For horse fanciers- injury
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| That's awful, I heard about it on the news last night and saw pics of the before and after xrays... soooo many pins in that horse's leg. I hope he makes it. |
| You know, most horses with an injury like this don't even get surgery. They generally get put down right at the track. They're probably working on him so hard just to be able to retain his genetic material. I woldn't be surprised if there was someone in that stall as much as possible to collect from him. |
Poor Horsey! 
If he recovers, what would they do with him? |
| Let him hang out, get fat and lazy and have lots of little ponies.
With that injury, he'll never race again. The surgery, with all the plates and pins, should fuse the bones in his ankle. He'll never be able to run again and depending on how the bones fuse he should be able to walk but he'll look funny. The owners have a nice program and they do work at the track near our house. Their horses always seem so nice I really hope that his quality of life is their number one priority and he can be comfortable and happy. I think it would be awful if he's just kept alive to make babies and money. So far it seems as though he's being well taken care of though. |
| Even with the surgery he only has a 50/50 chance of survival If he can't start walking on his own he won't make it. |
| I work in an equine practice as well as a small animal practice and we do a lot of orthopedics at the equine place. We have a great surgical team and so far all the orthopedics have made it despite the odds. I mean yea Barbaro is going to be a nice stud but he will never be able to be riden again. When we do a fracture repair and pin the leg, the horse is usually going to be a nice and expensive pet but nothing more. With 37+ pins above and below the hock and so many fracture pieces still loose, it is so unlikely that he will ever do anything besides stand in a stall or paddock and be a stud. I mena at least they spared his life but what life will it really be. Yea he will survive the surgery and anesthesia fine, most do because it really isnt as bad as the news makes it out to be but he is going to be uncomfortable for the rest of his life...... I guess we will have to wait and see what happens next.... |
| There are updates on his condition at the Horse Magazine
www.thehorse.com Hope he recovers soon... |
| I really hope he continues to recover.
Thanks for the update Zahra! |
| A Horse of this caliber doesn't get to frolic in the pasture with brood mares anyway.. . After they are retired.. It is all done by artifical insemination....Even if he wasn't hurt they wouldn't take the chance of getting hurt by breeding a brood marein the natural way. When I was flying Puppies out of DFW a few weeks ago. There were 5 different people flying out Horse Semen and Eggs..... I wasn't aware they were they were doing the eggs too. IF he survives I am sure He will live a very comfortable life of leisure...... What a Shame this had to happen... Horses are a Rich Mans Sport. Sheepie Hugs, Kaye |
| Wouldn't his issue be devalued because their sire had broken a leg just by running on it? I'd THINK that's gotta be a consideration.
Wouldn't it? |
| Ron,
That is exacty what I was thinking. Maybe he was genetically disposed to brittle bones? I don't think I would buy one of his offspring if I were a horse person. |
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