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The smallest horse in Australia: Koda the dwarf American miniature(OF COURSE there are pictures :-))
The Telegraph (U.K.) ^

Posted on 08/09/2009 3:00:51 PM PDT by Stoat

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My apologies for the severe editing....there are several more pictures available for viewing at the Telegraph site but Free Republic posting rules prevented me from posting them.  Please click on the main article link for more  :-)
1 posted on 08/09/2009 3:00:52 PM PDT by Stoat
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To: Slings and Arrows; HairOfTheDog; PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain

WARNING! EXTREME CUTENESS ALERT!


2 posted on 08/09/2009 3:01:52 PM PDT by Stoat (Sarah Palin 2012: A Strong America Through Unapologetic Conservatism)
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To: brytlea

Ping


3 posted on 08/09/2009 3:04:48 PM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: Stoat

cute.


4 posted on 08/09/2009 3:11:02 PM PDT by blogOps (don't bite me. i'm newbie)
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To: Stoat

AWWWWWWWWWW!


5 posted on 08/09/2009 3:11:17 PM PDT by SolidWood (Sarah Palin: "Only dead fish go with the flow!")
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To: Stoat
Here's a pic of his jockey...

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6 posted on 08/09/2009 3:16:00 PM PDT by ETL (ALL the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Stoat

Oh my, with a bow on his tail, he would look like Eeyore.


7 posted on 08/09/2009 3:20:56 PM PDT by DejaJude
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ping


8 posted on 08/09/2009 3:22:16 PM PDT by Jemian (PAM of JT ~~ A community organizer cannot complain when communities organize.)
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To: ETL
Naw, Here is his real jockey


9 posted on 08/09/2009 3:34:02 PM PDT by LukeL (Yasser Arafat: "I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize")
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“[Robert] Reich is 4 feet 10-1/2 inches (149 cm) tall. His height is a result of multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, also known as Fairbanks disease. This genetic condition has also affected Reich’s hips; he had double hip replacement surgery in 1992.[6] Reich has used his height as a source of humor, once appearing with the 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) Conan O’Brien in a sketch on Late Night with Conan O’Brien.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Reich#Biography


10 posted on 08/09/2009 3:46:32 PM PDT by ETL (ALL the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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Oh my, there's even a nice, professionally-produced video available!

YouTube - Dwarf miniature horse Koda thriving despite health problems

11 posted on 08/09/2009 4:09:16 PM PDT by Stoat (Sarah Palin 2012: A Strong America Through Unapologetic Conservatism)
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To: Stoat
Here's the description of the above video from YouTube:

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He may be Australia's smallest horse, but his personality is as big as a Clydesdale.

Koda is smaller than a labrador, weighs just 35kg and can travel on the back seat of a small sedan.

He lives at the Yarrambat Veterinary Hospital, where he mixes with pets great and small. First-time customers think he is a battery-operated soft toy.

He's cheeky, cute, sweet and obviously believes himself to be as big as a normal horse.

Koda was always meant to be small, being an American miniature.

But he is also a dwarf.

Koda was diagnosed soon after birth.

"He was no bigger than a cat," said vet Andy Lynch.

His condition is rare but Koda is unique in that he is still alive after 12 months - and thriving despite a barrage of health problems and major surgical procedures. Many more are planned.

"He had a punky look, a fuzzy forelock and his mane stuck up like a mohawk," Dr Lynch said.

His bottom jaw stuck out, he had upturned nostrils and a wrinkled nose.

Below his little round tummy, his shortened legs constantly buckled.

Koda's poor prognosis left Dr Lynch with little doubt he should be put down.

But veterinary nurse Karen Stephenson, 23, was amazed by the gutsy, plucky personality in the pint-sized pony.

"I'd never seen a miniature horse and I just thought him amazing," she said.

"I fell in love with him as soon as I saw him and thought he deserved a go at some good quality life, so I took him on."

Dr Lynch has performed about $10,000 worth of leg surgery on Koda, but the bill is expected to top $30,000. The next step is major dentistry to remove adult teeth that will never fit in his little mouth.

He has recovered well from every operation so far and takes his medicine like a "little man", Dr Lynch said.

12 posted on 08/09/2009 4:16:32 PM PDT by Stoat (Sarah Palin 2012: A Strong America Through Unapologetic Conservatism)
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To: Stoat

Awww, I want one.


13 posted on 08/09/2009 4:18:19 PM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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To: LS
Awww, I want one.

Well, according to Dr. Lynch in the video, the normal size for this breed is only slightly larger than what Koda turned out to be so your request is not impossible to fulfill :-)

I've also heard of miniature horses being trained for use as service animals for people here in the USA.

14 posted on 08/09/2009 4:23:13 PM PDT by Stoat (Sarah Palin 2012: A Strong America Through Unapologetic Conservatism)
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To: Stoat

Awesome... I want one for my key ring ;-)


15 posted on 08/09/2009 4:31:29 PM PDT by Trajan88 (www.bullittclub.com)
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To: Stoat

Bless that vet for giving him all that help. In the video, he sure seems lively.


16 posted on 08/09/2009 4:32:09 PM PDT by DejaJude
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To: Stoat

17 posted on 08/09/2009 4:52:30 PM PDT by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: Stoat

Oh my, I’ve overdosed on cuteness! Adorable!


18 posted on 08/09/2009 5:10:25 PM PDT by brytlea (Jesus loves me, this I know.)
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To: BerryDingle

Patches tops the charts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKj6RPYgcpQ


19 posted on 08/09/2009 5:16:32 PM PDT by Orange1998
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To: MrEdd

Thanks for the ping. I saw one miniature horse once, it was cute but not nearly this tiny.


20 posted on 08/09/2009 5:17:15 PM PDT by brytlea (Jesus loves me, this I know.)
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