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 I Chore in Chucks
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Location: MD | How often do you get your horses teeth done? I think my vet is a little starving for money because he was saying he prefers to do horses teeth twice a year... which I can't imagine that is right...
ETA: my horses are 7 and 8
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Location: Missouri | My geriatrics do get done twice/year. The ones I'm riding, usually once/year unless there are problems.
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Cat Collector
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| I get them checked once a year |
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  More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Suggestion is every 6 months. I do mine yearly. |
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Location: North Dakota | It depends on the horse.
I have my horses checked at least once a year. My guys (so far) only need work done once a year.
Some horses need dental work twice a year; just depends. |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Anywhere my horses are ! Lost in Texas!!!!! | Once a year and a check-up as needed during the year. |
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Expert
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| Once a year by an equine dentist, starting when they are yearlings. |
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 Living within my means
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Location: Randolph, Utah | I get them checked when we do coggins and if they need done we do them. I have a really practical vet so if the don't need it he doesn't do it. If I think there is a problem I get them checked again. |
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Location: Royal J Performance Horses, AZ | Every horse is different, So are their mouths. Not every horse has a perfect bite. not all line up well. Mine are done as 5 year olds and Checked twice a year. Most need done once a year from 5 till 16ish. Once they get up to 18 or so MOST need done Less often because their teeth stop erupting from their skulls ( or slow down significantly) so their teeth dont get sharp as fast and dont make points or hooks as fast on their teeth. |
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Location: MI | Typically I get mine checked/done yearly. I sent my 2.5yo to training this past spring and had his done prior to him leaving, I believe in April? There was something funky with how his teeth were sitting at that time, but it was taken care of and his wolf teeth removed. This past Nov/Dec I noticed him dropping grain, and sure enough he needed his done again. Guess it depends on the horse, for me. But I get them checked at least yearly and intermittently if there might be issues. |
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Location: Phoenix | I feel like mine need them every 9 months. Not yearly, not twice a year, right in the middle. |
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Location: At the Brownderosa | I use a master certified equine dentist & he does them every 6 mths. After going thru a clinic where they did a demonstration/presentation on horse's teeth, it doesn't bother me in the least to make sure their teeth are done twice a year to avoid any issues. |
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Location: NE Texas | Anything under 5 should be looked at every 3 - 6 months. Lots of changes going on in their mouths during this time. Horses over 5 yearly unless they begin to show some abnormal soreness, act differently, or show soreness anywhere. I always start with the mouth. Often times a healthy and balanced mouth will take care of alot of other soreness problems in the body. |
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I Really Love Jeans
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Location: North Dakota | My vet or ex-vet is money hungrey also. He wouldn't sell me heart guard for my dog unless I got blood work done on my dog every six months. I changed vets and he suggests getting a heart worm test every two years as long as you keep them on the medication. I worked for a vet in college YEARS ago and he would sell the heart guard without a second test being demanded as long as you didn't skip giving the medication to the dog. I noticed the ex-vet also sneaking $15 nail clipping onto the bill and I did not ask for them to touch her nails. Why do people have to take advantage of others so much! Before we moved to Dallas, my horse vet in Arkansas suggested doing my horses teeth ONLY if they had any sharp points. This usually showed up every TWO years. Doing a horses teeth every six months is cheating people, unless the horse is OLD and needs constant care. |
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Impressive!!
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Location: Idaho | Herbie - 2014-01-24 12:34 PM Anything under 5 should be looked at every 3 - 6 months. Lots of changes going on in their mouths during this time. Horses over 5 yearly unless they begin to show some abnormal soreness, act differently, or show soreness anywhere. I always start with the mouth. Often times a healthy and balanced mouth will take care of alot of other soreness problems in the body.
I agree. Our equine dentist is probably one of the best in the west and we get the colts done starting at 2 1/2 yrs old. Then they get done spring and fall. Until 5 yrs old, then we get them done once a year, but he does check them when he is here since he lives so far away. Routine dental care will help prevent a LOT of problems. JMO |
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Location: on my horse | My younger gelding gets his teeth at least floated every 6 months because he has a very little bit of an overbite that creates some problems |
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| As a general rule I tell my clients to check every 6 months from about 2 1/2 to 5 to keep on top of baby teeth (caps) shedding correctly. From 5 years till anywhere from 12-16 years annually unless there is a problem or concern earlier from after they are anywhere from 12 to 16 we can go to 18 months to 2 years depending on the horse. I practice very conservative dentistry. |
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Location: Sunny So Cal | I was told once a year and then when they get older their teeth growth slows down so it's every 1 1/2 years. |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | horses that are dry lotted and or dont get a lot of grazing time will need more dental work than a horse that has a lot of turn out grazing time........and i only get mine done every few years........
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Elite Veteran
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| All of ours get theirs done every 6 months. Waiting until the year is a bit too long in my opinion, and I stick my hand all the way up each and every mouth we own. I have never had a horse that wasn't sharp with uneven surfaces at the six month check up. I think it is much easier on them, to get a touch up every 6 months instead of waiting until it's a major overhaul. |
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