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As you all know I have been the number one Forum fan of Barbaro.<o></o>
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Had him picked to win the Derby in January with futures wagers and was at Churchill Downs to see him. Fought through the crowds near the walking ring to get these photos
Met a stranger in the walking room with great seats (I was on the infield) who then took this shot for me and sent it to me!
Had on my Barbaro hat for days and told hundreds of people I met at Churchill that I liked him for the Derby.<o></o>
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Was looking forward to a Triple Crown run and a new sports hero (Bonds just not doing it for people right now)<o></o>
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However, I could not watch the race, I was out at Valley Fair (a big ride park in Minnesota) with a bunch of Scouts for a special day.<o></o>
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I had my TV pocket radio however and was going to listen in.<o></o>
Well I find the thing does not work...no TV's at ValleyFair, and Im watching over a group of boys so I cant just drive the 5 miles to Canterbury.... Well I Call up a buddy on my Cell phone and <o></o>
ask him to hold the cell phone to the TV audio so I Can listen in to history.<o></o>
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If you think it was confusing while you were watching try figuring everything out try listening on a cell phone....Firt breaking through the gate, then the start and the pulling up and breaking down, and shaking his leg, and an ambulance, and on and on. I was just stunned standing there not believing what was going on. The contrast to 2 weeks ago just staggering.<o></o>
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I was just gasping and yelling at my buddy tell me "What is happening, is Barbaro OK? Is the Prado OK?". He did the best he could for about 10 minutes.<o></o>
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Well we also camped overnight so I just got home now....<o></o>
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And I just saw the footage and all of that and have read up on what I could to get up to date.<o></o>
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Shed a tear and Im hoping for the best. <o></o>
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Barbaro left me with the most amazing sports memory at the Derby, having the winner, and meeting so many and seeing him up close. I made a bunch on him and have just decided to donate all my profits from Barbaro to the<o></o>
<TABLE class=expandforprint cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=430 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=HeaderWhite vAlign=center align=left height=19>New Bolton Center
this is where Barbaro is now ready for the next fight of his life, the surgery and recovery. Please consider joing me for a donation. Pleae join me in considering a donation to this type of research and medicine. These horse give so much to us for our enjoyment and we need ot have the research and techniques in place to save these great animals
<LI class=TextList>Fund Faculty Research: For more information about opportunities to fund faculty research, please contact jdonges@vet.upenn.edu.
Penn is a tertiary-care referral center for complicated surgical candidates, such as those with bones injured in accidents or competition. Sometimes a sophisticated assemblage of bone plates, screws, pins and wires can return a horse to competition. Other times, the animal can be saved for breeding.
Penn has a history of innovating specialized recovery systems so that horses with severe, catastrophic injuries can be saved. It was here that the pool-recovery system was developed-a swimming-pool system in which a horse can recover from surgery without hurting itself.
In equine orthopedics, as in human orthopedics, most injuries are minor. It's more common to remove chip fractures, treat sports injuries, and the results of normal wear and tear than to attend to serious injuries. In horses as in humans, too, the majority of procedures involve arthroscopy. Students learn to repair the commonly fractured cannon bones (the lower leg) in fillies.You will learn to remove simple chip fractures, which require a few months of rest and rehabilitation, after which horses usually can return to athletic function.
Arthroscopy is the standard-of-care for joints. Veterinarians at New Bolton Center have been performing arthroscopic surgery on horses since the early 1980s. Faculty and students at Penn keep current with the latest technical modalities, including laser surgery, and the newest equipment, including provisions for cryosurgery.
Students rotating through New Bolton Center have a chance to study at the only Equine Sports Medicine and Imaging Section in a veterinary center. This highly focused, deeply specialized section treats sport horses with a wide variety of diagnostic modalities.
Each year we put 250 horses on the high-speed treadmill to evaluate poor performance. Most often horses are referred for non-specific reasons, upper respiratory tract noises or possible cardiovascular problems.
We have the highest caseload of any school in our large-animal ultrasound and cardiology section.
In musculoskeletal ultrasound, we evaluate tendonous and ligamentous injuries, which are now routine, and at the harder-to-assess stifle (knee joint) injuries. In addition to teaching veterinary students, we routinely give continuingeducation classes to practicing veterinarians in this area. Cardiology cases include performance evaluations, heart murmurs and arrhythmias.
In the lameness clinic, where three surgeons concentrate their energies, we use nuclear scintigraphy (bone scan): we inject a radio-isotope, which is taken up in areas with increased bony activity. This study helps specialists localize obscure causes of lameness. Many horses come to New Bolton Center precisely for this evaluation.
In xero radiography, essentially a high-intensity radiograph, we look at bones and soft-tissue structures.We are developing a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) center that we hope to adapt for use in standing horses that can be tranquilized rather than undergoing general anesthesia.
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></o>As you all know I have been the number one Forum fan of Barbaro.<o
></o><o
></o>Had him picked to win the Derby in January with futures wagers and was at Churchill Downs to see him. Fought through the crowds near the walking ring to get these photos
Met a stranger in the walking room with great seats (I was on the infield) who then took this shot for me and sent it to me!
Had on my Barbaro hat for days and told hundreds of people I met at Churchill that I liked him for the Derby.<o
></o><o
></o>Was looking forward to a Triple Crown run and a new sports hero (Bonds just not doing it for people right now)<o
></o><o
></o>However, I could not watch the race, I was out at Valley Fair (a big ride park in Minnesota) with a bunch of Scouts for a special day.<o
></o><o
></o>I had my TV pocket radio however and was going to listen in.<o
></o>Well I find the thing does not work...no TV's at ValleyFair, and Im watching over a group of boys so I cant just drive the 5 miles to Canterbury.... Well I Call up a buddy on my Cell phone and <o
></o>ask him to hold the cell phone to the TV audio so I Can listen in to history.<o
></o><o
></o>If you think it was confusing while you were watching try figuring everything out try listening on a cell phone....Firt breaking through the gate, then the start and the pulling up and breaking down, and shaking his leg, and an ambulance, and on and on. I was just stunned standing there not believing what was going on. The contrast to 2 weeks ago just staggering.<o
></o><o
></o>I was just gasping and yelling at my buddy tell me "What is happening, is Barbaro OK? Is the Prado OK?". He did the best he could for about 10 minutes.<o
></o><o
></o>Well we also camped overnight so I just got home now....<o
></o><o
></o>And I just saw the footage and all of that and have read up on what I could to get up to date.<o
></o><o
></o>Shed a tear and Im hoping for the best. <o
></o><o
></o>Barbaro left me with the most amazing sports memory at the Derby, having the winner, and meeting so many and seeing him up close. I made a bunch on him and have just decided to donate all my profits from Barbaro to the<o
></o><TABLE class=expandforprint cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=430 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=HeaderWhite vAlign=center align=left height=19>New Bolton Center
this is where Barbaro is now ready for the next fight of his life, the surgery and recovery. Please consider joing me for a donation. Pleae join me in considering a donation to this type of research and medicine. These horse give so much to us for our enjoyment and we need ot have the research and techniques in place to save these great animals
<LI class=TextList>Fund Faculty Research: For more information about opportunities to fund faculty research, please contact jdonges@vet.upenn.edu.
Penn is a tertiary-care referral center for complicated surgical candidates, such as those with bones injured in accidents or competition. Sometimes a sophisticated assemblage of bone plates, screws, pins and wires can return a horse to competition. Other times, the animal can be saved for breeding.
Penn has a history of innovating specialized recovery systems so that horses with severe, catastrophic injuries can be saved. It was here that the pool-recovery system was developed-a swimming-pool system in which a horse can recover from surgery without hurting itself.
In equine orthopedics, as in human orthopedics, most injuries are minor. It's more common to remove chip fractures, treat sports injuries, and the results of normal wear and tear than to attend to serious injuries. In horses as in humans, too, the majority of procedures involve arthroscopy. Students learn to repair the commonly fractured cannon bones (the lower leg) in fillies.You will learn to remove simple chip fractures, which require a few months of rest and rehabilitation, after which horses usually can return to athletic function.
Arthroscopy is the standard-of-care for joints. Veterinarians at New Bolton Center have been performing arthroscopic surgery on horses since the early 1980s. Faculty and students at Penn keep current with the latest technical modalities, including laser surgery, and the newest equipment, including provisions for cryosurgery.
Students rotating through New Bolton Center have a chance to study at the only Equine Sports Medicine and Imaging Section in a veterinary center. This highly focused, deeply specialized section treats sport horses with a wide variety of diagnostic modalities.
Each year we put 250 horses on the high-speed treadmill to evaluate poor performance. Most often horses are referred for non-specific reasons, upper respiratory tract noises or possible cardiovascular problems.
We have the highest caseload of any school in our large-animal ultrasound and cardiology section.
In musculoskeletal ultrasound, we evaluate tendonous and ligamentous injuries, which are now routine, and at the harder-to-assess stifle (knee joint) injuries. In addition to teaching veterinary students, we routinely give continuingeducation classes to practicing veterinarians in this area. Cardiology cases include performance evaluations, heart murmurs and arrhythmias.
In the lameness clinic, where three surgeons concentrate their energies, we use nuclear scintigraphy (bone scan): we inject a radio-isotope, which is taken up in areas with increased bony activity. This study helps specialists localize obscure causes of lameness. Many horses come to New Bolton Center precisely for this evaluation.
In xero radiography, essentially a high-intensity radiograph, we look at bones and soft-tissue structures.We are developing a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) center that we hope to adapt for use in standing horses that can be tranquilized rather than undergoing general anesthesia.
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