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 Serious Snap Trapper
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | I had the chiropractor out yesterday to look at the mare I run and also at a new mare I have. The new mares teeth, I've noticed, are not aligned 100%. Her bottom teeth are slightly (approx 1/4") to the right of her top. The chiropractor said she has TMJ issues, her jaw muscles were extremely tight and her jaw is misaligned. She said it can be improved, but its just how her body/head is. She also said to keep an eye out for neurological issues because a misaligned jaw almost 100% of the time is neurological. So there's my question, because I have never heard of that before. She wasn't too keen on my patterning this mare because she's going to be neurological from her jaw. Is that factual or do I need to find a new chiro?  |
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Location: South Dakota | Check out the Masterson Method website or Youtube...lots of good info on TMJ issues, and releases that are not hard to learn and do yourself. |
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Serious Snap Trapper
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | I will check it out! Thank you! |
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Elite Veteran
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| Has she had her teeth done? Uneven teeth can lead to misalignment of the jaw. One mare I got in wasn't able to have a good adjustment because the hooks in her teeth wouldn't allow for the movement. Once her teeth were done the chiro was able to get her jaw/TMJ issues fixed. Either way, if it's due to her build or her teeth being off I'd definitely get her teeth done. |
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Married to a Louie Lover
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| I would get with a great not good equine dentist and discuss. She may need some dental work done on a more frequent basis if she's prone to growing out of alignment. I also second the masterson method and massage to keep things loose - his dvd is pretty good |
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 Three in a Bikini
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| If my teeth do not align should I be concerned...? 
But ditto on finding an equine dentist. I think they should be able to paint a better picture for you as far as this situation goes. |
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Serious Snap Trapper
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | Unfortunately we have no "good", let alone "great" equine dentists near by. I pretty much avoid vets here at all costs. She has had her teeth done recently, but just a typical float. So obviously no help there aside from filing down some sharpies.
The chiropractor gave some massages similar to the Masterson Method to try, and a friend has some Masterson Method dvds that I will be going over. I will be hauling my other mare for a full lameness exam sometime this year. I don't have a set time yet, but when I do, I will haul this mare along and have her checked out by a dentist. |
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Married to a Louie Lover
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| Might have to hau to one, I find it tough to believe there aren't good equine dentists in Arizona, one of my favorites spends the winter there working.
I was just getting regular floats too for a while. Then when I moved the barn had the aforementioned dentist come work out of the barn for the day. The horse was due but not over due for dental work - and was a hot mess. Issues that didn't develop in the past year but weren't being corrected or even touched with the basic float.
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