg.. hard for a horse to concieve naturally missing a back leg. Artificial insemination by any means (from what I understand) is not legal in the racing community.TotalControl said:Ya know I never thought of that I'm sure they did...So next year or so we will be hearing that his off spring is due or has been born ..
TotalControl said:Ya know I never thought of that I'm sure they did...So next year or so we will be hearing that his off spring is due or has been born ..
That horse was having issues during the pre-race parade. I've seen the video. Yet they still allowed him to run it, the poor guy. It's a hot button of mine....If one of MINE is having limping issues before a ride, he'd go right back into the trailer. The price they pay to earn a buck is to gamble with the wage earner's future health and soundness. This time they lost. but you can bet your sweet patookas he was well insured. They always are. So she won't be crying too hard when she plunks that big fat check in the bank.Fubar said:In Barbaro's career, he earned over $2,300,000-the Jackson’s could well afford his medical expenses. ITHO-they did what THEY thought was best for THEIR horse....nuff said.
"Grief," co-owner Gretchen Jackson said, "is the price we all pay for love."
I have to admit I was one of the ones cheering for him, checking the the updates, hoping he would make it. I would like the think the Jackson's saw him as more than just a commodity, unlike a lot of the racing world. More than just an animal to throw away when done or worse. Maybe its because I have an ex-racer, and I know how big their hearts are. I would like to think that of them. Perhaps they should have ended sooner, but when you look into those big brown eyes, miracles are all you hope for.Fubar said:In Barbaro's career, he earned over $2,300,000-the Jackson’s could well afford his medical expenses. ITHO-they did what THEY thought was best for THEIR horse....nuff said.
"Grief," co-owner Gretchen Jackson said, "is the price we all pay for love."
Lilypad said:With an emptiness inside me
I abandoned precious hope
Never dreaming for a moment
What I needed was a rope
When in darkness and depression
Every step became a falter
Never thinking for a minute
That my light would be a halter
And with every painful heartbeat
Countless memories to stain
Never planning in advance
Joys returning with a rein
Never, never to imagine
That a life so deeply scarred
Might find love's true, tender healing
Mucking out the horse's yard
Though I've never been a doctor
With assurance I prescribe
For the broken hearted lonely
Take this cure that I describe
When you're feeling down and desperate
Taken liberally of course
Fill your life with blessed pleasure
Saddle up and ride your horse
RIP Barbaro
Sadielady said:I wonder is they kept any of his sperm?
I recorded the Kentucky Derby and have watched it a couple of times since. I did not make it home in time to watch any of the Preakness. I typically turn on the tv and watch the pre-race coverage all day till the race is over. I like hearing all the stories about the horses, etc. but that day we had a wedding to do so we were not home. I have never seen any of the pre-race parade for the Preakness but I do know that the horses have a vet check just prior to the race. They are also drug tested to see if there are any drugs in their systems whether it be pain meds or inhancement/endurance drugs. So if he had a problem prior to the Preakness and somehow heads were turned, as we all know that the almighty $$$ can do, than you can bet that Barbaro's death will cause a severe change in the horse racing industry.happyappygirl said:That horse was having issues during the pre-race parade. I've seen the video. Yet they still allowed him to run it, the poor guy. It's a hot button of mine....If one of MINE is having limping issues before a ride, he'd go right back into the trailer. The price they pay to earn a buck is to gamble with the wage earner's future health and soundness. This time they lost. but you can bet your sweet patookas he was well insured. They always are. So she won't be crying too hard when she plunks that big fat check in the bank.