wow. he's putting a fair amount of weight on the bum leg.
Yesterday the doctor said the horse only had about a 50% chance of survival. Many real problems can arise over the next month of recovery. But I imagine, this horse will see much more attention than the average horse, so I would guess the odds are a bit better.
I am glad the owners were willing to try to save him via surgery. In the old days, he would have just simply been shot.
Ping.
So far so good. That horse is everything I thought he was and more. Amazing spirit. Amazing temperament under the circumstances. Kudos to his exceptional medical team and to his owners.
I understand that anything can happen from this point forward. But it certainly is encouraging to hear that he's putting weight on his right hind leg. Goooooooooo, Barbaro! He's a champion in every way.
This has been great news. The Houston Chronicle had a headline that read that if Barbaro could not be used as a stallion, he would be euthanized. The guy that wrote that, though, was a complete idiot.