Barbaro continues to Improve

[chupster2]

http://drf.com/news/article/76109.html

This article doesn't seem short or uninformative to me. It doesn't sound overly optomistic. It sounds like what it is. Multiple cast changes were talked about all along. I know for sure I heard they would probably have to replace hardware and that the hardware outlasting the healing is a major complication of this type of surgery. Also, a human surgeon would not really have a grasp of what would be expected in hardware change as their patients have completely different weight distribution and vastly different load worries. And just how many injuries are THIS serious to draw comparisons to? Quite frankly, I'm amazed no one has thrown up big gushers over the abcess as being indicitive of DANGER, WILL ROBINSON. But honestly, if it is being treated topically, it isn't much of an abcess. Who is the champion stud that broke his hind leg in an accident? Did an article of "looking back" on bloodhorse a while back after Barbaro's surgery. I'll have to search that out. At any rate, hugely better possibilities here. But my point is, I guess, that in many ways there is no "standard" when it comes to this injury recovery. I don't see anyone saying he's free and clear. Don't know why this has become a contentious thread, but let's just say that I, at least, highly doubt there is a bunch of spinning going on. If anything, Richardson is always stressing they haven't come that far yet but that, yes, progress has been good as far as they have come. Take a chill pill everyone.

The only real news we are ever really going to read about Barbaro is bad news until he is on a farm. The fact that the vet didn't have anything bad to report makes me believe he probably is just moving along slowly but nothing indicates he is getting worse. All I can tell is that he seems to be a pro at getting into and out of the pool after surgery. Good luck to him. The sport really needs him to pull through.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by chupster2

http://drf.com/news/article/76109.html

This article doesn't seem short or uninformative to me. It doesn't sound overly optomistic. It sounds like what it is. Multiple cast changes were talked about all along. I know for sure I heard they would probably have to replace hardware and that the hardware outlasting the healing is a major complication of this type of surgery. Also, a human surgeon would not really have a grasp of what would be expected in hardware change as their patients have completely different weight distribution and vastly different load worries. And just how many injuries are THIS serious to draw comparisons to? Quite frankly, I'm amazed no one has thrown up big gushers over the abcess as being indicitive of DANGER, WILL ROBINSON. But honestly, if it is being treated topically, it isn't much of an abcess. Who is the champion stud that broke his hind leg in an accident? Did an article of "looking back" on bloodhorse a while back after Barbaro's surgery. I'll have to search that out. At any rate, hugely better possibilities here. But my point is, I guess, that in many ways there is no "standard" when it comes to this injury recovery. I don't see anyone saying he's free and clear. Don't know why this has become a contentious thread, but let's just say that I, at least, highly doubt there is a bunch of spinning going on. If anything, Richardson is always stressing they haven't come that far yet but that, yes, progress has been good as far as they have come. Take a chill pill everyone.

that would be nuryev, who broke his leg in his paddock. also, swaps suffered a career ending fracture, took him months to heal. then there's kelso's old man...
richardson has been up front from the get go about this injury. they really are treading new water here. all the comparisons to other injuries...but none have been this involved. and we all knew going in that it would take months to know for sure if barbaro would make it.

patience people. hope for the best. all things considered, the horse has done remarkably well considering.

[blackthroatedwind]

I was lucky enough to visit Nureyev in his private " barn " back in the mid 90s. They had a great photo display of him going through all the steps of his recovery. It was fascinating and actually touching.

[Rupert Pupkin]

There is actually a new article at drf.com that goes into much more detail about Barbaro's condition and answers many of the questions that people in this thread were asking. It is the article that Chupster has provided a link to.

[Pointg5]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I was lucky enough to visit Nureyev in his private " barn " back in the mid 90s. They had a great photo display of him going through all the steps of his recovery. It was fascinating and actually touching.

I saw him about six years ago, his groom that took care of him post-surgery was still with him...