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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (34319)	4/17/1999 2:41:00 PM
From: accountclosed	Respond to of 86076

Michelle...rambling is encouraged...there is no OT here :-)

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (34319)	4/17/1999 4:51:00 PM
From: IceShark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

You are right Michelle. Secretariat died in '89 from complications of Laminitis, which is an inflammation of the tissues that connect the hoofwall to the last bone in the leg. So sort of a broken leg, but not for the reasons you would expect. Frequently hoofed animals get it from diet (like eating too much grain or grass) or females not dropping the entire placenta.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (34319)	4/17/1999 10:10:00 PM
From: Thomas M.	Respond to of 86076

Bill Griffeth admitted almost immediately afterwords that he didn't know if Secretariat had broken his leg, and that the comment was just a reflex. Tom

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (34319)	4/18/1999 11:44:00 AM
From: Sueponine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

Secretariat actually had to be destroyed. He developed a not uncommon hoof disease for which vets attempted to treat him for over two years....and then the inevitable. Very sad to us here in Central Kentucky. And Michelle, Ruffian, was one of the great racing mares. That was a much publicized race between she and the great "guy horse" whose name escapes me now, in which she went down and had to be destroyed. She sure was a beautiful and gifted animal. We go to the track a lot around here. Keeneland and Churchill....Churchill's the very best. I've seen a lot of horse racing over the years. Later. Sueponine.