"Bridge Too Far" was Hip 713 at Saturday's auction, and the very tall Thoroughbred gelding, 11 years young, came with rumors of a suspensory injury, a bad knee, and what appeared to be high ringbone. He was rescued, and to our surprise, the vets at West Coast Equine Hospital could find no evidence of any of these injuries!
Bridge earned close to $100,000 on the racetrack, and for whatever reason, wound up at auction anyway. Although he was rescued with the expectation of being a wreck requiring a great deal of physical rehab, perhaps we'll be lucky for a change
Either way, Bridge can look forward to not being used up and end up back at auction. And although for now he appears sound, auction rescues often have a way of surprising once they've had time to rest, to reveal even deeper issues. For now, Bridge is in rehab mode. We will see.
Thank you to After the Finish Line for help making Bridge Too Far's rescue possible.
Bridge earned close to $100,000 on the racetrack, and for whatever reason, wound up at auction anyway. Although he was rescued with the expectation of being a wreck requiring a great deal of physical rehab, perhaps we'll be lucky for a change
Either way, Bridge can look forward to not being used up and end up back at auction. And although for now he appears sound, auction rescues often have a way of surprising once they've had time to rest, to reveal even deeper issues. For now, Bridge is in rehab mode. We will see.
Thank you to After the Finish Line for help making Bridge Too Far's rescue possible.
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