"Laura De Seroux, Rancho Santa Fe, CA: I would like to thank all of you who have written sympathetic words concerning the Azeri situation.
I know that in his press release Mike Paulson has referred to the "so called tendon injury." I believe that all of you out there trust that Dr. Joe Cannon knew very well what he was scanning and even more telling than the scan was the fact that Azeri palpated very sore. So, we knew that resulting scans would show vast improvement because we knew we were catching it very early. The first scan in Kentucky was done by a vet from Rood and Riddle a week after she arrived and according to Dr. Scott Pierce (our veterinarian and a member of the Rood & Riddle team) the scan report said "resolving tendonitis." Paulson's press release is manipulating the facts. You can imagine how discouraging it is to try to do what's right for a great mare and have the owner not believe you.
I only hope that Azeri is given wonderful care in her new surroundings and that Lukas stops on her when it is time. I wish him the best of luck with the other horses he has received." --December 29:

http://www.thoroughbredinfo.com/showcase/voices-old.htm

I've also come to learn she had posted with "some" frequency at the Thoroughbred Times Forums under her real name. (you can search the posts there by the posters name, although I believe the scathing comments are archived and I was not able to obtain results with an archived search.)

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/forum/default.asp?CAT_ID=4

Apparently, she has said some highly uncomplimentary things about Lukas she learned while she worked as an exercise rider for him. Since saying them she has issued a sort of retraction, though you have to wonder if there was a basis for the earlier statements.

Azeri definitely had a tendon issue. The question is the severity and the extent of the healing. Like Silver Charm said, Seabisquit had a tendon too, so we'll see. It doesn't much matter except from a wagering perspective and I'll be careful in including Azeri in mine.



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