:(

[moonwise]

Barbaro euthanized this morning

I really thought he was going to make it, but recent events didn't look so good. Poor pretty boy. They can't even continue his line, because thoroughbreds have to be fathered the old-fashioned way.

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[arafel.livejournal.com]

Well - on a more cynical note, Barbaro's owners couldn't collect on their insurance policy unless they had made a dedicated effort to save him. This is to prevent fraud, no doubt, but I do believe that his owners genuinely wanted to save him, over and above stud fees and insurance policies. In answer to your question: no, horses can't live with three legs like other animals. The whole problem Barbaro had with laminitis was a direct result of uneven weight distribution in his legs, which would not be ameliorated if he lost a leg. So, there honestly wasn't anything else they could have done to save him. :(