Bescoby Equine Dental Vets

24/10/2025

“Hi Sam & Rosie,

I just wanted to say what an amazing service you have both provided for Jaffa.

The communication over email has been brilliant with Rosie answering all of my questions (sorry there was so many 🤣) - so thankyou Rosie for making everything so easy!

I was so pleased with Jaffa’s dental aswell, Sam really put my mind at rest.

Thankyou to both of you, Jaffa is really lucky to now be on your books!

I’ve told Jaffa what you said about him not needing to put any weight on, so he’s not allowed too many pony treats now 🤣🤣

I just wanted to say thankyou to you both for such a brilliant service.”

Always a pleasure to look after you and your horses- have a lovely weekend everyone ☺️

23/10/2025

We’ve had a cancellation this Monday morning - if your horse is due a dental or you’ve been advised your horse needs advanced dental treatment, contact us. (We are otherwise full for a few weeks)- 01275 403123 / [email protected]

22/10/2025

Timmy had infundibular caries affecting two of his cheek teeth, so we went to his yard for Sam to clean the cavities & fill them to reduce the risk of the teeth fracturing

17/10/2025

As an equine dental vet, Sam spends his days focusing on a mixture of routine & advanced dental treatments- that’s literally all he does 🦷 contact us if we can help

15/10/2025

Thank you for whoever submitted a vote - even if just a dental vet whose work is like that "of a 1st year dental student. Everything is done wrong." (Instagram, 2025) 😂

11/10/2025

Each upper cheek tooth in a horse has 2 infundibula which are normally filled with cementum. If the cementum doesn’t form properly, space is left for food & bacteria to get trapped causing decay of the cementum, enamel & deeper tooth structures, merging the two infundibula in one tooth & creating a weak point for the tooth to fracture.

08/10/2025

An open pulp in an incisor was causing bacteria to get into the tooth root & small abscesses to break out on the pony’s gum. The tooth was filled (rather than extracted) as it could still be functional & it’s a less invasive procedure

07/10/2025

The lovely Titch came to our clinic to get a tooth removed Jessica's Pet Care - Chew Valley Canine Club

03/10/2025

We invest in hi-tech equipment that’s carried with us at all times, but sometimes you just can’t beat a bike tyre tube and Quick Grip to get the job done!

18/09/2025

Extracting wolf teeth is a near-daily part of Sam’s work, and no two are ever the same. Some horses have 4, some just 2 (usually on top), and occasionally only 1. They can be tiny and harmless, or sharp, angled and uncomfortable when a horse is ridden (whether with a bit or bitless).
Take a look at these wolf teeth Sam removed from two horses on a yard - a good example of how different they can be in size. The video shows how movement of the cheek when ridden would cause significant discomfort due to these large wolf teeth.
It's important youngsters do not form a negative association with tack or ridden work due to the presence of wolf teeth (as well as sharp points on any cheek teeth). We always recommend a dental & removal of any wolf teeth prior to bitting for this reason.
A reminder also that wolf teeth should only be removed under sedation, with local anaesthetic & pain relief — no matter how small they are.

28/07/2025

Earlier this month, Sam kicked off an exciting new chapter by spending 2 days in London for his official initiation onto the RCVS Council. He also attended the annual celebration of achievement in the veterinary profession - a true reminder of the impact this field makes every day.

Over the next 4 years, Sam will be working behind the scenes helping shape the future of animal welfare and veterinary policy across the UK.

10/07/2025

Can anyone help with information or donations? 😔

❗️APPEAL FOR INFORMATION ❗️

Yesterday, Tuesday 8th July, The Avon Centre Charity was unfortunately the victim of an arson attack. Multiple fires were set deliberately in our hay fields, which had just had acres of hay freshly cut ready for baling. This has caused hundreds of pounds of damage to our Charity.

Two thirds of 2 fields, have been completely burnt to nothing. We have lost valuable hay which we grow ourselves, to feed our herd of horses over the winter - horses which provide riding lessons to Disabled and disadvantaged riders from the local and wider Bristol community.

In addition to the loss of hay, which we will now have to replace by purchasing extra hay this winter, the fields that have been damaged are part of our hacking track and cross country field. This is hired out to riders, to raise valuable income for our Charity. In addition to this, we use these fields for winter grazing, and are doubtful if they will recover in time for this.

We would like to extend a huge heartfelt thank you to our bordering neighbours who spotted the smoke and called the fire brigade - we are so grateful to have many wonderful supporters in our local community.

We are aware that we have many pedestrians and dog walkers that pass through our bottom fields, and would like to appeal to anyone who was walking in the area yesterday evening, any time between 5:30 and 6:30pm.

**Did you see anything or anyone acting suspiciously or of concern?**
If so, please call 101 to report anything of interest, and quote the Incident Reference Number: AS-20250708-1002.

If you would like to support the Centre to recover from this senseless attack on a local charity, you can do so via this JustGiving link here:
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/arsonappeal

Thank you again to our local community for your support!

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