[Pet Health Admin]

This up-to-minute book follows the story of Barbaro, the Triple Crown contender whose unlikely fight back from almost certain death from a shattered leg and ensuing complications captured the hearts of a nation who responded with a stunning display of love.
In 132 years of derby races, only 11 horses have won the Triple Crown, the last in 1978. Barbaro was a favorite to be the twelfth until May 20, 2006, at the Preakness Stakes, when his jockey, Edgar Prado pulled him up a couple of hundred yards from the starting gate. Subsequent examination revealed that he had virtually exploded bones in his right rear leg so badly that under normal conditions he would have been euthanized right on the track. But his owners, Roy and Gretchen Jackson, chose another path, one filled with anxiety and tears—but also courageous determination to save his life.
This touching, soaring book—filled with insights from Barbaro's trainers, breeders, caretakers, and owners—follows Barbaro from foal to colt to champion to perfect patient. But In the end it is not just a story of a down-but-not-out champion, but of human beings at their very best.

Customer Review: Sloppy, Superficial - DON'T BOTHER!
This book is superficial. There's nothing here I didn't already know. The writing is bad and it's hard to read. I didn't like that the pictures (black & white) were not on glossy paper. Don't waste your money!!!!!!!!!
Customer Review: Try It, You Might Like It
I am a fan of Barbaro but wasn't as disappointed as others appear to be. It is what it is -- a digest of events in Barbaro's short but inspiring life and his connections. I think it will be a good, quick read for those who didn't follow Barbaro as intently as some of us. Personally I liked that some of the quotes from the website were included. The average reader and readers in the future won't know about them. I liked the glossary and actually learned a couple of new things there. If I were to read a similar book about a horse from long ago that I knew nothing about, I would consider it an okay read. I do hope corrections are made where there are errors.


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