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This is horrible.
Simply horrible.
Why must God do one of His creatures this way?
Barbaro apparently suffered a setback today in his attempts to recover from the broken leg, but he's hanging in there.
This is horrible.
Simply horrible.
Why must God do one of His creatures this way?
Could be Satan got a holt of eem.
I need another update, Shoog. I just can't sleep at night without knowing about a horse's every move.
NYT to the rescue:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/11/sp...ef=othersports
Barbaro Set Back by Damage to a Hoof
By JOE DRAPE
Published: January 11, 2007
Barbaro was said to be resting comfortably last night after his months of slow, smooth recovery were interrupted by 36 hours of pain caused by damaged tissue in his left hind hoof.
The colt’s owners, Roy and Gretchen Jackson, and the veterinarian who cared for him while he was racing, Dr. Kathleen Anderson, said yesterday that they remained optimistic that Barbaro would fully recover. They indicated that this latest setback, part of a long and harrowing convalescence, was not as serious as previous episodes.
Each of them visited Barbaro and said the colt’s condition was improving as the day went on. Anderson said Barbaro was eating well and resting quietly in his stall in the intensive care unit of the George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals in Kennett Square, Pa., when she left him in the late afternoon.
“I do not think it as dire as it was in July,” Anderson said in a telephone interview.
That was a reference to the period when laminitis, an often-fatal disease caused by uneven weight distribution in the limbs, first afflicted Barbaro.
“It’s a step back, a disappointment and a shock because we thought we were over the hump,” Anderson said. “But it’s not insurmountable.”
Veterinarians removed the damaged tissue Tuesday night, and Barbaro was listed in stable condition. The situation, however, was described as a “significant setback” to his efforts to properly regrow a hoof that was destroyed by laminitis, according to a statement released by the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center in Kennett Square.
Barbaro, last year’s Kentucky Derby winner, has been recovering at the center since he shattered his right hind leg in the opening yards of the Preakness Stakes on May 20. In fact, his recovery was going so well that the Jacksons were making plans to move him to a facility or farm in Kentucky before winter set in.
Roy Jackson said the colt had shown discomfort in the past 36 hours primarily from a cast put on last week that was intended to help re-align a bone in Barbaro’s left hind hoof. The cast was removed Tuesday night. Some new separation of a portion of his hoof was found, and the tissue was removed.
“There was an area of his hoof where he was bothered by the cast, and by getting that cast off he has already shown some relief,” Jackson said in a telephone interview yesterday afternoon after visiting Barbaro. “I just left him and he was eating away at the hay, standing and putting weight on it better. The way it was explained to me was, the tissue removed was like getting an in-grown toenail removed.”
While the original fracture in Barbaro’s right hind leg appears to be healing well, veterinarians have always said they were more concerned about the severe laminitis that prompted the removal of 80 percent of the colt’s left hoof.
Until Tuesday, Barbaro’s convalescence had been going well enough for the Jacksons and the colt’s surgeon, Dr. Dean Richardson, to consider discharging him from the hospital for a more pastoral environment on a farm.
Richardson did not respond to requests for an interview yesterday.
It takes a year for a horse to regrow a hoof, Anderson said, and Barbaro was six months into the process and doing very well, except for a portion of his inside heel. Still, when Anderson visited last week, she said the colt was at the top of his form and looked ready to take flight in the Kentucky bluegrass.
“He was looking ready and forward to big green pasture — we all wanted it for him,” she said. “This sets things back, but not all the way to six months ago.” She added: “It’s not an overwhelming problem; it can heal given enough time. We all have to dig down and regroup. He’s had better days, but he’s had a lot more worse ones, too. He’s a fighter.”
As a longtime owner, Roy Jackson said he understood that a horse’s health could change “day to day or sometimes minute to minute.”
He and his wife have spent tens of thousands of dollars on Barbaro’s care and have said repeatedly that they would continue to do so as long as the colt can be free of pain and shows a will to live. Barbaro’s move is postponed indefinitely, but Jackson said yesterday that the colt appeared to be meeting those standards.
“Hopefully this is just a hitch in the road,” he said. “All we can do is give him the best care and say our prayers.”
He's in the horse ICU?
Damn, that's a long-ass article. I bet nobody writes an article that long about Tony Allen.
It's also important that I note that I was mistaken. This is a problem with laminitis in his left hind hoof, and not the right hind leg he broke.
The only good Barbaro article I ever read was the one where Bill Simmons said signing Barbaro would be Isiah Thomas' next move as Knicks GM.He's in the horse ICU?
Damn, that's a long-ass article. I bet nobody writes an article that long about Tony Allen.
Thanks.
I needed that.
Damn, I saw saw the clip of him. He's limping pretty good.
I guess Desinex doesn't help with that.
BRB. Going to go watch SportsCenter for the latest.
Please stop making fun of that horse.
I say put him out of his misery and turn him into glue already..
j/k
You guys are harsh
So Sea Biscuit has become Limp Biscuit... or sort of.
Barbaro feeling better, still faces long laminitis fight
Barbaro is bouncing back again.
The Kentucky Derby winner is spending hours in his protective sling, needed to deter sudden movement and make the colt comfortable as he fights back from his latest setback from laminitis.
"Oh yeah, he's not down as far as he was on Tuesday," co-owner Gretchen Jackson said Thursday. "He's coming back. He's a comfortable horse."
Barbaro
AP Photo/George Widman
Barbaro, in this recent picture, still needs to grow back more of his left hind hoof in order to fully recover.
X-rays on the 4-year-old bay colt showed no additional complications in either hind leg, and chief surgeon Dean Richardson said Barbaro was "acceptably comfortable" in his recovery from having damaged tissue removed from his left hind hoof on Tuesday.
"They're being aggressive in treating it," Jackson said. "I think it makes it sound worse than it is."
Barbaro spent part of the summer in his sling in his ICU stall at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center. The ailing colt would squirm in the sling, which allowed him to shift his weight from side to side. The main goal is comfort.
"As far as his at ude, he's fine," Jackson said. "He's got fight. He just tries hard."
Barbaro seemed more comfortable Thursday in his ongoing fight with laminitis, a painful, often fatal disease, in his left hind foot. Jackson said Barbaro was not in pain, felt better and had a "decent night."
"We are reminded that the horse has a very serious condition that could rear its ugly head off and on," Jackson said Thursday. I'm concerned all the time. I've been concerned since May. They say he's dealing with it. He's not in pain. He's OK."
Barbaro has been rehabilitating at New Bolton since shattering three bones in his right hind leg just a few strides into the Preakness on May 20.
"He is getting up and down on his own and continues to eat and have stable vital signs," Richardson said. "We are considering several additional therapeutic options at this time. He is stable and acceptably comfortable."
Barbaro had become uncomfortable on his left hind foot in recent days a week after a new cast was put on the foot. The cast was removed after some new separation on the inside portion of his hoof was found.
"In my opinion, nobody knows why this happened," Jackson said. "He was doing good in the cast. It was the best I've seen him walk in the time he was there."
After his injury in the Preakness, Barbaro developed severe laminitis, caused by uneven weight distribution in the limbs. The result was that 80 percent of his left hind hoof was removed in mid July.
The disease, called laminitis or founder, involves inflammation and structural damage to tissue that bonds the horse's bone to the inner wall of the hoof.
"We'd still like to see him live a normal life," Jackson said.
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/hor...ory?id=2727568
Just clone him already, damn.
I wonder how many times they've got him to whack off so far? His sperm is all his owners really want.
THE ARTIFICIAL VAGINA
The "A.V." is the tool most commonly used for semen collection from stallions for use in artificial insemination programs, for the semen to be frozen, or for analysis.
There are several types of artificial vagina available commercially. Although there are differences, they all follow the same general design format of having a tubular inner liner, usually of latex, which is surrounded by a fillable water jacket encased in a harder outer s . Attachable at the distal end is some form of collection apparatus to capture the ejaculated semen, this apparatus will often include a filter of some sort to remove the gel fraction of the ejaculate and any detritus such as smegma.
Probably the two most common models seen in use in North America are the Colorado and Missouri models. The Colorado model has been modified by other companies but retains a similar basic design. Each AV model has different advantages over another, and many technicians, and indeed stallions, develop a preference for one or another model. These are some of the commonest advantages to each model that we and others have noted:
COLORADO STYLE
* Retains water temperature longer in cold weather
* Is more durable under extreme use
* Liner is cheaper to replace when worn or damaged
* If not too long, allows the stallion to ejaculate well clear of the heated liner, thereby avoiding danger of sperm damage by heat shock
MISSOURI
* Is cheaper to purchase initially
* Is lighter and therefore easier to handle when filled with water
* Will allow for the addition of air to make the liner tighter
* Allows a less direct manual stimulation of the penis, which can be preferable with some stallions
Is there an address to send get-well cards?
©Ray Allen
He needs some Quaaludes.
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