Barbaro still making gradual progress in recovery from laminitis

KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (AP) Barbaro's right hind leg keeps getting stronger, but now his vet is worried about the left hind foot. <br/><br/>The chief surgeon at the New Bolton Center in Chester County

Tuesday, January 2nd 2007, 2:47 pm

By: News On 6

KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (AP) Barbaro's right hind leg keeps getting stronger, but now his vet is worried about the left hind foot.

The chief surgeon at the New Bolton Center in Chester County says the right hind leg should eventually be healthy enough to allow the Kentucky Derby winner to live a comfortable, happy life.

But Doctor Dean Richardson says the laminitis-plagued left hind foot is a bigger challenge. He says the foot must grow much more.