Aw .... just saw that they put him down. Sad ... he was a brave horse that didn't lose his determination to win. I wish they had some of this technology 30 years ago when they had to put Ruffian down ... another great fighting spirit.
When I was in Catholic school the nun who taught religion said that animals had no soul because they were not created in God's image so they could not go to heaven - they just died. The kids cried in class. Sadistic nun.
Sadly, it was Ruffian's spirit that caused her to tear up all the work that was performed on her the previous night. Contrast all that was done to try and save Barbaro with the culture of death known as Islam.