Caradoc Wrote:
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> More from the doctor performing the surgery,
> according to a Reuters report:
>
> The surgery was being performed by Dr. Dean
> Richardson at the University of Pennsylvania\'s New
> Bolton Center for Large Animals. He said the
> operation could take several hours.
>
> Richardson, the chief of surgery for the center,
> said the injuries were \"very, very serious,\" and
> that he\'s never worked on so many catastrophic
> injuries to one horse.
>
> \"You do not see this severe injury frequently
> because the fact is most horses that suffer this
> typically are put down on the race track,\"
> Richardson said. \"This is rare.\"
>
> \"It\'s about as bad as it could be,\" he added. \"The
> main thing going for the horse is a report that
> his skin was not broken at the time of injury.
> It\'s a testament to the care given to the team of
> doctors on the track and (jockey) Mr. Prado on the
> racetrack.\"
>
At some point in reading the reports yesterday I noticed the woman that co-owns him already talking in Past Tense. Hopefully he makes a miraculous recovery, but if thats not in the cards that they do the right thing by him.
