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Churchill Downs Would Like to be Barbaro’s Final Resting Place
Officials of the Kentucky Derby Museum at Churchill Downs say they’d be honored if Barbaro were buried in a garden along with four other Derby winners.
The horse’s final resting place could be just a few hundred yards from the scene of
Thank You, Barbaro
A world apart from New Bolton Center in Pennsylvania sits a group of equine practitioners for a continuing education meeting in Baja, Mexico. Even here, several time zones and hundreds of miles away, Barbaro has been on everyone’s minds. Then
Richardson: Barbaro’s Death ‘Still Hard to Deal With’
For the last eight months, one of Dean Richardson’s first stops on his morning rounds was Barbaro’s ICU stall.
Richardson looked into the colt’s bright eyes, made sure he was comfortable and formed an emotional bond with the Kentucky
Richardson: Barbaro Euthanasia Peaceful and at the Right Time
It was, by all accounts, a peaceful ending to what had sometimes been an epic struggle to keep the horse that America held on to as its own comfortable, happy, and on track to a normal, if not celebrity, equine life.
Dean Richardson,
Derby Winner Barbaro Euthanatized: “Difficult For Him to go on Without Pain”
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was euthanatized Monday (Jan. 29) after complications from his injury at the Preakness last May.
“We just reached a point where it was going to be difficult for him to go on without pain,
CHRB Decides Not to Enforce Toe Grab Rule
A long-running controversy over toe grabs before the California Horse Racing Board could turn into a referendum on trainer authority.
Responding to some conditioner complaints, a majority of the CHRB voted against enforcing a regulation
Jockeys, Horses Injured in Pileup at Golden Gate Fields
(from Golden Gate Fields report)
Hall of Fame jockey Russell Baze, all-time leading rider by victories, sustained a cracked rib when he went down at Golden Gate Fields a race prior to the California Derby.
Barbaro: Richardson Provides More Information on Recent Procedures
Barbaro’s fight for survival might have reached a critical point. The Kentucky Derby winner suffered a significant setback over the weekend, and surgery was required to insert two steel pins in a bone–one of three shattered eight months ago in
Richardson: Last Night “Not a Great Night” for Barbaro
The doctor who’s treating Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro says last night was “not a great night” for the horse.
Barbaro is once again fighting for survival, and the doctor is warning that another setback could bring a decision to
Remembering Barbaro
On the morning of Jan. 29, Dean W. Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, head of surgery at The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center, made the somber announcement most everyone had been prepared to hear more than
Barbaro Timeline: Significant Developments in Barbaro’s Life
A chronology of Barbaro’s life, from winning the Kentucky Derby through his Jan. 29 death.
May 6 – Wins Kentucky Derby by 6 1/2 lengths for sixth straight win.
May 20 – Injured at start
Horse Killed, Rider Injured in U.K. Bus Collision
A U.K. woman is mourning her horse and nursing an injured arm after a collision between her mount and a school bus on a road between Rampton and Willingham (north of Cambridge in the eastern part of the U.K.),
Riding For Reading Teams up with University Equestrian Team
Riding For Reading is pleased to announce that the University of Southern California’s Trojan Equestrian Team has signed up to help Riding For Reading. The USC Equestrian Team will help the non-profit literacy organization with its book
Industry Reaction to Barbaro’s Death
Robert L. Evans, Churchill Downs Incorporated president and chief executive officer:
“Churchill Downs Incorporated and the entire Kentucky Derby family are deeply saddened by the passing of Barbaro. Our hearts and prayers are
Readers Vote: Top Hoof Issues
A poll of readers showed laminitis, navicular disease, and barefoot vs. shod were their top issues involving horse feet.
When horse owners wer
Procedure Performed on Barbaro’s Injured Right Hind Leg
Barbaro had a custom-made cast removed and underwent a procedure on his right hind leg Saturday (Jan. 27), the same leg the Kentucky Derby winner shattered eight months ago in the Preakness.
The incident is the first time in weeks the le
