I had a surgery done today so there were no final goodbyes to TayTay. When I looked at my hoof afterwards, the stinging from the laminitis was gone, but so was most of my hoof. About 85 to be exact. It was covered in a cast, but I could feel there was no hoof. It'll grow back though. In the meantime, I'll just hang out in my stall and eat my grass that is brought to me. I would really love to go home though; I miss my stall and TayTay and my buddies and….my mother. Yeah, yeah call me a momma's boy, but I miss her telling me what not and what to do. Wow, I sound depressed don't I?

… … … eight months later … … …

"Last day of Barbaro's hospital stay!" My vet, Dr. Dean said as he took me out for a short walk to the main room. My leg got better and now I am free to go home! I missed Tay a lot! Boy will she be happy to see me!

"Alright, he's ready to go. It was nice having you as a patient, Bob." My vet said. I told him it was nice having him as a doctor, but I don't know if he understood me. I'm going to be a stud when I get home and am going to have a very large family indeed! But for now, I need a nap. It's somewhat of a ride home.

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Where is she? Oh I can't wait for Tay to see who walks into the barn.

"Barbaro, my baby ur home!" My mother neighed loudly. I could see a black foal in her stall, I have a sibling! Yayyy! I'll teach him everything I know so he will be a great if not greater racehorse than me!

"Mom, where's Tay?" I nicked as I rolled in my own stall. It felt so good to be in my own stall once again. "Is she out in her paddock?"

"Oh, Bob I wanted to talk to you about that." Her voice sounded like a cracking was in it.

I shot up. "What? Where—where is she? Did she move?"

"She died, Barbaro. Last night, she got sand colic and…well…they had to put her down then and there. Her owner couldn't afford the treatments."

Someone punch me in the gut, pinch me or something! This is a dream, just a horrible dream!

"I'm sorry baby. I know she meant everything to you." I lied down in my stall and silently cried myself to sleep.

I was turned out into my paddock the next morning. I forgot what one looked like since I had not seen it in so long! My mother and brother were in Tay's old paddock. I called the little back colt over. naturally my mother followed and kept an eye on him.

"Hey, what's your calling?" He asked. Kid's got brains.

"Barbaro. What's yours?"

"Rush Hour Traffic, or Traffic for short. I'm gonna be a big champion one day!"

"Like me?" I asked, I don't think he was too sure of who I was untill my mother told him and she told him we were related! He got so excited! I wish I were a little foal again, but I'm a stallion now and not a little colt. I have cares in the world now, and he had none. Oh well, he will someday have to. But for now, he's just my little bro.

A/N: I don't know where to go from here. Review with suggestions please and thank you!