Horse Sense
How do you mend a broken-down horse?
Mike Jensen of the
Philadelphia Inquirer shows us with
"The Man Whose Job Is Saving Barbaro." Jensen
profiles Dean Richardson, a renowned veterinarian who got the call to
perform life-saving surgery on Barbaro, the Kentucky Derby winner who
broke three bones during the Preakness Stakes. Jensen mixes high drama
with intriguing information about what it takes to save a horse. My
favorite part of the story is how Jensen portrays Richardson's humility
and humor, as shown by this quote about the early-morning flight he
took back to Philadelphia to perform the surgery:
"I got the back-row seat, next to the toilet," Richardson said. "If you want a real news story, [the flight] was on time."