History: Why Jim might be the most important horse in medical history
He even spurred on the creation of the US Food and Drug Administration
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Forget Phar Lap — the most important equine in history might well be Jim, the retired milk-wagon horse.
Jim is credited with not only saving lives but bringing about the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).