Article: Owner: 'It's not a good day for Barbaro': The horse's doctors are trying to resolve issues regarding comfort in both hind feet, says Gretchen Jackson.

Byline: Mike Jensen

Jan. 28--For months, Barbaro's biggest medical issues have involved his left hind foot -- not the right hind leg, the one that suffered catastrophic injuries in May's Preakness Stakes. But doctors at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center now are wrestling with issues regarding his overall comfort in both hind feet, his co-owner Gretchen Jackson said yesterday. "He's got a lot of issues, and not any of them is bad enough to say good-bye. But put together, it's not a good day for Barbaro," Jackson said in a telephone interview late in the afternoon. Barbaro underwent a procedure to his right hind foot yesterday, but the ...

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