Equine Dentistry - Was Your Horse Floated Well?
Posted by Geoff Tucker on Mon, Jul 06, 2009
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There is no effective way to determine that your horse has beenfloated well. This is why so many bad equine dentists exist. Modernequine dentists use a light and a jacked open mouth to show you an issue, but using sight is not a complete way to evaluate the mouth.
The best way to determine if a job is well done is to listen to your horse. How does he respond to the floating process? Without pain medication, the horse will often demonstrate relief right there. Does the horse carry the head and neck with symmetry when ridden and does he accept contact from the bit without resistance?
In this video I suggest other problems outside the mouth that may cause what looks like teeth issues on the bit. Another video will discuss this in depth.
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