Springside Update: Surgery Successful

[freddymo]

Barbaro 2 the sequel

[smuthg]

thanks for the update...

[Danzig]

good news so far, hope for the best in the end for her.
i never realized until recently how often changing leads can affect these horses-i read a few months back that many on-track breakdowns occur on a lead change, such as with pine island.

[Riot]

Good news to start, hope it continues. What a shame, such a promising, exciting filly.

[sumitas]

Thank you for the news . I hope she comes through in fine order .

[Left Bank]

Steve,where is Josie Carrol at now?FG?

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Danzig

good news so far, hope for the best in the end for her.
i never realized until recently how often changing leads can affect these horses-i read a few months back that many on-track breakdowns occur on a lead change, such as with pine island.

Where did you see that? I'd love to read more about it.

I hope this isn't an obviously stupid question but given how many things can go wrong with horses (see Wanderin Boy) that don't keep them from returning to the track, are they planning on giving her plenty of time off and then trying again or is this the kind of deal where she's gonna be bred at age 3? I just noticed that nobody that I'd seen quoted had said one way or the other so I wondered if I either missed it or it was clear to everyone but me. I saw she had multiple fractures and nothing about 'career ending' which they usually put out there in the articles.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Where did you see that? I'd love to read more about it.

I hope this isn't an obviously stupid question but given how many things can go wrong with horses (see Wanderin Boy) that don't keep them from returning to the track, are they planning on giving her plenty of time off and then trying again or is this the kind of deal where she's gonna be bred at age 3? I just noticed that nobody that I'd seen quoted had said one way or the other so I wondered if I either missed it or it was clear to everyone but me. I saw she had multiple fractures and nothing about 'career ending' which they usually put out there in the articles.

It would be hard to believe that a horse that suffered multiple fractures to the pastern bone would be able to return to racing.

[docicu3]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

It would be hard to believe that a horse that suffered multiple fractures to the pastern bone would be able to return to racing.

What makes this special?? Are you saying multiple fractures are too much to come back from or is there some special weight bearing issue with this bone humans don't have?

[Danzig]

if you've seen how barbaro walked after his surgery, or dancinginmydreams with her fused ankle, you'd see why.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Where did you see that? I'd love to read more about it.

I hope this isn't an obviously stupid question but given how many things can go wrong with horses (see Wanderin Boy) that don't keep them from returning to the track, are they planning on giving her plenty of time off and then trying again or is this the kind of deal where she's gonna be bred at age 3? I just noticed that nobody that I'd seen quoted had said one way or the other so I wondered if I either missed it or it was clear to everyone but me. I saw she had multiple fractures and nothing about 'career ending' which they usually put out there in the articles.

like cannon said, i seriously doubt a return to racing. right now the biggest worry is infection, and then i'd imagine laminitis. as someone else wrote, it's akin to barbaros battle.
i doubt she gets bred this year, she'll be touch and go for a while-and it is already december. maybe the following spring-here's hoping she makes it.

as for where i read it-most likely bloodhorse, perhaps the print version.