Need advice!! We have recently purhcased a little mare 3yrs old. She is papered out the wazoo..(HIGH BROW CAT) lol has a great mind. We did not know when we drove 5 hrs to look at her that she was parrot mouthed found that out when we got there!! We could have backed out but we felt so sorry for her she was about 200 lbs under weight we were told she had been thrown out to pasture with the boodmares and had not been messed with much she had her winter coat on of course so we really could not tell that there wasnt much horse under it. I guess we purchased a rescue I'm not complaining at all we are adults and knew that we were buying someone elses problem. We have put about 60 lbs on her in the past month and half. My question to everyone, if you have delt with a parrot mouthed horse or just have some knowlege, what is the best way to take care of them? She eats fine gaining weight, very playful now (was not at all when we first got her) The vet has been out to check her and pulled a baby tooth. At this time she is eating grass fine.

Would like to hear any suggestions that would help us keep her going in the right direction.

It really depends on how severe it is. Keeping her up on dental work is the #1 thing. They tend to have problems cropping grass if it’s too short. So as long as she isn’t left to fend for herself on overgrazed pasture, she should be ok.

Thank you, at this point its not sever just a slight over bite.

We have had a couple with mild parrot mouth. We didnt really do anything special for them other than getting teeth done to help and making sure they were getting enough to eat.

Regular dental work. I also got told to feed down on the ground (or in a ground feeder). Apparently eating with their head up can exacerbate the problem.

Thanks, I will definetly try this.

I’ve had some bad parrot mouthed horses and never had a problem with them. Have dental work checked at least every 4 mo.. Other than that, normal young horse care.

Like everbody else has said I have never had much of an issue with a parrot mouthed horse. I've had 2 in my life. One was always FAT the other was tougher to keep fat bit she was OTT and had some pacing quirks so attributed it more to that than anything else. I just had to make sure she got extra and she was fine. 

Just keep up on dental and she should be fine. 

As others have said, regular dental work and ground level feeders help a bunch. My mom had one, she actually grazed pretty well as long as the grass wasn't short. She chewed slower than the others though, so if they were on hay we always brought her up at night in a pen by herself so she could take her time and eat a full meal without someone else coming along and hoovering up out from under her nose, lol. We usually gave her a couple pounds of alfalfa pellets with her hay at night, and senior feed when she got older.

She also did not like solid or simple snaffle mouthpieces. She worked best in a chain mouth or a hackamore.

Thanks we really appreciate all the info. This is a new experience for us I would post pics but we are too embarrassed lol but she is picking up.

We'd still love to see her. . . 

I have a gelding with a significant overbite (also a Highbrow Cat, hmmm).  It does not effect him.  He eats normally, can graze, and bite too, lol.  He is fat as a tick.  Regular dental work, but even that is not intensive.  I would say the biggest issue, as petty as it is, is his appearance.

Makes you wonder about the breeding lol I know there are alot of VERY NICE CAT BABIES out there!! She is our first one to own and she is pretty and smart, I dont think she has had a good start in life with her previous owners. Right now her overbite isnt too sevier. What kind of bit do you use?