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The Preakness

ScarletKnight41 May 20 2006 06:29 PM

That was just sad to see Barbaro pull up lame like that.

cooby May 20 2006 07:26 PM

Very sad :( Best wishes for his recovery.

SteveJRogers May 20 2006 10:21 PM

cooby wrote: Very sad :( Best wishes for his recovery. Uh Coob, hate to be the one to break this to ya, but when race horses do that, they always do the Old Yeller treatment :(

DocTee May 20 2006 10:48 PM

Barbaro has been renamed Elmer's.

Rockin' Doc May 20 2006 11:12 PM

I missed the Preakness today, but it was sad to see Wagner pitch lame like that.

Rockin' Doc May 20 2006 11:26 PM

Cooby, they are going to try to save Barbaro so he can be retired to a stud farm. He's too valuable a horse to be given "the old yeller treatment".

Centerfield May 22 2006 11:36 AM

Can someone explain to me why horses are given the Old Yeller treatment when they break their legs? I've heard all sorts of answers ranging from "it's too painful for them" to "it's not worth the owner's money to keep them alive". And how bad does a closer have to be to warrant the same treatment?

Willets Point May 22 2006 11:38 AM

This thread title keeps making me thing of the serious cookie for some reason.

MFS62 May 22 2006 12:07 PM

Centerfield wrote: And how bad does a closer have to be to warrant the same treatment? CF, that depends on the State in which the team is located, and the local laws regarding Justifiable Homicide. Later

Justbec May 22 2006 12:54 PM

="Centerfield"]Can someone explain to me why horses are given the Old Yeller treatment when they break their legs? I've heard all sorts of answers ranging from "it's too painful for them" to "it's not worth the owner's money to keep them alive". And how bad does a closer have to be to warrant the same treatment? I think it's more of the fact that the horse has to stand all the time and it's very easy for them to rebreak the leg. Sort of like Ruffian. The whole thing made me sick Saturday. He's a fighter though so hopefully he'll pull through. CF, I wondered the same thing about Closers... :) Hi btw.

Willets Point May 22 2006 01:17 PM

I see on Fox News right now that he's getting 5 hours of surgery so I guess they're not planning on euthanizing him.

Frayed Knot May 22 2006 01:45 PM

Centerfield wrote: Can someone explain to me why horses are given the Old Yeller treatment when they break their legs? I've heard all sorts of answers ranging from "it's too painful for them" to "it's not worth the owner's money to keep them alive". It's painful is part of it; there's 1,000 or so pounds standing on those skinny legs and it's not like they can put it up on an ottoman for 6 weeks while it heals so often it won't heal. Horses also tend to develop all kinds of digestive-type problems if they lie down for lengths of time - most even sleep standing up so you can't just immobilize them. Then throw in the fact that they're fairly stupid animals and of course don't understand what's going on so many decide to try and kick off any cast that's put there. In this case, were there not the promise of making all kinds of money off of stud fees in the future no one would go through the burden and expense to try what's being tried with this horse. ]And how bad does a closer have to be to warrant the same treatment? More than ten blown saves in one year is the normal standard -- unless it's Armando Benitez in which case it's after the first 3-ball count of the season.

Centerfield May 22 2006 02:33 PM

Thanks FK. On Edit: What a nerve-racking time this must be for Barbaro. He could end up either living on farm, having a leisurely life having all the sex he wants, or getting shot in the head.