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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 9:23 am
Oh yeth, Ms. Mocha. Great times - gotta get out my dvd and watch it now LOL 'ceptin your friends the cows aren't on it. I still think about how cold Mrs. Granny was, though . In the future I will remember to bring her my mink poncho whenever we meet up just in case. Shouldn't be a problem around July in Vegas, though.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 9:39 am
Rn lol that's cuz she didn't follow directions and wear the coat I told her to bring. Lol bout the cows.
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Irishtxgrl
Member
12-07-2005
| Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 10:00 am
RN getting ready to have lunch and watch a movie
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Grannyg
Member
05-28-2002
| Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 6:50 pm
RN, I don't care how cold I was, I wouldn't have missed the event of the year for anything. It was the most spectacular day!!! Even the cows. lol
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 9:16 pm
RN I wish I hadn't watched the Preakness. 
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 9:39 pm
RN, I know, Who. I was feeling so terrible for the horse. I was touched to see the owner hugging the jockey who was near tears. What is the latest on the horse, do you know? (I was out most of the night afterwards.) I heard some news blurb about it being a life and death matter now. But that's all I heard.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 10:22 pm
RN....Herck, someone on another board said this link keeps good updated info: http://www.bloodhorse.com/ Barbaro suffered fractures above and below the ankle. Surgery scheduled for Sunday. Could be life threatening cause of recuperation time (how do you keep a horse "bedridden" for six weeks), and cause if blood flow to the area was disrupted, I guess it means the area can't heal?
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 10:28 pm
RN, thanks, Who. I will check it out. You'd think they could kinda suspend him in midair--so his body and feet could wiggle but not touch down. Maybe keep him slightly 'under' for that period? I'm going there to read now! Thanks again!
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 10:34 pm
RN, I've heard of horses being suspended in a sling like that. But with a hot headed Thoroughbred born to run, how do you keep him from getting fed up with that long a period of idleness? In one of those articles, it does say a lot of it will depend on his temperament. I'm guessing his willingness to go through a recuperation period will be the biggest factor. Assuming of course the leg is operable, he survives anesthesia, etc.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 10:40 pm
RN, Who, I am not surprised, I guess, but saddened to hear the confirmation that the injury, at the very least, is career-ending. I sure hope the blood supply wasn't lost so he can heal enough to enjoy a pasture for the rest of his life. I didn't think the injury happened at the gate, either. I was watching very closely and would have thought any breaks would be in his front legs. I wondered if another horse's hoof clipped him on the ankle or something--in that first part of the race. Awful if a bad step, as the jockey believes, caused such a break. I wonder if they ever--as a precaution--wrap race horses' ankles for that very reason?
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 10:46 pm
RN, btw, Who, I live VERY close to Kennett Square--where he is being treated.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 6:47 am
RN, I just want to say that racing is one of the single most harmful and cruel activities for horses. It is not at all uncommon for them to have lifelong debiliating injuries from being worked at extreme speeds at ages when their bodies are still developing and growing. I have adopted and rescued far too many horses from the track whose legs will never be normal, and who will have very short useful lives because of their racing injuries. I have a retired one now who had a pastern break at five, and at 16 he is completely and permanently lame. I have another who is only 6, who was rejected as a racehorse because he wasn't fast enough, but who is already permanently lame from just training for racing.
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Tater
Member
03-19-2003
| Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 10:09 am
RN I feel sad for all the race animals.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 11:47 am
I agree wholeheartedly with you Karuuna. I was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, where Barbaro is being treated. One of the first things we learned in equine medicine was that the horses were forced into too early training for racing. Herckleperckle, since you live near Kennett Square you live in Andew Weyeth country. It is so beautiful there. New Bolton Center, the large animal center of Penn is located there so I knew it well. Since Barbaro, is high profile he will get special treatment at Penn. Money talks. Leg injuries are usually career ending.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 12:01 pm
Right now I feel sorry for all race animals! Right now DS is home with a "rash". The doctor is not sure if it's contagious so he's taking antibiotics and staying close to home today. Poor DS! 
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 12:08 pm
RN I still feel sad about what happened in the Preakness. I've seen horses go down before but I didn't realize that injuries as Karuuna and Dogdoc describe are so prevalent. I guess only the bad ones are obvious.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 12:21 pm
RN, I didn't either. And I didn't realize racing was even bad for them! That is barbaric, then. I thought horses were made to run. But I guess running free and running in short spurts like that, with intense training for it, could have serious side effects. I never knew til I heard it on the news, that the back legs support 1000 pounds each, and that that portion of their legs is so fragile. Anyone heard how the surgery is going? (I haven't had TV on today.) ETA: Yes, Dogdoc. My mom lived right down the road from Kennett Square. I live a pebble's throw from what is called 'chateau country.' Brandywine Creek State Park, where I walk Herc almost every day, is on the edge of that very, very beautiful area. And Rockford Park, where I am allowed to let Herc run (closer to the city) is bounded on one side by Delaware Museum, which has always featured his works. Everyone in Delaware knows their Andrew Wyeths!!
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 12:32 pm
Andrew Wyeth:

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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 12:45 pm
RN, New Bolton Center And RN, wow, Dogdoc, who did you know? That is a fabulous school! Just fabulous!
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 1:04 pm
RN New Bolton Center has always had big bucks behind it from the wealthy horsey set. I was graduated back in 1969 and things have changed a lot. ( I would love to take a stroll through Longwood Gardens right now).
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 1:08 pm
RN, Dogdoc, I have a pic of our two as kids at Longwood. We went there regularly with them, as most schools do in the area. It is gorgeous and well worth the trip. Now has a nice restaurant, open for dinners--with a view unmatched anywhere! Course you can find wonderful restaurants all through Kennett Square. I had my first peanut butter pie there--at some fabulous restaurant known for its signature mushroom dishes. And the Mushroom Festival is held there every year. (When my dd was in high school she was in the band and they had to play for the event!)
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Irishtxgrl
Member
12-07-2005
| Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 1:36 pm
RN watching a Law and Order CI marathon which is great cause I don't normally catch it on regular t.v.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 5:35 pm
Right now it's raining again in Northern California!

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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 5:41 pm
right now, did you get the thunder and lightning too nic?
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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 5:42 pm
Nic and landi. We got it all her in San Jose. Ugh!!!!
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