Post by jenarby on Jul 22, 2004 14:40:44 GMT -5
The race before ours had a terrible crash.
A horse in the 7th snapped her leg and went down. The horse behind her (trained by the same person who owned Allison's Walter and Mapleshade's Tony) fell over the first horse, stepping on the neck of the first jockey.
Gary Birzer is awaiting surgey to take bone from his ankle and put it in his neck to fuse the vertibrae. He also has a broken back. Although he has no movement in his arms, he does have feeling. The doctors think he will have full movment of his upper parts after the swelling subsides. Sadly, he cannot feel anything below his waste. Doctors are NOT feeling he will recover.
The second jockey was taken to the hospital with more minor injuries. His name is Luis Martinez.
Little Bit Of Rouge had to be euthanized.
Luckily though, my friend's horse was only badly briused with a few scrapes.
Poor Gary and his wife have been through a lot. Their baby girl was born a premie and almost didn't survive.
Please put both jockeys in your prayers.
A horse in the 7th snapped her leg and went down. The horse behind her (trained by the same person who owned Allison's Walter and Mapleshade's Tony) fell over the first horse, stepping on the neck of the first jockey.
Gary Birzer is awaiting surgey to take bone from his ankle and put it in his neck to fuse the vertibrae. He also has a broken back. Although he has no movement in his arms, he does have feeling. The doctors think he will have full movment of his upper parts after the swelling subsides. Sadly, he cannot feel anything below his waste. Doctors are NOT feeling he will recover.
The second jockey was taken to the hospital with more minor injuries. His name is Luis Martinez.
Little Bit Of Rouge had to be euthanized.
Luckily though, my friend's horse was only badly briused with a few scrapes.
Poor Gary and his wife have been through a lot. Their baby girl was born a premie and almost didn't survive.
Please put both jockeys in your prayers.
