Barbaro Breaks Leg

Barbaro has injured his right hind leg.

Barbaro breaks leg. In the leg with laminitis the hoof wall was regrowing only in front. The cannon bone is the long bone right below the hock which is basically the knee in the hind leg. Barbaro Injury May 20 2006This is from the broadcast as it happened.

Why did Barbaro break his leg. Wednesday according to New Boltons Web site Barbaro was doing well in the intensive care unit as he recovered not only from his broken leg but a severe case of laminitis in his left hind foot a result of favoring his right rear. But he was a famous sport icon whose broken hind leg drew huge international attention when he was unbeaten and a serious contender for the Triple Crown.

The injury is treated like something that happened during the race but Barbaro crashed through the gate and stumbled before the start. Following several more procedures Barbaro was found to have. Barbaros team of doctors led by Dr.

The mystery then and now is how everyone was so sure that Barbaro didnt get hurt on the false start Scocca writes. The injury which is actually four separate injuries happened in several steps. Soon after emerging from the starting gate Barbaro stumbled his leg broke.

Barbaros remains were cremated following his death on Jan. Why did Barbaro break his leg. He could barely put weight on it and would have eventually foundered.

In 1975 the filly Ruffian managed to break a second healthy leg in the process Advertisement If Barbaro starts favoring his wounded leg post-surgery he may overload his other legs causing a. A broken cannon bone above the pastern a broken sesamoid bone behind the fetlock and a broken long pastern bone below the fetlock. Has a horse survived a broken leg.