You've got to meet Molly.

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Meet Molly.She's a grey speckled pony who was abandoned by her owners when Hurricane




Katrina hit southern�Louisiana.




She spent weeks on her�own before finally being rescued and taken to



a farm where abandoned animals were stockpiled.



While there, she was attacked by a pit bull terrier



and almost died. Her gnawed right front leg became



infected, and her vet went to LSU for help, but



LSU was overwhelmed, and this pony was a welfare



case. You know how that goes.



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But after surgeon Rustin�Moore�met Molly, he



changed his mind.He saw how the pony was



careful to lie down on different sides so she didn't



seem to get sores, and how she allowed people to



handle her.She protected her injured leg.�She



constantly shifted her weight and didn't overload




her good leg. She was a smart pony with a serious




survival ethic.




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Moore�agreed to remove her leg below the knee,




and a temporary artificial limb was built. Molly




walked out of the clinic and her story really




begins there.




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'This was the right horse and the right owner,'




Moore�insists. Molly happened to be a one-in-a-million patient. She's tough as nails,�






but�sweet, and she was willing to cope with pain.




She made it obvious she understood that she was




in trouble..The other important factor, according




to�Moore, is having a truly committed and compliant




owner who is dedicated to provid ing the daily care




required over the lifetime of the horse.




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Molly's story turns into a parable for life in




Post-Katrina�Louisiana....The little pony gained weight,�




and her mane finally felt a comb.




A human prosthesis designer built her a leg.




The prosthetic has given Molly a whole new life,




Allison Barca DVM, Molly's regular vet, reports.




And she asks for it. She will put her little limb out,




and come to you and let you know that she wants




you to put it on. Sometimes she wants you to take




lt off too. And sometimes, Molly gets away from




Barca. 'It can be pretty bad when you can't catch




a three-legged horse,' she laughs.




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Most important of all, Molly has a job now. Kay,




the rescue farm owner, started taking Molly to




shelters, hospitals, nursing homes, and rehabilitation




centers. Anywhere she thought that people needed




hope. Wherever Molly went, she showed people




her pluck. She inspired people, and she had a




good time doing it.




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'It's obvious to me that Molly had a bigger role to




play in life,'Moore�said. She survived the hurricane,




she survived a horrible injury, and now she is giving




hope to others.'






Barca concluded, 'She's not back to normal, but




she 's going to be better.To me, she could be a




symbol for�New Orleans�itself.'


This is Molly's most recent prosthesis. The bottom




photo shows the ground surface that she stands on,




which has a smiley face embossed in it.. Wherever




Molly goes, she leaves a smiley hoof print behind.




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Forward this and share it with all of the




animal lovers that you know.






God's creatures often reflect the




character we aspire to.

[squirt]

kleenex please? lol


Molly is beautiful ...

[sexysadie]

God bless Molly

[stevent222]

Originally Posted by squirt

kleenex please? lol


Molly is beautiful ...

Please pass the Kleenex...