Barbaro Put Down Today

kobudo28 · 01-29-2007, 09:35 AM

Sad, such a beautiful horse. The owners made the decision to put him down as a result of constant pain for the animal and Barbaro's future life in his present condition.

I know, it's just a horse, but it is still sad.

Hedge36 · 01-29-2007, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by kobudo28

Sad, such a beautiful horse. The owners made the decision to put him down as a result of constant pain for the animal and Barbaro's future life in his present condition.

I know, it's just a horse, but it is still sad.

No such thing as "just a horse".

Rider · 01-29-2007, 09:39 AM

Aw, man. That sucks.

comes naturally · 01-29-2007, 09:39 AM

RIP Barbaro

workerant · 01-29-2007, 09:43 AM

That's truly a shame. With all the doping/wifebeating/stealing/raping going on in pro sports, it's hard to find a human hero-athlete anymore.

Barbaro was a true fighter. RIP.

K2 · 01-29-2007, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Hedge36

No such thing as "just a horse".

sure there is...but a horse is a creature of wind and beauty, power and grace, no matter his/her breeding. With the wind in his/her mane, nostrils flared to catch all oxygen, great lungs and legs pumping...it's just a horse, but nothing else matches it.

poor Barbaro...may he run for the roses in all of our dreams.

Uncle Pollo · 01-29-2007, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by kobudo28

Sad, such a beautiful horse. The owners made the decision to put him down as a result of constant pain for the animal and Barbaro's future life in his present condition.

I know, it's just a horse, but it is still sad.

Paging SantaFeRider to the chimichurri courtesy phone.

kobudo28 · 01-29-2007, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Hedge36

No such thing as "just a horse".

You know what I mean Hedge. THere is so much going on around us, people dying, etc. and we get saddened by the loss of a horse. All horses are beautiful, but maybe it is more what they represent to us than anything else. So at that point you are right, there is no such thing as "just a horse".

Still makes me sad.

Hedge36 · 01-29-2007, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by kobudo28

You know what I mean Hedge. THere is so much going on around us, people dying, etc. and we get saddened by the loss of a horse. All horses are beautiful, but maybe it is more what they represent to us than anything else. So at that point you are right, there is no such thing as "just a horse".

Still makes me sad.

No, you're right. I just tend to rank horses up there with people (right up until they kick my front teeth out, but that's another thread).

GotMojo? · 01-29-2007, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by workerant

That's truly a shame. With all the doping/wifebeating/stealing/raping going on in pro sports, it's hard to find a human hero-athlete anymore.

Bah, come on. All pro athletes aren't that way. Its just the bad ones that make the most headlines. Look at Tiger Woods, LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Gilbert Arenas, Peyton Manning, etc. If you look hard enough, there are quite a few good guys in pro sports.

But yea, RIP Barbaro.

kobudo28 · 01-29-2007, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Hedge36

No, you're right. I just tend to rank horses up there with people (right up until they kick my front teeth out, but that's another thread).

Or step on you! THey have peronality, at least the horses I know do.

Hedge36 · 01-29-2007, 10:06 AM

I don't mind getting stepped on. It's the taping up of my toes that always got old.

Dick · 01-29-2007, 10:20 AM

That sux -

I am sure the folks at New Bolton did all they could.

BobFV1 · 01-29-2007, 10:31 AM

What a waste.

I heard he was hung like a horse.

RIP Barbaro - hope you find that big stud farm in the sky.

Ed_in_miami · 01-29-2007, 10:40 AM

It's a shame indeed.
They invested quite a bit of $$ to keep him around.
RIP Barbaro!!

01-29-2007, 09:35 AM	#1
kobudo28 ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2005 Location: New Hampster. Live, Freeze and Ride. Oddometer: 5,671	Barbaro Put Down Today Sad, such a beautiful horse. The owners made the decision to put him down as a result of constant pain for the animal and Barbaro's future life in his present condition. I know, it's just a horse, but it is still sad. __________________ Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.

01-29-2007, 09:39 AM	#3
Rider Moderator Emeritus Joined: Dec 2001 Location: The Heart Of It All Oddometer: 2,152	Aw, man. That sucks. __________________ 2012 FJR1300 - In Search Of Fast Sweepers My Voice

01-29-2007, 09:43 AM	#5
workerant Cognitive Dissident Joined: Oct 2005 Location: 10 Miles North of Deal's Gap Oddometer: 1,845	That's truly a shame. With all the doping/wifebeating/stealing/raping going on in pro sports, it's hard to find a human hero-athlete anymore. Barbaro was a true fighter. RIP. __________________ The truth will come with ten thousand miles in the saddle. -Corb Lund

01-29-2007, 10:31 AM	#14
BobFV1 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2005 Oddometer: 23,806	What a waste. I heard he was hung like a horse. RIP Barbaro - hope you find that big stud farm in the sky. __________________

01-29-2007, 10:40 AM	#15
Ed_in_miami Cubicle Traveler Joined: Mar 2006 Location: 25.805049 N, 80.304523 W Oddometer: 976	It's a shame indeed. They invested quite a bit of $$ to keep him around. RIP Barbaro!! __________________ Surreal moments are the only moments worth remembering. Ride on...!

01-29-2007, 09:39 AM	#4
comes naturally renewed hope Joined: Oct 2005 Location: SE PA Oddometer: 1,893	RIP Barbaro

01-29-2007, 10:06 AM	#12
Hedge36 Chasing parts. Joined: Nov 2003 Location: Anacortes, Washington Oddometer: 41,706	I don't mind getting stepped on. It's the taping up of my toes that always got old.

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