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Well, what's your thoughts on Barbaro?

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elliemae

elliemae

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The breaking through the gate had no significance on this colt breaking down on the track. I think he may have switched a lead when he moved over or took a slight mis step which caused a filly by the name of Ruffian her life due to a fracture of her sesamoid bone in her front leg in a match race against Foolish Pleasure in 1975!
They did operate,but when a horse comes out of anesthesia there is no telling them to take it easy1 I saw that first hand from my horse at Ohio State from a kick by another horse which caused a fracture in his right hind leg,but I assure Sonny is fine today thanks to Ohio State!
I think the way this horse was flat out running & hindered that leg so much by running on 3 legs it is a fracture!
 
WOW! Very serious,he has a fracture as I thought above the ankle! He is being loaded up to have surgery at New Bolton center @ Penn State.
Let's pray for him,so he can recover for a successful breeding career at least.:sad: :cry:
 
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They're saying that, "if" he hit his front legs on the gate when he broke the first time, that it could've caused his to overcomposate and put the weight on the back legs.

They said he broke bones above and below his ankle, which is no doubt, career ending. Lets just hope its not life ending.
 
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Yeah,at first they said no,but are rethinking that. He will be in a tough surgery situation! I hope he pulls through. When my horse was at Ohio State for his fracture the professor that operated showed me horses that had plates,pins,screws out the wazoo & made it! There was one that had a plate in it's shoulder,a hunter/jumper.
I was a wreck when this happened to my horse.
Let's say a little prayer for poor Barbaro.
 
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Yep,I did too! He was wired a little more than usual today. Poor him,I hope they can save him for breeding purposes at least. I found out New Bolton where he will have surgery was only 75 miles for him to be shipped to.trust me he is in the world of horsie drugs like Diparone & Banamine(pain injectable) & probably Acepromazine(tranquilizer) as well. I have Ace & Banamine on hand at all times for emergencies.
My pony broke her leg in 1979 & I was devastated when she had to be put to sleep. People were hunting for me to get permission to have her put to sleep because she was mine & could not be put to sleep without my permission. By running off I figured,I was in the long run being selfish & prolonging her pain so I finally showed up & gave them permission!
It was very difficult to lose my first horse!
 
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There will be a great deal of scrutiny of the events leading up to the horse breaking down, especially if the blood supply to the leg is compromised and they have to put him down. There are several people I know who are in the horse racing business in some capacity, and they were of the opinion that they should have let the other horses out of the gate, and had the vet take a careful look at the horse before actually running the race after the false start. It is possible that the injury actually occurred (or began) when he broke out early and the mounted officials brought him to a quick stop, or even if he kicked the gate on the way out the first time. We all watched the replay several times...some of us thought that the horse got away clean and got hurt in the race, and some thought they saw that the horse was injured out of the gate when the race started. I'm sure a great deal of time will be spent figuring out the course of events, and whether other action should have been taken.

I am reserving my personal judgement until I know more.
 
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Sorry for asking, guys, but I am completely oblivious as to why horses must be put down, due to ankle injuries. Also, I heard that they said that if this type of injury happened to a human that he/she would have to be in bed for six weeks. Why, how, and what makes this type of injury in the leg so significant?
 
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BCSBust said:
Sorry for asking, guys, but I am completely oblivious as to why horses must be put down, due to ankle injuries. Also, I heard that they said that if this type of injury happened to a human that he/she would have to be in bed for six weeks. Why, how, and what makes this type of injury in the leg so significant?
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Pain from what I understand

Unlike humans, horse's won't rest the ankle for 6 weeks. They want to get up and run around. Doctors can fix the ankle, but its just if the horse will rest and recover. If it doesn't and decides to get up and run around it will hurt itself again. Causing more damage and more pain.

You get the point here. They put the horse down so it doesn't suffer.
 
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tedginn05 said:
Pain from what I understand

Unlike humans, horse's won't rest the ankle for 6 weeks. They want to get up and run around. Doctors can fix the ankle, but its just if the horse will rest and recover. If it doesn't and decides to get up and run around it will hurt itself again. Causing more damage and more pain.

You get the point here. They put the horse down so it doesn't suffer.
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Very good! My horse had the piece of broken bone removed,the splint bone(in dinosaur days it was one of the two outside toes,which in modern equine day now is the splint bone & middle toe is the hoof)they do not need this bone. He was on entire bed rest being allowed to be handwalked after 2 weeks of nothing but being confined to a stall.
After that was over 5 minutes a day each way on the lunge line then every 2 days add a minute each day! I was very anal about this,that I bought a digital timer & set it each direction we trotted him.
We had to cut his feed in half since he was confined,he built up an energy reserve.Mind you I have a laid back Quarter horse & this is a High powered Thoroughbred,that is a recipe for disaster. My horse turned into an energy monster.
Another thing is horses grow until they are 4~5 years old,Barbaro was not done growing yet nor were his bones. My horse grew another 2 inches in height after we got him as a 3 year old. That is alot to ask of a horse to run like that.
Some horses knees do not even close up as a 2 or a 3 year old,so they are not ready to be ridden let alone raced.
They showed his breakdown on ESPN & you could see the leg flopping around. The cannon bone is the main bone that supports a horses leg,this horse is so hosed I think! He needs a miracle man.
They might have to support him by keeping him in a sling to keep the weight off that leg if it is to heal.
 
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