3-Legged Horse Gets New Leg
A horse named Sweet Nothing has become one of a handful of horses in the world to sport a customized prosthetic limb after her bad hind leg was amputated below the hock.
The leg is made from a heavy-duty, weight-bearing stainless steel prosthesis (titanium is generally used for human prosthetics), with epoxy resin used to laminate the socket in order to absorb pressure. A hockey puck, which had the required density, was used at the bottom of the fake hoof.
We just had colt born Sunday 6-24-07 he was born with 3 1/2 legs the 1/2 leg is just below the hock. where can we get him fitted for a prostheic leg?
Posted by: Karen | Monday, June 25, 2007 at 08:32 PM