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Does your horse:
- Have performance problems? Lug in or out? Get "behind" or "over" the bit?
- Balk,
refuse to turn or back, display reluctance in collecting?
- Eat
with little enthusiasm, have trouble maintaining weight, have a dull coat?
- Have
repeated bouts with colic?
- Dribble
grain from its mouth, quid, or dunk hay and grain in water?
- Have
foul breath, nasal discharge, or bleeding from the mouth?
- Have
eccentric eating behaviors?
- Show
reluctance to the bit? Is he/she head-shy?
- Fail
to gain weight despite increases in grain?
- Froth
or salivate excessively?
Any of these symptoms could mean your horse's mouth has a problem. Contact
Paul Drake, an Equine Dental Technician, and have him take a look in your horse's
mouth to diagnose the problem.
Paul performs the following dentistry
procedures:
- Inspections
- Performance floats
- Basic floats
- Full mouth balancing
- Bit seats
- Wolf teeth and cap removal
- Canine teeth reduction
- Wave and hook correction
- Incisor reduction/realignment
- Bit seats
- Extractions
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Photo at Country
Life Farm, © 2007,
Ellen Pons of Ellen
Pons Photography & Design
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Paul checking for "hooks" on a gypsy cob.
Photo at Cherry
Hill Farm, © 2008
Last revised: 12/26/08, Paul Drake, Equine Dental Technician
(EqDT), Equine Dentistry MD |
