Cornerstone Equine Dental Services LLC

08/08/2024

Oh what fun those mini horse mouths are! This 11 yo old mini mare had severe crowding issues which is a very common occurrence for minis. Both 107 and 207 were buccally displaced causing buccal ulcers, periodontal disease, and packing of food. Though they already had some movement, it was no easy task removing them in such a small area. Big thank you to Dr. Rob for sedation!

07/10/2024

Today's fun case:
5 yo old donkey that had fractured his 401 and 402.

07/04/2024

Happy 4th of July to all our amazing clients and friends!! Have fun and be safe today! God Bless🇺🇲🇺🇲❤️❤️

06/26/2024

July is full!!🇺🇲☀️
I will be out of town August 11-18 and only have two weeks open at the end of August available. I have also begun scheduling for September so if you need a certain date, get a hold of me sooner than later 🦷😘

06/05/2024

This Belgian has really been resisting putting the bit in as well as worming and anything like that. I wonder why! This 103 had been broken for a little while and allowing food to also pack causing further irritation

05/29/2024

This Frankentooth removed today!

05/11/2024

Good Morning! 🌞

Schedule update:
May and June are full. Now scheduling for July and August. If you need a Saturday, do not wait as they fill up first!

Reminder:
please be patient! I promise I'm not ignoring you if I don't answer messages right away! Clients contact me via all forms of communication and trying to remember to respond to everybody can be a little hectic, especially during spring busy season for dentals, as well as my own farm work with calving and planting season 🙃😘

(P.s.- I have some of the world's best clients and I appreciate you all more than you know ❤️)

03/31/2024

When I met Joey, the rising 3 year old Suffolk Punch (from my previous post) I removed one of his caps as it was loose. I have taken a photo of his cap next to a cap from Heathcliffe, the miniature horse, who remains the smallest head I treat. He stands at 25” tall now he is fully grown.

The photo of Heathcliffe is from when he was also 3 year old and I took the same loose cap out of his mouth. You can tell this was a while ago by how young I look!! But I have kept his cap in the tooth drawer in my car ever since, just waiting to get my hands on the same tooth of a heavy horse for this comparison. To save stinking my car out I bleached the tooth, which is why it is white compared to the fresh one of Joey’s.

So Heathcliffe is at least 10 times smaller than Joey. But look at those teeth!! Heathcliffe’s is barely half the size of Joey’s. Probably over half. Despite the massive difference in height, weight and head size, the miniature horse’s teeth are not as small you would expect!

So why is this interesting? Because humans are messing with breeding too quickly for equines to adapt. It takes thousands and thousands of years for teeth to change size this dramatically and humans are expecting them to change in a couple of hundred years.

When we look at dog breeds we see the terrible consequences of breeding for human aesthetics without considering function. Not just in dentistry but in every part of their body’s. I’m begging breeders, please, please don’t do the same thing to horses!!! I’m not just talking size either, stop breeding for teeny tiny heads but also stop breeding for the extreme dished heads, the shortened noses and the sea horse heads. All of these things have massive consequences on the horses teeth. Unlike dogs, horses need their teeth, they struggle to survive without them. This type of breeding just causes pain and suffering and expense to the eventual owner. It always comes back to giving the breeder a bad name too.
In breeding, Function must always ALWAYS come first.

Routine dentistry is basic care, not a luxury and if you take on an extreme size or shape head pony, be prepared for that routine work to be very frequent!

03/22/2024

Scheduling and price update!!
🌷April is full unless I can get you on a trip to your area(this being said, I'm being very cautious with these communicable disease and scheduling accordingly)
🪻Have begun scheduling for May and June! Saturdays fill very quickly so if you need a Saturday, do not wait!!

Price update will begin in May 2024 as follows:
•$90/horse for exam/float
• 4 or more horses at a stop, $80/horse for exam/float
• wolf teeth extraction $15
• decayed molar/fracture removal dependent on situation $10-30
• sheath cleaning $30/horse

02/19/2024

What's going on in your horse's mouth?
This 109 was decayed and loose for awhile allowing it to become shear and leave a nice ulcer on the right cheek. This pony was fat, didn't have a problem eating or riding that the owner noticed.
Every horse, every year!

02/08/2024

Why I tell clients to call me if you notice anything weird because horses do stupid things🥴 This senior gelding was a new client and recently started dropping grain so the owners figured it was time to get his teeth done. Good thing they did! This stick was bridged on his pallet with one end jammed between the 208 and 209 and the other end leaving a nice puncture to his pallet. He was a total gentleman for me to remove the stick and get his teeth squared away. I recommended checking in with their vet for follow up care. (Picture is fuzzy because it's a screenshot from a video)

02/02/2024

Time to get those babies checked before you start breaking them to the bit! A horses first dental should be around 2yo, with check-ups every 6mo until the age of 5 as their mouths are changing rapidly. A friendly reminder that sedation should be available at every appointment. Dorm gel sublingual is a great option that is generally easy to obtain from your vet as well as being easy to administer. I also work with several area vets so if you would like to knockout spring shots and dentals in one day, don't wait to schedule! Still have some availability for February, but have also begun scheduling for March and April! 🌷

01/19/2024

Continuing education!!🤓 I'm currently in Texas so if I don't answer calls or messages right away, I will get back to you ASAP!

01/05/2024

01/02/2024

Happy New Year and happy birthday to all my equine clients! 😁 One year older means another round of babies that need their wolf teeth removed before riding. January is filling fast and scheduling for February and March!

12/27/2023

Nice little "pearl" wolf tooth on an 18yo

12/26/2023

Some awesome pictures a client took the other day 🐴🦷♥️

12/07/2023

December is full! ☃️scheduling for January and February!

11/27/2023

Hey everyone! I will be out of town from November 29 until December 7. I will still answer Facebook messages but depending on service, may not respond to calls and texts. 🙂

11/11/2023

The goodest boy award today goes to baby Pedro🥰

11/08/2023

My phone has been acting up alittle so if you have tried to reach me and not heard back, please reach out again 🙂 Check out this very impressive 311 hook on an older ranch horse that came from out west. It was doing quite the number to the opposing arcade and soft tissue

10/30/2023

November is full! Scheduling for December and January☃️

10/27/2023

Good luck to all my clients attending the 4-H State show this weekend in Harrisburg!🍀🐴

10/06/2023

Schedule update: October is full!! 🎃
🦃 November is about 50%
Have begun scheduling for December and January!

09/28/2023

Just a heads up 🙂 I'll be in New Jersey for continuing education Friday the 29 and Saturday the 30th. Ill do my best to message everyone back when I have time! TIA😘 (photo of a rare Netherlands pinto😂)

09/18/2023

I was going to get my horses’ teeth done but…. “They’re young” “they’re old” “it’s just a broodmare” “I ride bitless” “my uncle’s cousin’s neighbor’s ex wife had horses in the 70s and they never got them done and they were fine”

Just get them done. Every horse, every year.

09/11/2023

Never forget❤️🤍💙

08/01/2023

We have been treating a number of ponies and miniature breeds recently, so thought we would share an interesting case each week in August
Did you know that because of the size of their heads and comparatively large size of their teeth, ponies and miniature breeds are prone to a number of dental conditions, such as overcrowding and tooth root infections?
Check out this skull from a young miniature pony with some of the outer bone removed, showing the size of the teeth compared to the size of the head.