Sad end for Barbaro, dies 1/29/07

[ConcordeBoy]

Sadly, Barbaro succumbed to his injuries, and had to be put down today (Monday, January 29)

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,248194,00.html

RIP Champion

[Bok269]

Sad to hear

May he rest in peace.

[ConcordeBoy]

Also, for a semi-detailed description of what happened:

[pbateson]

Barbaro is a greatest horse and win many times without loss.

RIP

[Tanner_J]

It's amazing how many people Barbaro touched and all the support that was given to him throughout the last year.

[ConcordeBoy]

Oh, and there's an interesting aviation tie as well...

...for those who might not know, Barbaro's trainer is Michael Matz (darker hair, on right):
who, while known as a legendary showjumping rider and also paraded the American flag in the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony, is perhaps best known for being a survivor of UA232 (the DC10 that was crash-landed into SUX with nothing but differential engine power for steering) where he helped lead so many people to safety that the government officially recognized him for such.

I got to meet him at the 1995 Upperville Showjumping Championship in Virginia... really cool dude.