Reply #9: Money has not, nor ever will be, a motivator for the Jacksons

[aaronbees]

when it comes to Barbaro. I swear, if I see that insinuated one more time on DU I am going to freaking explode. They are no doubt spending gobs of money on his recovery with an unlikely return on that in terms of his "value." Barbaro is a homebred and very special to them. Him breeding at stud is a long shot at best (particularly given this latest setback), and if he were able to do so that would be great. But believe me, the Jacksons are not motivated by any desire to tap into his stud value. They care about his welfare, pure and simple. Even a cursory reading of their story and his will tell ya that. They have afforded him great care, the kind of care every horse actually deserves. What they've done is to be lauded. Oh, and he is not in misery. Occasional discomfort is not misery; he's been by all accounts a happy horse for much of this ordeal and has shown us a thing or two about resiliency and courage.