10/16/2024
I have been a professional trainer and equine dentist for over 20 years. Part of any training intake assessment of a horse was and still is today, the horse’s oral health. A horse coming into my program, the MOUTH was the first thing checked no matter what. It is an epic failure in any trainer’s program not to do this and will lead to disaster! All kinds of things can get stuck, lodged, lacerate soft tissues, cause infection and or an allergic reaction in a horse’s mouth, and is why it is important to always have your horse’s oral health checked. Especially, if swelling around the neck, mouth, lower and upper lips and jaw regions, weight loss, salivation, head turning when eating, slow to eat, bit issues, etc., is noticed. Sand burs and foxtail was the cause of the damage in the photos
