Re: Bad news for Barbaro (535 Views)
Posted by:
Chuckles_the_Clown2 (IP Logged)
Date: July 13, 2006 11:16PM
P-Dub, I have a best friend story I can't even tell. 20 years later it still chokes me up. The best thing about the man dog relationship is that its just as good for the dog when the dog finds the right owner. Your dog was lucky and I'm sure she knew it. Jerry has his cats. One was a diabetic receiving injections from him I believe. Did that cat get lucky or what?
The best horses are majestic, brave and dependable, yet honestly its hard to get as attached to them as a dog. Those dogs are just downright loyal. Plus the horses are an expertise thing. You can't get too sentimental over them. That said I visited Easy Goer's home shortly after he passed away and standing before his stall I got so emotional I'm sure I weirded out the farm hand giving me the tour. When Smarty lost the Triple Crown I was major league funked out and it had nothing to do with not turning the Birdstone perfecta around.
I say some things to stir the pot. To get debate going, but I was stone sober serious about Barbaro not being a viable stud prospect and doing the right thing by him. Still, I'm worried about him and restless, checking the sites constantly for the next bit of news even though I'm quite sure I know what is developing. With laminitis things can happen quickly. Sunday Silence held on a week before he laid down, but he was an older horse. Barbaro was in absolute top condition when this happened and that condition and his big heart have carried him a long way. However, wishing breeding years upon him so badly that the reality is ignored is not humane. He's telling them he's tired.