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After almost three months in the Intensive Care Unit of Penn's George D. Widener Hospital, classic winner Barbaro has begun brief outings to some grassy areas adjacent to the ICU to hand graze.

Photos of the colt, taken outside the ICU unit, show the cast on the right hind leg, which encloses the foot and extends up to just below the hock, the bandage on the left hind foot and support wraps on Barbaro's front legs.

The 3-year-old had made only a couple of brief walks back and forth from his stall to the surgery room at the New Bolton Center of the University of Pennsylvania until last week. Now Barbaro is walked daily for about 15 to 20 minutes in a secluded area not far from the George D. Widener Hospital ICU.

The colt's comfort level has taken a surprising turn since Richardson said in early July that the prognosis for a full recovery was "poor".

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