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Location: Northern CA | Would you purchase a young, started prospect with a considerable "overbite"? |
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  Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | no, I think horses come with enough expenses than to buy one with issues already. I would pass-a lot of horses out there. I keep mine on pasture as much as I can though so something that can't graze would be pretty worthless around here. |
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The Advice Guru
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| Depends what the vet says, some over bites can be fixed with proper dental, if it gets done at an earlier age. If the horse keeps weight on well with continuous dental work, sure if the price is right. |
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| No. I had a mare give me a beautiful foal. Stunning color, great muscle, everything was perfect. Except the terrible overbite the foal had. She started seeing a vet that specializes in equine dentistry at just a few months old to see if we could set her straight or at least better than she was. He worked on her and kept on a schedule. Expensive! He actually used my foal as a case study and class. As interesting as it was no, I would not buy a horse with an overbite. When I sold the filly I told the new owners not to have her bred because she would likely pass that on. She got it from her sire. Apparently his had been pretty bad and I never even thought to look at his teeth.
Edited by SloRide 2016-12-29 7:12 PM
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Defense Attorney for The Horse
Location: Claremore, OK | I've had several horses hear with over bites. With proper dental care (that you should be doing anyway ) it's never been a problem. Lots of old timers say they won't have the same feel in their mouth but I've never had that problem.
Some young horses will grow out of an overbite.
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Veteran
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| I had one, I purchased I never even looked in his mouth until I got him home.
I was so upset I did not know parrot mouth horses still existed in today's breeding programs.
Also upset that the breeder/owner did not disclose he had a parrot mouth.
I visited with my vet and he recommended worming with ivermectrin products and pellet feed.
He was bad parrot mouth, but he was super nice and never had any issues.
He won numerous saddles & buckles.
Good luck.
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Location: God's country | We have a mare that we bought at 3 months old, she's 5 now. Her overbite is pretty significant but we've kept her on a 6 month floating schedule. Hers has actually improved over the years and she has absolutely no problem on short grass. Her upper palate is calloused where her bottom teeth hit it and she does great. Borders on being overweight actually, lol. |
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Tried and True
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Location: Where I am happiest | Depends on if your talking about a true parrot mouth or just a slight over bite. |
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| I think it would depend on the age of the horse and severity of the overbite. I probably wouldn't purchase him as a stallion prospect for the same reason many others have mentioned. It is an undesireable trait that can be passed on. I've got a gelding with a minor overbite. I make sure to always feed him on the ground and have regular dental work done on him and I've not had a problem with him. |
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 Too Skinny
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Location: LA Lower Alabama | "considerable overbite" NOPE! |
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Location: Willows, CA | No |
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 You get what you give
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Location: Texas | I had one with a moderate underbite or "monkey mouth." Im not sure his incisors met at all now that I think of it. He also cribbed... poor guy. LOL. He never had any issues with his bit or with eating and his cheek teeth were in line so he didnt have any crazy issues when floating. However, in this day and age, I wouldn't go spend a ton of money on one. If one were a bargain, then maybe I would.. but, too many nice ones out there. |
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