Barbaro

The race is such a complete and utter afterthought.

 

Yes.

 

You're right, my apologies...
Thanks, Moddy.

 

I think of a Breeders Cup about 10-15 years ago, maybe longer, where three horses died -- two from broken legs, one from a heart attack. That scared me off of watching horse racing for years.

I can't even imagine how my mom must be taking this. She'd rather I be put down than a horse (hyperbole ... I think).

 

I was born in '76, so I missed the race itself. But I read a book on Ruffian in elementary school. Checked it out from the school library, devoured it in one day. Cried for an hour.

 

  Go for Wand in the stretch...probably the single most sickening sports moment I ever watched live on TV. They had the green curtain out there in record time.

  Christ, Bonds ties the Babe and we have a major brawl in Chicago...and we're not talking about either right now.

 

From the latest AP story:

Doesn't sound good at all.

 

Now I'm going to ask a stupid question, but I'm not a big horse person so I plead ignorance. But is it possible to amputate the leg of a horse and have him be functional, or is that too much weight to put on three legs? The Petsmart near me has cats for adoption by a rescue group, and they have a story posted about a cat with four broken legs in a car accident that they nursed back to health. Cats are different than horses, of course.

Anyone remember that West Wing-inspired hypothetical about how you'd spend $10 billion to fix a problem? Or is it even feasable to heal a horse with a broken leg (short of putting him in a coma for six-eight weeks?)