Barbaro suffers laminitis setback as more of his hoof is removed.(racehorse Barbaro)

From: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) | Date: January 10, 2007| Author: Jensen, Mike | Copyright information

Byline: Mike Jensen

PHILADELPHIA _ Instead of preparing for an imminent departure for a horse farm in Kentucky, Barbaro is back spending hours in a sling after his recovery from life-threatening laminitis in his left hind foot took a turn for the worse.

The Kentucky Derby winner, who has been at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center for 7{ months, had "a significant setback," hospital officials announced on Wednesday, forcing surgeon Dean Richard...