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Corrective Hoof Care Keeps Tiny Horse on Her Feet

July 4, 2011
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Buttercup needs special glue-on shoes that only attach to the outside of her foot to provide support to her

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Big things really do come in small packages, especially if you ask Debbie DeHowitt, whose horse-loving heart belongs to the "mini-minis."

DeHowitt’s 4-year-old dwarf Miniature Horse Buttercup has been a client of the University of Florida (UF) Large Animal Hospital from an early age when it became clear that she needed special hoof care.

Buttercup with farrier Jody Schaible and owner Debbie DeHowitt at the University of Florida’s Large Animal Hospital

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