Shine the miniature horse will trot into an exclusive club of Colorado equines with a prosthetic hoof when he leaves the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital this week.

After suffering a vicious dog attack that mangled a hoof and led to infection, Shine needed surgical amputation of his lower-left hind leg in order to survive. His owners, Jacque Corsentino and Lee Vigil, asked veterinarians at Colorado State University to “do whatever it takes” to give the 3-year-old horse a chance at a normal life on their ranch in Florence, Colo.

Read the full post from Colorado State University

Dr. Wise's Take
Veterinary Medicine professionals and animal owners never cease to amaze me! We are a unique combination of creativity, compassion and courage. Need proof?

Meet Shine, a miniature horse who received an artificial hoof at Colorado State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital. This case reminds us that as vets, our treatment options are often confined by the size of our patients. Lucky for Shine, his size was just right! Had he been a standard sized horse, his story would have had a much different ending.

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