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Horses go to the Dentist!
Amazing Footage.
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Posted: 4:15:45 AM 12/17/2007
Hi,

I really think it’s a nice video. Have you ever seen that, that closer ?

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/980793/horses_go_to_the_dentist/

;-D
Basset_LoVeR
Posted: 9:47:29 AM 12/17/2007
It's called floating the teeth, really quite a common procedure with horses. I never had my horses teeth floated, they didn't have any dental problems which required their teeth to be worked on.

Usually it's done in older horses or if the younger horse has teeth that are growing in at different angles, so that they don't wear evenly.

It was interesting, thanks for sharing with us.

Basset_Lover
Arrogance diminishes wisdom.
Windy Valley
Posted: 11:06:06 AM 12/17/2007
When my horses were young I would have wolf teeth removed to make the bit fit more comfortably into their mouth. And would have there teeth floated every fall from the age of 4 on. It is much better to remove the barbs horses develope on the sides of there molars annually rather than waiting until after a problem arises. I prefer preventitive measures with the horses. They get more mileage out of a bucket of grain that way.
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Basset_LoVeR
Posted: 3:05:07 PM 12/17/2007
My horses never had wolf teeth. They must not be common in Arabians? At least not the Egyptian Fadl line.

Basset_Lover
Arrogance diminishes wisdom.
tatersmom
Posted: 12:32:38 AM 12/18/2007
I admit all my horses are over due for a float, it is something that should be done as a preventative to problems as to fix an existing one. They will thank you for it in the long run. I have a special needs mare that has a caved in sinus cavity. It was like that before we bought her and her mandibles are slightly off center of each other due to an accident (also the same accident that caused the caved in sinus cavity) as a young horse or so thats the story that went with her. She actually wears one side down really fast and the other doesnt get worn down hardly at all. Her sinuses drain through a tiny drilled hole through the root of a tooth. She needs dental work the most for her obvious case. That drill creates a bit of a smell when it starts getting hot against those teeth, kind of like the smell of smoke or something burning. If anyone ever needs a good horse vet in Missouri, ours is the best. I'm not biased either.
Posted: 4:52:35 AM 1/2/2008
With horses we ride every day, it's good to see the Dentist once a year...
Just to make sure there is nothing hurting them.

Posted: 4:15:25 AM 1/6/2008
that video surprised me! i never saw a horse go to the dentist before.
Posted: 3:02:31 PM 1/13/2008
Oh cool !
I'm happy you learn something thanks to my video.
;-D
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