All Blog Posts Tagged 'equine dentistry' (9)

Equine Dentistry!

Well it was time for the equine dentist to come out again.

It is always amazing to watch a dentist do his work on our horses. Most of them had no real problems and just needed maintenance work. My young gelding surprised us with a baby tooth that did not fall out and needed to be extracted. He his much happier now and his swelling is going down.

I highly recommend to use an equine dentist rather then just have your vet do it.

Added by Inka Spatafora on December 2, 2010 at 1:49pm — 5 Comments

HELP ADVICE SUGGESTIONS ANYONE????????

hoping that my mom doesnt take the horse im training away.. i have a lil problem.... i can bridle him just fine and he likes the snaffle im using but when i get on him and aske him to go, he will walk a few steps and start throwing his head up and down or side to side. i wont even have two fingers on the reins, so i know i am not pulling on the bit causing this. just to rule it out i had my mom clip a lead to the halter and i let go of the reins and asked him to walk, again a few steps then he… Continue

Added by Meghan Rainey on September 7, 2010 at 8:41pm — 3 Comments

Equine Dentistry Traveling 105 Nights A Year REVISITED

A year or two ago I wrote this blog numbering the nights I spent in a hotel serving horse owners. It is not the end of August, 2010 yet and I have already exceeded this number. I am guessing that I will visit a Marriott hotel about 150 times this year.

September 11, 2001 - New London, CT - A beautiful…

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Added by Geoff Tucker, DVM on August 23, 2010 at 6:31pm — No Comments

Equine Dentistry And The Importance Of The Tongue (Again)

Some interesting cases this past week all involving old horses having difficulty chewing hay and grain and loosing weight. They were all great examples of pain as it relates to the ability for the tongue to freely move within the mouth.

A review of…

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Added by Geoff Tucker, DVM on June 14, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

My Day With A Real Dentist- Equine Dentistry Without Drama™

Today I spent a few hours with a real dentist. Wow! Actually, I was in the easy seat while my wife sat in the hot seat. My wife is the sweetest gal in the world …… until she goes to the dentist.

We had been assured that this guy was good with patients like my wife. And I must admit, he was great! While he examined her, I watched and learned.

As you know, I still live in the dark ages as far as equine dentistry goes. The new dentists drug every horse, jack the mouth open with… Continue

Added by Geoff Tucker, DVM on May 26, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Equine Dentistry And The Threshold Of Pain

Have you noticed that some horses are wimps with a low or nonexistent threshold for pain while others seem to tolerate all sorts of pain. This seems to be reasonable because if I placed a pebble in your shoe and an identical pebble in your friend's shoe then sent you both running, one of you would stop and cry while the other would continue to run.…

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Added by Geoff Tucker, DVM on May 19, 2010 at 5:54pm — No Comments

Equine Dentistry: 10 Reasons Why Horse Owners Avoid It

Horse's teeth erupt throughout their lives with constant wear occurring from teeth grinding against opposing teeth and continual stropping by the tongue. This wear is uneven and creates razor sharp edges that cause discomfort as those edges ulcerate the cheek and their tongue.

So if eruption and wear is continuous throughout the life of the horse…

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Added by Geoff Tucker, DVM on May 12, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Equine Dentistry - Why NOT to Have It Done.

Before I give you the number one reason you should NOT float your horse, I need to acknowledge a few things.

First, I would like to thank Barn Mice for featuring my blog on their site. They pick someone who they think is interesting and has something to say and then ask them to contribute weekly for a…

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Added by Geoff Tucker, DVM on May 5, 2010 at 6:00pm — 2 Comments

The weather, bibs, gloves, Equine Dental Technician and a cup of tea

Pic.above: Thanks to uncooperative nature of my Mobile's camera I have actually managed to take this rather interesting photograph. It was taken on my today's hack. Poor woodlands, soaked.

Work has returned to 80% of normal but there are some worrying forecasts about the snow returning again in February. I've… Continue

Added by Wiola Grabowska on January 26, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments