Equine Dentistry Part 1 - THE APPROACH - Equine Dentistry Without Drama™

Approaching the horse for any purpose is often the most critical moment. Remaining calm while asserting your position of authority all while asking permission to enter their space is key to a successful encounter.

Video Of Equine Dentistry Without Drama™ by Geoff Tucker, DVM is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

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[horzvet]

Thanks Kathy, almost as beautiful as your big truck ;-)

[horzvet]

Thanks for the question Crystal. Look at my video about the tongue - important in creating the bolus of hay for swallowing. If uncomfortable in moving the tongue, then quidding may occur especially when the style of hay is changed. Usually there is no problem with grass. Check for sharp teeth and ulcers on the tongue. While unusual in young horses, there may be a small broken tooth or very sharp point. Let me know how it turns out. "Doc"

[TNTKathy]

This first horse in this video is stunning!

[crystal98110]

I have a 13 month old filly I brought home yesterday. She is quidding, and I am trying to figure out why. We did the grain test, and she is not spilling her grain. From what I understand, horses typically don't need dental work until after age two. Now, we have changed her hay, where she was before, they fed cattle grade hay, we have orchard grass. Could it be just a taste preference causing her to spit our her hay?