Well, it was a lot then :~D
Mine charges about $80 (plus or minus $10) for Bay when he gets new shoes and pads, but he drops it to the regular price when he's just resetting. He only gets replacements every-other time.
http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=64185&subsec=1
Posted: 6/2/2006 4:17:54 PM
Barbaro recovering well, eating like a king at New Bolton
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Barbaro continued to please equine surgeon Dean Richardson with his progress on Friday as he recuperates from surgery to repair multiple fractures to his right hind leg and a dislocated fetlock at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
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"I'm very pleased with the progress Barbaro is making," said Richardson, chief surgeon at Penn's veterinary school. "Everything is fine."
One of the most common questions officials at the New Bolton Center have been asked in the last two weeks is: What is Barbaro being fed in addition to hay?
Barbaro is given the same sweet feed he was fed while racing, three times a day. Corn oil is added to his grain to help assist in maintaining his weight. Barbaro also is fed alfalfa for calcium and fresh hand-picked grass delivered directly to his stall.
Intensive Care Unit nurses also give Barbaro plenty of attention to alleviate boredom, grooming him "from head to tail at least once a day, not to mention all the 'scratching' sessions he gets," according to a press release.
Although Richardson has been hesitant to look too far into the future, another common question raised has been whether Barbaro would need additional support for his right hind leg should he eventually recover well enough to be let out in a paddock. Hospital officials said in the release that Barbaro would, ideally, need little additional support once his leg is fully healed. His foot should touch the ground as normal, although the angle of the fetlock may be different.