The sun rises, the sun sets, tides roll in and out and the horse racing world has seen another untimely death. Although this happens all too often in the world of the Thoroughbred, it happens too often in the human world as well. A lot of people have really taken to this story and it may have even sparked additional interest in these amazing animals. With so much tragedy in the human world, it should be kept in perspective. Barbaro lived a charmed life, albeit short, knowing care and success that 3/4 of the human population of this planet will never know. I hope that equine veterinary science was advanced by what they learned but in the end the injury was just too much to overcome in an animal whose breeding, genetics and reason to exist centered around being able to run. Quality of life issues may face us all at some point and it is an extremely important and personal question to which there is no "right answer". I have some faith that Barbaro now gallops rolling fields of grain on a plain filled with fillies!
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