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RE: [RC] Barbaro - Kristen A FisherThe leg was a mess - like a bag of crushed ice in some views. I downloaded some of the x-rays and can send you one if you want [it's 1MB]. There was some speculation in something that I read that his heel may have been clipped by another horse but I don't know where they went with that. If you look at the x-rays you can see it looks like a spiral fracture [from stepping down and twisting] so my guess is, it was really a bad step that torqued the wrong way, and the associated load bearing caused the multiple fractures. Kristen, world renowned amateur radiologist -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Diane Trefethen Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 10:59 AM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] Barbaro http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=34464 This article says, "Richardson, who has treated Barbaro since the colt shattered his right hind leg a few yards after the start of the Preakness Stakes on May 20, said..." "Shattered" gives the impression of a virtual explosion of the leg. Did the leg fail that totally or did it sustain just a single fracture or were there multiple fractures and "shattered" was just hyperbole? Regardless of the degree of failure, does anyone here have thoughts on the cause of such a breakdown? Genetically deficient? Insufficient conditioning? Diet deficient in the nutrients to build "strong teeth and strong bones"? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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