Showing posts with label Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine. Show all posts
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Saturday, September 20, 2014

Implanted Prosthetic Limbs for Amputee Horses: Be Part of Research!


implant prostheses for amputee horses

Six years ago, Molly the Pony turned the world upside down on by wearing a strap-on prosthetic on her amputated limb. If she read the newspaper this week, the peg-leg pony who survived Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans might think she needs to come out of retirement on behalf of her new prosthesis designer, Niki Marie Hansen. Hansen believes it's time for a new generation of artificial limbs for horses.