By Julie Smith

 

 

Doctors showed optimism about Barbaro, who demonstrated its capability and strength to the horse racing community with his amazing victory last year in the Kentucky Derby. He will heal well enough from the potentially fatal injury he suffered in the Preakness Stakes to lead a comfortable life.

Although, what concerns the specialists the most is Barbaro's left hind foot. It must grow much more for him to have a truly successful outcome. The shoe on that foot was modified as his strength improved.

At the moment Barbaro has an abnormal motion on the right hind limb, but he is making progress on his right foot with the fusions of two major joints in his lower limb and he is getting accustomed to a special shoe.

When the accident happened the prospects for Barbaro's survival were just a few since no horse had ever been known to survive an injury like that. In addition, the fracture had some collapse on the medial (inside) part of the pastern region after he developed laminitis on the left hind foot.

The four year old is owned by Roy and Gretchen Jackson. They are expected to announce where Barbaro will be transferred when released from the New Bolton Center.

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