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Riley - Quarter Horse
Riley was a buckskin Quarter Horse mare who arrived at the Best Friends Animal Society with a severe njury on her left hind leg. After initial fusion surgeries failed and led to a bone-deteriorating infection. Riley's left hind leg was amputated in 2008, with prosthetic leg. After a year, was put down because of multiple complications.
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Jul 192 min read
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Bet On A Star - American Quarter Horse
Bet On A Star underwent an amputation in 2017 and has since been living with a prosthetic leg. He has now become a therapy horse at "Hopes, Dreams and Horses."
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Jul 193 min read
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Triple Vodka - American Quarter Horse
Triple Vodka developed a severe and life-threatening infection in his right front coffin joint. Then underwent an amputation in January 2022 and lived with a prosthetic leg. However, the horse was euthanized in October 2022 following a severe colic episode.
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Jul 193 min read
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Amir - Arabian Horse
Amir suffered a severe pasture accident, likely from being kicked by another horse. The impact left his left front leg completely shattered from the knee. Following the amputation in January 2021, Amir returned to the ranch and lived a fulfilling, active life after 5 months recovery.
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Jul 194 min read
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