Barbaro is gone....
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SouthernMdRocks
R.I.P. Bobo, We miss you!
fredsaid2 said:
This is a very sad day. Bless his heart.
bashley2274
New Member
Poor guy! He put up such a fight! 
Lilypad
Well-Known Member
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
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
BlackSheep
New Member
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:
Pasofever
Does my butt look big?
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??
Yeah smarter and I would still have my million dollars or so they spent on treatment..
TotalControl
Leap Of Faith Farm
Pasofever said:
They were probably thinking of the stud fees and babies he could have produced .. I am sure there would have been a lot of people in that business that would have paid a pretty penny to have one of his babies..He became so famous... IMOP
TotalControl
Leap Of Faith Farm
Sadielady 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 ..
itsbob
I bowl overhand
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:
Pasofever
Does my butt look big?
TotalControl said:
unregistered babies.........Jockey club does NOT recognize AI or embryo transferrers yet..unlike most breeds that do now.
Barbaro is gone.... 01-29-2007 09:23 PM U R AN #######
Barbaro is gone.... 01-29-2007 08:43 PM
You mean to tell me YOU could afford to do what they did if this was YOUR horse...I just think they drug this on WAY too long..this colt had many many set backs and really most horse people knew he would end up like this..sorry you are too dumb to realize it.
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happyappygirl
Rocky Mountain High!!
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.Fubar said:
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.
FrmGrl
Get some!
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:
mygoldnhorse
Cowgirl Up
Lilypad said:
Thank You Lilypad for all the effort you put into keeping all of us updated on Barbaro condition.
I watched World News last night and cried as his Dr gave his editiorial. None of us knew Barbaro but it was pretty gut wrenching listening to Dr. Richardson as he spoke about Barbaro's last night and how he looked at him and saw the discomfort he was in. He spoke of how he had told the Jackson's that he would do everything he could but that if he ever saw that Barbaro was suffering that he would not let him go on. He said that Sunday night he did not sleep and that he had that concerned look in his eye.
Have any of you ever had a horse that was in pain and you could see it and you knew you had to make "that decision" ?? If so you would know what he was talking about. I myself have had that experience so for me, this breaks my heart and brings back some sad moments. I myself was hoping above all hope that this magnificent horse would overcome this. I don't know his owners so I will not make judgement as to why they were holding onto him so desperately. Could it just be that they knew him and loved him and that it did not just mean $$$$$$ ? After all they made plenty of money off of him and I am sure he was insured for an astronomical amount of money. You know it's not always about the money......RIP Barbaro
mygoldnhorse
Cowgirl Up
I recorded the Kentucky Derby and have watched it a couple of times since. I did not make it home in time to watch any of the Preakness. I typically turn on the tv and watch the pre-race coverage all day till the race is over. I like hearing all the stories about the horses, etc. but that day we had a wedding to do so we were not home. I have never seen any of the pre-race parade for the Preakness but I do know that the horses have a vet check just prior to the race. They are also drug tested to see if there are any drugs in their systems whether it be pain meds or inhancement/endurance drugs. So if he had a problem prior to the Preakness and somehow heads were turned, as we all know that the almighty $$$ can do,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.
than you can bet that Barbaro's death will cause a severe change in the horse racing industry.
appendixqh
Silence!!! I Kill You!!!
This is quite a subject! 
The shame of it is that this horse tried to do all that was asked of him, and apparently tried to do it with a great attitude. Now, how did someone hear that he bred a mare last year? If it is due in the next couple of months that means he sired it around Derby time? That would be odd...but I guess stranger things have happened.
The shame of it is that this horse tried to do all that was asked of him, and apparently tried to do it with a great attitude. Now, how did someone hear that he bred a mare last year? If it is due in the next couple of months that means he sired it around Derby time? That would be odd...but I guess stranger things have happened.