Meet Munchkin, the first miniature horse to join the therapy animal team at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. ⁠ ⁠ Adding Munchkin to the species among the therapy animals allows us to increase therapeutic human-animal interaction options for patients. Patients who may be allergic or afraid of dogs now have Munchkin. ⁠ ⁠ Munchkin has dwarfism, which presents him with physical limitations. His differences make him more in tune with people who are hurting in any way and to know when someone would like extr
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Meet Munchkin, the first miniature horse to join the therapy animal team at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. ⁠ ⁠ Adding Munchkin to the species among the therapy animals allows us to increase therapeutic human-animal interaction options for patients. Patients who may be allergic or afraid of dogs now have Munchkin. ⁠ ⁠ Munchkin has dwarfism, which presents him with physical limitations. His differences make him more in tune with people who are hurting in any way and to know when someone would like extr
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