Teeth Floating

Bella · 10-28-2004, 06:07 PM

Do you get you're horses teeth floated?

If you do, how often? And, do you have a vet or a trained equine dentist do it?

-Bella

hossluva · 10-28-2004, 06:11 PM

I have my vet. Once a year when she gets all her shots in the spring!

~hoss

monica-n-shiloh · 10-28-2004, 06:22 PM

I had Moni's done once in the almost 7 years I had her...Shiloh has never had hers done. Farrier/Dentist says she doesnt need it. Andy I want to have his checked next time, cuz he eats his food wicked slow.

I really dont have them on any schedule...just whenever they need them done.

hossluva · 10-28-2004, 06:30 PM

well yea if she needs it but she usually does its kinda in a pattern so they grow and gett filed

sher327 · 10-28-2004, 06:31 PM

once a year or when needed was what I was told so thats what I plan to go by unless I learn otherwise.

hay burner · 10-28-2004, 06:32 PM

ya we get ours checked every six months and we have our vet do it because his specialtry is equine dentistry

belle4 · 10-28-2004, 06:33 PM

Up until 2 years ago, I always had the vet do the floating. I never knew there was such a thing as an equine dentist. Now I only use the equine dentist. Vet will check, but I follow through with the dentist.

Paint_luver · 10-28-2004, 06:40 PM

I do. Buddy's has only been done once (thank goodness) since I've only owned him less than a year, but it's good to at least get it checked once a year or more often if the horse is 5 or under or so.

Hannah

Moostang · 10-28-2004, 07:03 PM

I had my old mare done last year and that is only because she is stabled now and doesn't graze.. grazing tends to keep the teeth in check. I haven't had my gelding done yet since he is only 3 and still has baby teeth.

monica-n-shiloh · 10-28-2004, 07:07 PM

What I find amusing is my equine dentist says their teeth are fine, that they are grinding and thats whats important and so on and they dont need to be done and then the vet will glance and go "oh yea they need to be done". I think they're just in it for the money. lol

They did this with Moni when she was sick. I had the dentist check her teeth because I thought that might be part of her weight problem..he said they were fine. Vet checked them and said they needed to be done. Uh huh ok lol

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10-28-2004, 06:07 PM	#1
Bella Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 4,297 Images: 120 Blog Entries: 3	Teeth Floating Do you get you're horses teeth floated? If you do, how often? And, do you have a vet or a trained equine dentist do it? -Bella __________________ It's a lot like nuts and bolts - if the rider's nuts, the horse bolts! ~Nicholas Evans Click my dragon egg!

10-28-2004, 06:31 PM	#5
sher327 Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: illinois Posts: 7,132 Images: 624	once a year or when needed was what I was told so thats what I plan to go by unless I learn otherwise. __________________

10-28-2004, 06:33 PM	#7
belle4 Senior Moderator Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 9,388 Images: 445	Up until 2 years ago, I always had the vet do the floating. I never knew there was such a thing as an equine dentist. Now I only use the equine dentist. Vet will check, but I follow through with the dentist. __________________ "Never has an adult stood so tall as they were when they bent down to help a child....." (from my friend Sandra)

10-28-2004, 06:40 PM	#8
Paint_luver Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 5,885 Images: 297 Blog Entries: 137	I do. Buddy's has only been done once (thank goodness) since I've only owned him less than a year, but it's good to at least get it checked once a year or more often if the horse is 5 or under or so. Hannah __________________ "Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically changed ." Ralph Waldo Emerson

10-28-2004, 06:11 PM	#2
hossluva Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,950 Images: 26 Blog Entries: 1	I have my vet. Once a year when she gets all her shots in the spring! ~hoss

10-28-2004, 06:30 PM	#4
hossluva Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,950 Images: 26 Blog Entries: 1	well yea if she needs it but she usually does its kinda in a pattern so they grow and gett filed

10-28-2004, 06:32 PM	#6
hay burner Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Kamloops Posts: 927	ya we get ours checked every six months and we have our vet do it because his specialtry is equine dentistry

10-28-2004, 07:03 PM	#9
Moostang Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern Calif Posts: 9,910 Images: 681 Blog Entries: 55	I had my old mare done last year and that is only because she is stabled now and doesn't graze.. grazing tends to keep the teeth in check. I haven't had my gelding done yet since he is only 3 and still has baby teeth. __________________ Diet Dr Pepper is a gateway drug to the diet sodas http://moostangproductions.com

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