By Associated Press - Saturday, April 4, 2015

OCALA, Fla. (AP) - Rafiki the miniature pony is happily grazing and relaxing at an Ocala-area ranch thanks to a prosthetic hoof.

The Ocala Star Banner (https://bit.ly/1MPHxRH ) reports that Rafiki had sustained a major injury to his hoof and couldn’t walk when he was rescued by a woman in Minnesota. A North Dakota-based miniature horse rescue group paid $15,000 for Rafiki to have surgery and be fitted for a prosthetic hoof.

Rafiki has since found a new home at Clear Skies Ranch near Ocala with a dozen other miniature ponies.

Ranch workers say he appears happy and healthy and that he enjoys spending time with the other horses.

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Information from: Ocala (Fla.) Star-Banner, https://www.starbanner.com/

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