Barbaro = Churchill Downs

[coltsfan]

Forgive me for my ignorance, but is cremation usually done? Personally I don't like the thought of Barbaro being cremated. But then again, that's just me.

[Danzig]

i plan to be cremated when i die. certainly don't have a problem with barbaro being cremated.
i'd imagine they did it for just this reason-not sure yet where he would be buried. not like you can wait very long without having done so. also, maybe they are considering having him buried at a track--and there are VERY FEW intact horses buried at tracks.

[smartyalex]

he has already been creamated.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Danzig188

i plan to be cremated when i die. certainly don't have a problem with barbaro being cremated.
i'd imagine they did it for just this reason-not sure yet where he would be buried. not like you can wait very long without having done so. also, maybe they are considering having him buried at a track--and there are VERY FEW intact horses buried at tracks.

me too...and I plan to have my horse cremated when he goes...I've buried a few horses and I hate going through it...

and good point about cremation being better than the head, heart and hooves...I've always found that barbaric.

[coltsfan]

Originally Posted by Danzig188

i plan to be cremated when i die. certainly don't have a problem with barbaro being cremated.
i'd imagine they did it for just this reason-not sure yet where he would be buried. not like you can wait very long without having done so. also, maybe they are considering having him buried at a track--and there are VERY FEW intact horses buried at tracks.

Good points. I've never really put much thought to how things are done after a horse (like Barbaro) passes.

[pmayjr]

Are you aure he's been creamated Smarty? On Larry King the Jacksons said they haven't decided what to do with his remains yet. But then again maybe it was implied that he was cremated.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

Are you aure he's been creamated Smarty? On Larry King the Jacksons said they haven't decided what to do with his remains yet. But then again maybe it was implied that he was cremated.

he has been.

they are taking their time on deciding, and have every right to do so. churchill stepped up, ky horse park also would like to inter him there. then there's something possibly in the works closer to home...
i'd like to see him at churchill or ky horse park. that is a beautiful place.

i also think the heart and hooves thing is a bit gruesome, but as i understand it is also a tradition. one can see why when you consider everything involved in burying a horse--space constraints more than anything would keep you from doing that with all of your horses.


to be perfectly honest, i want a viking 'burial' but will have to settle for cremation.

whats the heart and hooves tradition?

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by kwilk

whats the heart and hooves tradition?

Kwilk,

First, welcome.. Technically, you're member #1,000...

The tradition is that only horses' hearts (courage) and hooves (speed) are buried. The greats are buried 'entire'.. a rare honor.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Danzig188

i plan to be cremated when i die. certainly don't have a problem with barbaro being cremated.
i'd imagine they did it for just this reason-not sure yet where he would be buried. not like you can wait very long without having done so. also, maybe they are considering having him buried at a track--and there are VERY FEW intact horses buried at tracks.

I want to be cremated too. I'll be damned before I have bugs crawling all over my dead body.