Barbaro transported to renowned equine facility in Pa.
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (AP) – Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was transported to the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center following his injury Saturday in the Preakness in Baltimore. The 3-year-old stumbled a few hundred yards after leaving the starting gate at Pimlico and was pulled up by jockey Edgar Prado. Barbaro was diagnosed with a fracture above and below his right hind ankle.
Penn is renowned for its specialized care, especially on animals needing complicated surgery on bone injuries. Veterinarians at the Center first started performing arthroscopic surgery on horses in the early 1980s.
Penn also developed a pool-recovery system that allows a horse to recover from surgery without injuring itself.
The New Bolton Center treats horses from throughout the mid-Atlantic region, and has treated some from as far away as Florida and Canada.
Penn acquired the Chester County, Pa., farm in 1952 and a large animal clinic was opened at the New Bolton Center in 1964. The Widener Hospital at New Bolton Center consists of 70 buildings and 141 stalls and treats more than 6,000 animals every year.
In addition to horses, the center treats many other animals, and is the diagnostic center for many poultry farmers.