While Barbaro may have lost his brave fight yesterday after suffering a career-ending injury in the Preakness last May, besides his captivating and inspirational fight to survive, it seems that the treatments and rehabilitation he received over the past 8 months may mean significant progress for other injured horses.
Besides bringing more awareness to the specific injury itself, Barbaro's story also may help fund research for laminitis, a condition he acquired as a result of uneven weight distribution in his limbs, and show people that euthanasia is neither the immediate nor the only option when it comes to injured equine.
Says Rick Arthur, the equine medical director for the California Horse Racing Board, "It's taught people what can be done, and there will probably be horses in the future who will live based on what happened with Barbaro."
You can read more about the story, here.
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