A sad story with a happy ending

Barbaro is not the only horse on the mend:

From the NY Times:

"When Kaye Harris, the owner of a pony farm in St. Rose, La., turned into her driveway one afternoon last December, she saw something that delivered a jolt of terror. A pit bull terrier, adopted after Hurricane Katrina, was lunging at one of her ponies, an appaloosa named Molly. The dog was ripping Molly's jaw off."

Later:

"Harris went to the veterinary hospital at Louisiana State University, where she persuaded doctors to try to save Molly. Last week, veterinarians at L.S.U. announced they had successfully fitted a prosthesis just below the knee of Molly's right foreleg."

"After the operation, Molly was taken to the prosthesis center. Children with medical conditions like spina bifida who were being fitted with orthotics flocked to her, amazed at the horse who was getting a metal leg.

"She's changed my mind looking at any animal from here on out," Mr. Mara said. "I'll tell you that.""

Note this was first published May 15, 2006