Jacksons New Bolton Honored with Eclipse

philcski · #1 01-23-2007, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

not to be a jerk but..i was a barbero fan from the get go..future bets fla derby ..the derby and preakness..he was a fine animal..the problem ..i feel that giving a ecilips award to the owners is a joke..unless the award says somthing like.. for meritorius spending of money to ensure breeding of a derby winner......lets face facts ..he was saved because of one thing..greed..you ll not find one other owner that would do this..again my opinion ..if this horse was to not be saved for breeding and that reason only..ill eat may hat..

I can't understand half the things you write but from what I gather I think you're way off base here. The Jacksons don't need the money. They're multi multi multi millionaires and they're attempting to save Barbaro because they love the horse. There's been 132 Kentucky Derby winners in history, and they have one of them. I'd love the horse too if I were them.

hoovesupsideyourhead · #2 01-23-2007, 11:04 AM

well i see im the minority on here..but think about the horse..if he cant cover any mares whats his quality of life goung to be..stall ridden..not exactly a go prance around the field deal....and no they dont need the money..i guess i just see though the false impression that these are such GREAT PEOPLE..LOL..

Cajungator26 · #3 01-23-2007, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

well i see im the minority on here..but think about the horse..if he cant cover any mares whats his quality of life goung to be..stall ridden..not exactly a go prance around the field deal....and no they dont need the money..i guess i just see though the false impression that these are such GREAT PEOPLE..LOL..

What is the quality of life of ANY breeding stallion, hooves? Let's be realistic here... how many horses are "happy" being kept alone all the time? Not many... They are herd animals and as such, they don't like to be alone.

He won't be stall ridden once that laminitic hoof is grown out IMO. I'd venture to say that he'd be allowed out in the paddock just like any other stallion.