Equi-Dent Ltd

22/10/2025

Photos taken on Tues to represent my work for ACC as they believe I dont work with my hands above my head. Who can vouch that I actually do and it is common practice to work that way for practitioners with my training.

11/10/2025

horse owners. I have an equine dental run booked for the week of 3rd Novemenber. Young horses are changing their caps at this time of year. Quality dentistry pays for itself multiple times.
Please contact me asap via PM or 021378436 to book your horses in.

10/10/2025

Do you remember Summer and Jessica who featured on the NZ pony club page recently whilst competing at the Springston Trophy event in Blenheim due to her pretty face? Well today I was lucky enough to provide her dental care. Here she is still full of sedation but still trying to smile for the camera ❤️

04/10/2025

Not the nicest of weather to be working in yesterday but here we have the tallest and shortest 🐎 of the day.
Also Tollly got to spend some family time with mum and sister. Tiggy, his mum is along side him in the photo. Thanks Dawne Nairn for the photos.

27/09/2025

* dental clinics 29-31st Oct*

Priority will be given to those who can get to a clinic venue or provide a suitable venue that others can float their horses too.
Sorry will most likely have to wait until after I have surgery. People are welcome to bring their horses meet me near Havelock.

Please book asap so that I can draw up the schedule. PM or 021378436

25/09/2025

This is me right now 🤣
On that note it seems I require surgery which involves 10 weeks in plaster plus 3-4 months rehab. So if you have horses you would like dentals with me before the autumn you have a 2 months period during which to get them done.

Surviving 😂😂

24/09/2025

Kaikoura dentals are scheduled for 10th October, possibly also 9th if there are too many to get through in one day.
Contact PM or 021378436 asap. Not in comments please

23/09/2025

Becks Nairn your work is educating so many people and will ultimately make changes that bennefit horses.

19/09/2025

Thank you to Nathan Broerse from Kaiapoi Farm Vets along with all clients and venue hosts for making this week's dental clinics in the Greymouth and Hokitika regions run smoothly. The weather was at times atrocious but finished with the most beautiful day today and certainly didn't dampen the enthusiasm of all involved.
All dental charts have now been sent so please contact me if you havent received yours 🙂

26/08/2025

Ok, so if you have been following me you will know I have bought a new horse. Obviously teeth are a high priority for me and having been in this industry for well over two decades, many of my clients and I would always have me do a dental on a new horse asap, no matter what the history is or how long ago its most recent dental was.
I'm going to show you her teeth which were advertised as being professionally done, by a vet with sedation. I know it is a fact as I've seen the account and the dental was only 2 months ago and the clinic has a big equine department. The owner was doing due diligence by getting a dental for a horse she wanted to sell but knew I had been out of action with injury.
First photo is a random mouth for comparison that I've have done before that was overdue for dental work.
Second photo is Manuka's teeth from yesterday, only having had them done 2 months ago! This mare has been on hard feed, baleage and limited grass but I would give her a condition score of 3/10 with 5 being optimum, so she is in light condition.
My findings were 306, 406 ramps which had caused excessive wear on their oposition, cheek teeth wave with protuberant upper 7s and 10s, lower 8s. Cheek teeth occlusal surface angle deviation. ETR. A lack of true occlusion. Sharp points. Steep incisor table angle. The jaw was restricted to the left and in its rostral/ caudal movement. So in all nutshell basic function was compromised.
These are problems that I see time and time again that are not being corrected and they cause a lot of problems for the horse. I believe the industry need to do better!

25/08/2025

Ok here goes with *West Coast dental trip announcement*
I am booked to come over with the awesome vet Nathan Broerse for the week of 14th Sept.
Important points:
*We will be based in Hokitika and Greymouth areas and owners will be expected to transport their horses to a venue to enable as many appointments as I can manage.
*Due to injury I now have a year's worth of horses due but cannot yet do the same numbers in a day as I could pre injury. So in all fairness those who were booked for the canceled March trip will have priority for available appointments. Having said that if you genuinely have a horse that's struggling please let me know.
*I am booked for a test run 'big day' locally on 2nd Sept after which I will have a better indication of how many I can manage in a day and appointments will reflect this.
* I will make a separate trip covering Westport and Karamea..dates to be announced in due course and most likely another general trip if numbers dictate.

Please make contact if you would like appointments, even if you were on the March list as circumstances change. Include whether you have day/time/venue preferences or if you can be flexible. Also how many horses and I will do my best. DO NOT REPLY TO THIS. PLEASE PM OR TXT 021378436.

27/06/2025

My heart goes out to those of you and your animals that are suffering with the unprecedented rain that has fallen in the Marlborough and Tasman areas.