am I nuts?

[alison]

Barbaro was put to sleep today.

I was eating lunch at a sports bar (DON'T ASK!), and saw the story come up on one of the tvs. I was really hoping he'd pull through. I got attached to that horse.

[alison]

HEY!

I don't know how it happened either! I went with my good "Stanford" friend and his partner. We talked about tennis and figure skating.

It gets better!

[alison]

We talked about why they don't show figure skating at those bars...
And Serena Williams' green dress.

And Barbaro...

[SuzySunshine]

I thought the Barbaro story was very sad as well - now your conversation in a sports bar...that might be nuts.

[alison]

HEY!

You're not nuts, I got a little choked up too!

Ummm, completly in the dark here....will have to go google!

[Michele]

I wiki'd too! I thought it was the horse that broke his leg, but I wasn't sure....and geez I didn't know about all the problems with laminitis and healing and all. Those were some damn good anesthesiologists keeping that horse alive through all those surgeries!!

[Bittersweet]

If you're nuts then so am I. I was bummed to see the news as well. Poor guy.

[Momo]

Those were some damn good anesthesiologists keeping that horse alive through all those surgeries!!

I guess when you worth millions and can earn millions you'll get the best!
I wondered if they stored/froze his siemen.I have seen stories on Real Sports and Dirty Jobs how this is a huge money making business, for thorough-bread owners of retired / injured winning race horses.

[SuzySunshine]

Those were some damn good anesthesiologists keeping that horse alive through all those surgeries!!

I guess when you worth millions and can earn millions you'll get the best!
I wondered if they stored/froze his siemen.I have seen stories on Real Sports and Dirty Jobs how this is a huge money making business, for thorough-bread owners of retired / injured winning race horses.

IVF is not allowed in horse racing, so they could "create" little Barbaros but they couldn't race - not sure if they could then father a racer or not.

[Michele]

I thought that thoroughbreds had to be live cover...meaning no artificial insemination....

[SuzySunshine]

I thought that thoroughbreds had to be live cover...meaning no artificial insemination....

That may be, I just remember them mentioning it in the racing sense right after he was injured.