graphic courtesy of:Foxtrotters.tripod.com
Update 959: No update yet this morning (as has been typical this week) but news last night from the awards dinner suggests they are contemplating removing Barbaro's cast and replacing it with a splint: Barbaro's vet says cast on injured leg could come off next week, excerpt:
Dr. Dean Richardson said Wednesday night that Barbaro has been walking so well lately, that "we're probably going to be removing the cast next week."
The cast would be replaced by a splinted bandage. The 3-year-old colt's left hind foot continues to grow back after 80% of the hoof was removed when laminitis struck in mid-July.
"He still does not have a normal left hind foot," Richardson said. "He still needs a normal hind foot before he can live a normal life as a horse. He still has a long way to go."
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