Just checked with Bloodhorse magazine and found that Proud Citizen, the horse they vanned off after the Belmont has a cracked left shin. He is able to put his weight on it, there's no swelling in the ankle or the knee which is a good sign apparently. he will be out of training for 90 - 120 days.
As it regards Imadeed, the mare that went down with the horse that cracked its skull, x-rays showed there was no fracture but she suffered a torn suspensory ligament and bowed a tendon in the right front leg.
The vet said there will be on-going evaluations today and tomorrow and a course of treatment settled upon.
These are not 'good' injuries, though not as horrid as cracking the skull. I would imagine her owners will allow her to recover and then put her in the breeding shed. I believe I heard talk last night that the owners owned her mother, making her a homebred--thus I would imagine they are rather attached to her and prefer to keep her out of harms way.
Thanks for the good news on the filly. Heal filly.
Thanks for the update on the horses
Sorry for popping in and out so much lately .. the hubby pulled his back out .. so now I have 4 kids to care for
I'm glad those 2 horses are going to be okay. I always thought it was just too sad when a horse was destroyed for an injury that might be repaired as was common at one time. Still tragic that a horse died like that. I guess it's just me and horses. Somehow I always held them several notches above other animals, and while it's sad when any animal dies tragically, it just seems that horses are just too beautiful and noble to die like that.