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Breaking news! Ishtar Boogie goes home!

22 Mar 2009, 9:28 PM

Ishtar Boogie, an Arabian who shattered his short pastern bone in his left front leg, has gone home after recovering for weeks from surgery performed by Dr. Al Ruggles (shown at bottom with Ishtar's owners, Bill and Patricia Novak) at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital. Patricia Novak was diagnosed with a rare cancer in 2006 yet is holding steady. She says Ishtar has been instrumental in helping...

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