[Getready]

D*mn...
I hate to see those beautiful animals get injured like that.
I also wonder if the thorobreds have been bred to have minimal
muscle in the lower legs, which makes an injury like that
almost a death sentence...
Anyway, I hope and have prayed for a good recovery and a long
life for Barbaro.

[HairOfTheDog]

I also wonder if the thorobreds have been bred to have minimal muscle in the lower legs, which makes an injury like that almost a death sentence...

No horse has muscle in the lower leg. It's just not the way they're designed.