barbaro latest

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by smartyalex

http://ntra.com/content.aspx?type=news&id=22635

D*mnit.

Originally Posted by smartyalex

http://ntra.com/content.aspx?type=news&id=22635

Thanks for the update. I hope this "setback" isnt too serious.

[Sightseek]

Ugh, it made me sick to my stomach when I saw this headline....I hope it doesn't get worse.

[randallscott35]

I'll tell you, longterm these things will keep cropping up. He isn't a longshot anymore, but he isn't 2-5 to make it for the next 15 years either.

[saucon17]

Hopefully he gets through this one like he did with his
other setbacks. Dealing with the hoof is a delicate subject

[Buffymommy]

My sentiments exactly Geniune! DAMN IT!

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

i hope he gets to the breeding shed...we need some barbero/gorella babys..

[Buffymommy]

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

i hope he gets to the breeding shed...we need some barbero/gorella babys..

OHHHH WOULDN'T THAT BABY BE KEV'S NEXT LICIENSE PLATE?

Barbella?

I would love to be the person who invents a prosthetic hoof. I wonder if this is even possible.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

I would love to be the person who invents a prosthetic hoof. I wonder if this is even possible.

there are horses that have prosthetic limbs....

[Scav]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

there are horses that have prosthetic limbs....

Can they breed though? Have to be some serious titanium or whatever that super strength stuff is?

[Cajungator26]

Damn! I hope he's going to be ok...

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Scav

Can they breed though? Have to be some serious titanium or whatever that super strength stuff is?

yes...there was or is (I don't know if he is still alive) a stud that had a prosthetic rear limb...I will try to find an article.

Originally Posted by paisjpq

yes...there was or is (I don't know if he is still alive) a stud that had a prosthetic rear limb...I will try to find an article.

That is amazing. I understand limb, but can a hoof be prosthetic? If it could, then that would be awesome.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

yes...there was or is (I don't know if he is still alive) a stud that had a prosthetic rear limb...I will try to find an article.

I think he passed away (due to other causes.) I can't remember his name for the life of me.

[paisjpq]

an excerpt from an article in the horse last summer....but I wouldn't go imagining that this would be possible for Barbaro...his broken leg would not be able to endure the recovery and adaptation of removing the laminitic foot.



Q. How many amputations have you performed?
Redden: I've done 44 procedures to date.
Grant: I have done over 30.

Q. How many have been successful?
Redden: Eight to 10 cases have been quite successful; two front limb amputations, the others rear limb amputations.
Grant: I had two who did not adapt to the temporary prosthesis immediately following surgery and had to be euthanatized. I had one Thoroughbred stallion with a hind leg who bred live cover for two years, then died from a perforated gastric ulcer. Two Thoroughbred mares did well, one had a hind limb prosthesis who aborted twins and died from hemorrhage. The other mare with a hind leg prosthesis survived three years. She never carried a foal. A quarter Horse stallion survived for six years with a front leg amputation. A Morgan mare with a front leg prosthesis survived for more than six years. And a pony who lived more than 20 years with a prosthetic front leg.

Q. What is the lifespan on an amputee?
Redden: My oldest patient, Josie, has had her prosthetic since February 1992. She is low maintenance and stays out in a large paddock 24/7. A stallion with his hind limb amputated just below the hock remains healthy and covers his mares live. He lost his hind leg more than 10 years ago. The frog graft has offered them a tough stump pad, which has served them well (more on fro grafts in a moment).
Grant: The smaller horses seem to live longer.
http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle....kw=prosthetics

Originally Posted by paisjpq

an excerpt from an article in the horse last summer....but I wouldn't go imagining that this would be possible for Barbaro...his broken leg would not be able to endure the recovery and adaptation of removing the laminitic foot.



Q. How many amputations have you performed?
Redden: I've done 44 procedures to date.
Grant: I have done over 30.

Q. How many have been successful?
Redden: Eight to 10 cases have been quite successful; two front limb amputations, the others rear limb amputations.
Grant: I had two who did not adapt to the temporary prosthesis immediately following surgery and had to be euthanatized. I had one Thoroughbred stallion with a hind leg who bred live cover for two years, then died from a perforated gastric ulcer. Two Thoroughbred mares did well, one had a hind limb prosthesis who aborted twins and died from hemorrhage. The other mare with a hind leg prosthesis survived three years. She never carried a foal. A quarter Horse stallion survived for six years with a front leg amputation. A Morgan mare with a front leg prosthesis survived for more than six years. And a pony who lived more than 20 years with a prosthetic front leg.

Q. What is the lifespan on an amputee?
Redden: My oldest patient, Josie, has had her prosthetic since February 1992. She is low maintenance and stays out in a large paddock 24/7. A stallion with his hind limb amputated just below the hock remains healthy and covers his mares live. He lost his hind leg more than 10 years ago. The frog graft has offered them a tough stump pad, which has served them well (more on fro grafts in a moment).
Grant: The smaller horses seem to live longer.
http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle....kw=prosthetics

Thanks for this info.

[pdrift1]

this is very sad news lets keep our prayers with him , bless you champ

[my miss storm cat]

Sad, sad, sad. I just hope he makes it....

[AeWingnut]

"Barbaro became acutely uncomfortable on the foot Tuesday night, prompting veterinarians there to remove his cast. After discovering a new separation of the inside portion of the hoof, they removed damaged tissue. The center referred to the setback as significant."


it's a longshot folks.

Hope for the best but expect the worst