Ian Hargreaves Equine Dentistry

20/07/2024

Had my first visit to Chard Equestrian last week to do a dental demo/talk, thanks to my client Gina Sampson for organising, always love trying to raise more awareness of all things teeth!👌🏼🐴🦷
A few more weeks of work with a nice 10 days off in sight at the end of August 🙌🏼☀️

10/06/2024

🦷😍 I get to treat some pretty cool horses and ponies day to day.. none more so than Tavita of Claire Daniels! Proud to be supporting Claire take over the showjumping world 👌🏼🥇

19/05/2024

Flat out in the lead up to summer and some better weather hopefully 🤞🏻☀️ still finding time to squeeze in a pony club talk/demo, thanks to the South Pool pony club for having me 🦷🐴

08/02/2024

What do you find behind a small stable door? 🚪😍 ‘Pocho’ stood foot perfect for his dental today!👌🏼🦷 knee pads needed!

29/01/2024

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Back from the annual weekend trip to Wales with Keith and Gemma! All shapes and sizes treated as well as the South Wales Police horses today🙌🏼
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22/01/2024

Wrapped up warm last week 🥶🥶 to go with Keith and Gemma to Mary Kings 🥇🙌🏼 Thanks to Keith once again for letting me come

08/12/2023

I’ve been treating the riding school ponies here since my first year of 🦷🐴 always a warm welcome and highly recommend 🙌🏼 thanks to Gemma Lilly for helping 👌🏼

Today all of the ponies had their annual visit from the dentist 🦷

We had the fab Ian Hargreaves Equine Dentistry visit to give the ponies their annual check-up! 😀

📸 Bubbles being a star student ✨️

Also .. maybe it wasn't all of them who got seen today! Can anyone guess the one pony we have to have sedated for her teeth check 😬🙈

Clue ... they are the smallest and oldest member of the riding school 🤣

13/11/2023

🦷🐴 Flat out on the run up to dare I say it.. Christtttm…🎄🎁😂🦷🐴

03/10/2023

Had a surprise visitor at work today…👶🏻❤️ definitely looking shocked 😂
Working with Keith Evans Equine Dentist at Erme Valley Riding For The Disabled Ltd 🐴🦷

17/09/2023

🦷🐴🤝Trust.. it always amazes me how much trust these horses/ponies have when having their teeth done.. George, pictured here, even more so with one eye standing foot perfect 😍
Flat out at the moment, all ready for another week of teeth tomorrow 🙌🏼🦷🐴

12/07/2023

A few years yet to grow into the scrub top..🐴🦷

Mia Grace Hargreaves 💕

8/7/23

24/06/2023

🐴 I have an amazingly talented client Quay Art - Equine & Pet Coloured Pencil Portraits Helene Cooke The amazing ‘Dave’ below I’ve treated for a few years now (horse… not the dog 😂) if your stuck on a gift idea or just want a portrait of your four legged friend check out her page and drop her a message 😍😍

17/06/2023

A day at Ash Rescue Centre near Dartmouth with the dream team Keith Evans Equine Dentist and Gemma South West Equine Dentistry in the sun ☀️☀️ and horse flies 😂🦟🪰 good to see them all looking well! 🦷🐴

12/06/2023

Do what you love and love what you do 🦷🐎❤️

27/05/2023

We’re well into May now and it’s busier than ever 🐎🏇🏽🦷 Hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine! ☀️
Keep your eyes peeled for a summer competition giveaway soon! 🎁

29/03/2023

One word for today… WET 💦💦💦🦷🐎 roll on summer 😂😂

11/03/2023

Thankyou to South Pool Pony Club for having me for their dental badge morning.. hopefully inspiring the next generation of equine dentists! 🦷🐎👏🏼

18/02/2023

👏🏼🦷🥇Congratulations to sponsored rider Kate Massey who along with her horse Millie won Regionals at Chard equestrian today! Wishing them all the best for Nationals in April!! 👏🏼🦷🥇

03/01/2023

Straight back to it 🦷🐴 working with Tor Equine Veterinary Practice today, an informative write up and kind words from Richard, always nice to have a good team of vets in the area, who as EDT’s we can always count on. Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and happy new year!

Richard had the pleasure of working with Ian Hargreaves BAEDT today on a very special horse. Dennis actually belonged to Ian many years ago during which time he had to have cheek tooth 307 (second tooth on the lower left hand side) extracted.
Dennis is now owned by the ever doting Hannah but Ian still checks his mouth every 6 months. Over time Ian had monitored a very slow mesial drift (migration) of the teeth which had caused the original extraction site to partially close.
Unfortunately this was starting to form a valve diastema (where the gap is narrower at the top than the bottom) which was causing food to get trapped between the teeth.
Once Dennis had been sedated Ian picked and flushed the food material from the site before Richard carefully widened the diastema using a special burr.
This process might sound counterintuitive but what it does is to allow any food that enters the diastema to come away more easily. Food that gets trapped starts to rot and causes inflammation in the gums and the ligaments that hold the teeth in place. Fortunately for Dennis, Ian’s vigilance and prompt referral to Richard meant that this painful outcome has been avoided.
We’re really lucky to have EDT’s as professional as Ian working in the area and it’s always a pleasure to work with them.

Make sure you have your horse’s teeth checked at least once a year, preferably twice. Prevention of problems is always easier and cheaper than than cure.

21/12/2022

It’s been a busy 12 months, a trip to Wales, Dental conference in Doncaster, riding schools, livery yards, private yards and everything in between! 🐴🦷 On the wind down to Christmas now ready to enjoy some family time and much needed rest! 🎄🎄🎄 Thankyou to everyone that’s let me treat their horse/pony in the last year and I look forward to seeing you again in 2023! 🥰🐴🐴

17/09/2022

With Summer coming to an end ☀️ it’s been non stop out and about 🦷🐴! Sponsoring the Hacks and Hunters at Kingsbridge show, as well as the coloureds at Totnes🥇🏆.
Most recently treating a few new arrivals 😍🐎🏇🏽 for racehorse trainer Gail Haywood. Picture below shows the lovely Vinnie winning at Newton Abott this summer! 🥇🙌🏼

22/07/2022

It’s been a busy few weeks! 😍 Ash horse rescue with Keith Evans Equine Dentist and Gemma, Devon Horse and Pony Sanctuary with Brantome Police Horses, then trying to stay cool in the heat this week 🥵 (the soaked scrub top gives you a clue to how hot it was 😂.. visiting Lofty Therapy Horses who do awesome work with their 3 and lots of new clients and regulars in between! ☀️☀️🦷🐴

20/06/2022

Mid treatment 🍦🍦🍦 courtesy of Surfing Cow Devon Ice Cream helping to keep cool 🥵☀️☀️

08/06/2022

🐎💥💥💥…BIT PINCHING…💥💥💥🐎

With bits and bitting already a minefield within the equine world especially with the amount of them out there.. I’m definitely no expert when it comes to what bit to use but i can see whether the bit used is causing soft tissue trauma. This is something I see a lot of on a daily basis. As seen in the picture below two pinch marks.. combine this with a sensitive horse/pony can cause discomfort in contact.

So this is where, on the hinge part of the bit, soft tissue can get caught/trapped and when pressure is taken on the reins causes pinching. As seen in these pictures most of the bits have space around the hinge part. The solution.. bit guards.. however I always recommend the Acavallo ones as these eliminate the chances of pinching.
All of this would be picked up in a simple routine visit 😊

12/05/2022

Leonard offering “moral support” to Ted today 😍😂 love some of the names I come across 😂

19/04/2022

This afternoon I had the pleasure of treating a couple of youngsters for Dartmoor Carriages 😍 if anyone’s looking for an afternoon out or stuck what to do over the weekend or holidays check out their page and see what they do! Based up at Lee moor..

16/04/2022

Had the pleasure of treating horses for Cameron Beer this week, Gatsby the grey and Sox the bay, can’t wait to follow these guys’ journey 🙌🏼🐎😍 Gatsby was just too big to fit in my van to bring home 😍

06/03/2022

We will never be able to go undercover again.. 😂😂🦷🐴 Keith Evans Equine Dentist Some of you have already seen our new wheels and more importantly new sign writing courtesy of DSigns 🙌🏼 now to keep them clean!!

31/01/2022

Another annual trip with Keith and Gemma 🐴🦷

Thank you to Gemma, Ian and Keith Keith Evans Equine Dentist for their wonderful work making the horses mouths comfy! 🦷🐴