Ouch!

Pre- and post-op x-rays of Barbaro's broken leg, courtesy of the University School of Veterinary Medicine where he is being treated:






Pretty guesome, but amazingly there is hope. From a CBS/AP Report:

Dr. Dean Richardson, the surgeon who repaired Barbaro's shattered bones after the colt broke down at the Preakness Stakes on May 20, said Tuesday the prized patient has had an "incredibly good week — far better than I would have ever hoped so far, so far, so far."

But as the same report indicates, he far from out of the woods:

Following Barbaro's five-hour-plus surgery May 21, Richardson had said the prospects of recovery were "50-50." That has changed slightly:

"I was going to call a news conference to say it's officially 51 percent," Richardson said, smiling. "Seriously, every day that goes by is a big day, and in terms of some of the complications, some of them were more likely to rear their head in the earlier stages in the convalescence (such as infection within 10-14 days) . . . . But it's still a long, long way from being discharged from the hospital."

I for one am rooting for him. After all, I liked Dreamer.