Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro looks out from his stall in the intensive care unit at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center for Large Animals in Kennett Square, Pa., Tuesday, May 23, 2006. Barbaro underwent surgery Sunday after a catastrophic break of his right rear leg Saturday during the start of the 131st running of the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore. (AP Photo/The University of Pennsylvania, Sabina Louise Pierce)
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The hospital is the only one in the mid-Atlantic region with a water pool for post-op recovery, Richardson said. That greatly assisted Barbaro in the hours after his six-hour surgery Sunday. And a huge positive, Sweeney said, has been the colt's intelligence and comprehension of events.
"Some horses fight treatment, often with fatal consequences,'' she said.
"Others, like Barbaro, understand that you are trying to help them.''
I am not ashamed to admit that I send him a "get well" e-mail