Not a good week for the animals

This week sure has not been a good one for the animal kingdom. I am so glad I missed the Preakness yesterday. I don't know what I would have done if I had seen poor Barbaro pull up yesterday. When I was a teenager, I had a horse. You may think that a horse isn't as lovable as a dog, but they have personalities too. I loved Barbaro. I had him picked as a Triple Crown Winner. He loved to race, and he loved to win. You could tell it watching him on the track. In fact, yesterday, apparently, he bumped the gate trying to get out which did not lead to his injury. I am so hoping they can save him. A broken leg in two places is not good for a horse. He has been taken to the top equine center at the University of Pennsylvania. I'll be praying for him. My Balto wasn't prospective Triple Crown Winner, even though he was a registered AKC dog, he never would have won a dog show. All he really wanted was to be loved........and that he was.