also you can leave a memorial here just type in.. Barbaro
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I feel the same thing that I feel when I hear ANY racing Thoroughbred's name -- that the people who train and race horses should be in jail.
NO horse should be ridden until he is 3 years old. Riding a 2 year old horse is bad enough. RACING a baby is downright criminal - or it should be. It's common today to ride 2 year olds, but if they were ALLOWED TO GROW UP first, there would be far fewer leg AND behavioral problems with horses.
If Barbaro hadn't been ridden FAR FAR too young, his leg probably wouldn't have broken and the world wouldn't have lost such a wonderful horse.
I feel sad that he had to pass away.
i gues he was a dog im so sorry for your pets demise i hope you can come to terms with it soon and go forth with great memories,,,,,,,
I feel great sadness. The loss of a horse, and the loss of a superstar.
I also have good feelings when I hear his name.
Glad that he had owners who cared for him and just wanted to get him better, even though his future would not have seen him being able to sire foals. They just wanted him to live.
Glad that veterinary medicine has come so far and that this horse had a real chance of surviving.
Glad that his medical staff gave their all.
Glad that he was given every chance, but not subjected to prolonged suffering without hope.
Glad that he captured the hearts and love of so many many people.
Saddness, I cried when I ofund out he died. He was an amazing and beautiful animal who tragically lost his life. He was a strong spirit.
i agree with luv rats. my father in law owns 2 race horses and he "waited" out of concern for their legs untill they were 20 months old to enter them into training. just because they start at 2 doesn't mean they really are 2 or that training started at 2. it often starts as young as 18 months. not to say the trainers are trying to be cruel its just the way the industry is being run. babies are expect to run longer, faster, more often and sooner than they used to be. yes accidents do happen but this type of accident happens way too often for it to just be a random occurance. i also feel a little angry, all this concern for a multi millon dollar horse but what about the ones who were passed through auction after auction on broken legs only to end up at meat. ( not trying to start a meat debate just pointing out that horses with broken legs are transported even though its supposed to be illegal for them to stop and auction them. they are supposed to be transported either for treatment or directly to an appropriate facility for humane destruction) this is alink about the santa anita track and the problems it has had with horses "breaking down" on it.
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I still feel terribly sad. I wrote and posted:
He was not my pet. He was not my horse. I believe he was everyone's horse.
Look at his photo: he had a blaze on his forehead that looked like a map of the Eastern Shore.
Still, like most folks who ever cared about a critter, I grew to love him - and I celebrated every milestone of his race toward recovery.
He didn't make it, but we can learn from him and his owners and primary Vet (Dr. Dean Richardson).
What I have learned:
1. NEVER quit until all possibility of even breaking even is gone
2. Give it your best shot - then go a little further
3. "Grief is the price we pay for love" (statement by owner)
Goodbye, dear brave and valiant prince. May you be whole and happy at the “Rainbow Bridge.”.
“For the journey is done, and the summit attained.”
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