Barbaro - A Nation's Horse [DVD]

We had been trying for ages to purchase this DVD and we are so glad we found it on Amazon.com. This is a fantastic DVD which shows all Barbaro's great races and his courageous fight for life after his tragic injury in the Preakness. We have all the books on this superhorse.

If you love horses, this tells a very touching story or biography of BARBARO and the events and people during his short life.

Barbaro was a horse with the heart of a champion. His win at the Kentucky Derby was spectacular, and captured the attention of horse racing fans everywhere. Two weeks later, when he pulled up lame at the Preakness and the decision was made to nurse him back to health, I along with millions began to follow his recovery. Through the first several months, I sought updates on his condition every day. As his condition improved and it seemed like he had a great chance for survival, I still checked in on him every week. Eventually things took a turn for the worse.This film does a good job of chronicling Barbaro's struggles, as he cooperates with his doctors and trainers in an attempt to get healthy. Importantly, it also shows the love of his owners and everyone around him and how the decisions were made about continuing his treatment. It is unlikely any film can come close to fully representing all the feelings I had, or all the hopes and prayers of people around the world who sent him get well cards, made him posters and checked in online every day, but it did bring all that back in my memory. I don't think I could ask or expect more than that.

Loved being able to see Barbaro's races and of course it was very sad that the ending had to be as it was. However, at least there are some proceeds that also go to help or charity (I do not recall the specifics). It was an interesting watch.

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This is the first of two documentaries (the second is to air on HBO in June) that tells the bittersweet story of a horse that captured the heart of a nation last year. Even the casual "once or twice a year" horseracing fan has to admit that the story surrounding the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner tugs at the heartstrings.We were astounded by his brilliant Derby, devastated by his subsequent Preakness nightmare, amazed by his sheer will to live, and lastly, heartbroken by the news of his death. The world rallied behind this champion the entire summer and fall and into the winter, and this is the story of those events.It starts at the end, really - beginning with the day owners Roy & Gretchen Jackson and Barbaro's surgeon, Dr. Dean Richardson, explained why they couldn't go on, and the decision to euthanize was made. The story then goes into detail about the events that came together - the trainer's brush with death in a plane crash and the heroics surrounding it, his Olympic glory, the owners and the story behind Barbaro's name, the birth of Barbaro and his astounding feats on both turf and dirt leading up to the Ky Derby, and his unfortunate mistep in the Preakness Stakes.It then switches gears to the story of his gallant battle to beat the odds - his lifesaving surgery and healing, the table-turning laminitis, and his deceiving progress which in turn ended up meaning the loss of one of the best horses the world has seen in nearly 30 years.It brings back all the emotions of joy and fear, hope and sadness - that horseracing is so full of. Barbaro's courage and will to live captivated the world, and not just the horseracing community. It serves to remind us that fame is fleeting, horseracing is full of the highest highs and the lowest lows, and as Gretchen Jackson so rightly said- with love comes grief. But when you have a horse so beloved as Barbaro, it is worth it. So is this DVD.If you are an avid horseracing fanatic, it will bring tears to your eyes, again. If you are just a casual follower or fan, it still will. Trust me.[...]

I ordered this DVD thinking it would be the same one I had seen about a year or two ago. This one was not the same! The one I saw originally was much longer and went into much more detail. I specifically remember seeing a scene where Barbaro's jockey was describing his last stretch of the Derby, and the line he said, "OK,"les" go!" was not in this one! I LOVED watching that one particular scene because Barbaro HAULED ASS! It was simply magnificent to watch.Several scene I remember from the first DVD were shortened or completely missing: the winner's circle celebration was much shorter, Barbaro's transit from the track to the hospital much shorter, the treatment at the hospital was not as detailed because I remember Barbaro being placed in a sling to get him into the whirlpool was not as detailed.I suggest you skip this edition and try to find the COMPLETE edition with all the uncut scenes. This was such a big disappointment.