Pam Oliver's long lost twin brother is going to be ok afterall.
After spending the better part of the last seven months at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center recovering from “life threatening injuries” he sustained at the Preakness, surgeon Dean Richardson has announced it’s time for Barbaro to move on.
"His departure from here depends on many things. In my mind's eye, he can leave in the not so distant future," Richardson said on Wednesday.
Huh. Sounds like this story is going to end up a happy one, right? Typically after an injury of this magnitude the beast is put out of his misery. But in Barbaro’s case, hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent to save him and it looks like the rest of his days will be spent frolicking in the pasture, with an occasional mare thrown his way.
"We haven't asked him at this point to jump a mare. We don't even know yet if the horse is fertile," said Richardson. "That's great if he ends up being a breeding stallion."
Great for all parties involved. Barbaro. The Mare. The Owners of both horses. And the Sport.
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