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  • Barbaro keeps getting better

    01/09/2007 4:23:15 PM PST · by STARWISE · 17 replies · 732+ views
    Yahoo/AP ^ | 1-9-07
    Barbaro's right hind leg is improving and the Kentucky Derby winner had a cast put on his laminitis-stricken left hind foot to help realign the bone. "This cast was applied with the goal of starting to help re-align his coffin bone properly in that foot," said Dean Richardson, chief surgeon at the New Bolton Center. Richardson also said on Tuesday that tests on Barbaro's right hind leg showed improved alignment and continued healing.
  • Barbaro remains stable and comfortable.

    07/26/2006 6:39:09 AM PDT · by gate2wire · 45 replies · 514+ views
    KENNETT SQUARE, PA — According to Chief of Surgery Dean Richardson, Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro slept well after his left hind foot bandage was changed yesterday. “I’m happy with the appearance of this foot, which is doing as well as can be expected,” said Dr. Richardson. “Over the last several days, his temperature has been normal and his blood work has significantly improved suggesting that the infection in his right hind is under control.” His heart rate is also consistently normal now, a good indication that he is stable and comfortable. Barbaro remains in the Intensive Care Unit of Penn’s...