Barbaro had surgery last night

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Originally Posted by pgardn

So you think a claimer of theirs would have ended up in that facility and not been put down? Think of what the vets would have told them. Now a Kentucky Derby winner that has captured the Nation... Not trying to be mean spirited, just real. It was not just their decision. Its much easier when the Vets tell you what is best for the animal... I wonder how many opinions the Jacksons got to put Barbaro down... now make the same injury to a claimer and listen to the opinions.

while this argument may have some merit, is it really worth having? No one knows if an owner would have done the same for another 'lesser' horse, but why even debate it? The point is that they did do it for this horse, and thus far his recovery has been better that expected. Certainly he has had a setback but to imply that perhaps they shouldn't have tried to save him in the first place is useless.