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A. Carlton Cuse ’81 wishes he were as cool as the smooth-talking, straight-shooting character Sawyer on the ABC hit TV show “Lost.”Then again, he did help create the character.“He’s as cool...
THE INJURY Barbaro's disastrous misstep shattered three bones and dislocated a joint. Luckily, he did not injure his veins or arteries. Now he must fight off infection during recovery SAVING BARBARO 1 In a 4.5-hour operation, surgeons inserted 27 screws and a 15-in. (38 cm) plate in...
Much as we try, we can't stophumanizing our horses. This one's got the heart of a champion; that one has the guts of a mudder. We don't really know if there's anything behind all that anthropomorphizing. But we do know that a horse can suffer...
Still, there is no proof that horses bred for speed are more injury prone. Are today's Thoroughbreds more fragile? "Absolutely not," says Widener director Dr. Corinne Sweeney. Owners do periodically outcross, bringing in new breeding partners to freshen the gene pool. But that is merely an effort to boost...
When a horse does get hurt, it's nice to have a repair shop like the Widener Hospital on hand. As would any doctor, one of the first things surgeon Dean Richardson did when Barbaro arrived was feel his patient's pulse--in several spots along the injured leg. Weak...