Prosthetics for horses

[lissette10]

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Ok I feel like I have been living under a rock! I had no idea that prosthetics were being done on horses. I'm not sure how I feel about it though. What about all of you?

 

[Electrophile]

If it leads to a better quality of life for the horse with less chance of euthanasia (and the client can pay for it and the rehab), sure! Why not? Then again, if it's not a better quality of life, the horse is still in major pain that can't be easily managed, and they're doing it just to keep it alive, eh...then that's trickier.

 

[Orthonut]

It's awesome, it has the potential to save some awesome breeding stallions and embryo donor mares.

If you want to do a little digging, you can find out a bunch more from Dr. Redden over at nanric-he has done lots of research on these.

 

[lissette10]

It's awesome, it has the potential to save some awesome breeding stallions and embryo donor mares.

If you want to do a little digging, you can find out a bunch more from Dr. Redden over at nanric-he has done lots of research on these.

That's actually what I was thinking. I wonder if amputation and a prosthetic were ever considered for Barbaro.

 

[Orthonut]

That's actually what I was thinking. I wonder if amputation and a prosthetic were ever considered for Barbaro.

I'm sure they were, Dr Redden consulted several times on the case according to statements in The Bloodhorse